Chinese officials on Wednesday lambasted an initiative by Canada and Britain to ensure their companies are not complicit in Beijing’s human rights abuses against the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province, saying it amounts to a… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
World insect decline; a serious issue for nature and for humans
We may hate them, and some bring deadly diseases, but insects are a vital component of nature. Their numbers are also in steep decline. A study from the University of Helsinki on insect decline last year began this way, “With… »
Rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk of dangerous blood clots: study
People who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and infection. Researchers at Arthritis Research Canada have found that they also have a higher risk of developing life threatening blood clots. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)… »
Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou wants court-ordered security eased
The ongoing hearings for top Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou heard a new request yesterday during court proceedings in Vancouver. The Chief Financial Officer for China’s Huawei Technologies has been fighting a U.S extradition request for two years on charges of… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Northern lakes risk losing ice cover, affecting drinking water: study
If greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, almost 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere could permanently lose their ice cover this century, according to a study by researchers at York University. In the next decade alone, 179 of those lakes could… »
Air Canada to cut 1,700 jobs, reduce capacity by 25%
Air Canada, Canada’s largest air carrier, said Wednesday that it has to cut 1,700 jobs as pandemic travel restrictions force it to further cut capacity by 25 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The reduction in capacity… »
Federal government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer
Canada has reached an agreement to purchase another 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Speaking at his daily press conference in Ottawa, Trudeau said the agreements signed by the federal government with vaccine… »
Experts come to the defence of Canada’s founder
This week (January 11) marked the anniversary of the 1815 birth of Canada’s founder and first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald Long revered in Canadian history there are countless institutions across the country named in his honour, and many… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Moms with multiple children have more fragmented sleep: study
Mothers who have more than one child report that they have more fragmented sleep than do mothers of a single child, and fathers do not report the same effect, according to a McGill University study. The study involved 111 parents… »
Trudeau denies his cabinet shuffle portends an election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made changes to his cabinet on January 12, 2021 and denied suggestions it meant a federal election might soon be called. His government is in a minority position now and pundits had suggested he may want… »
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