It’s estimated that 85 to 90 per cent of Canadians spend “way too much time sitting,” say researchers at Western University, and using text messages to change that could improve their health. Sitting for extended periods of time has been… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
Documentary- Bugs on the Menu
Bugs on the menu? No it’s not some tiny creature crawling across a menu, the bugs are the menu. Ian Toews, director, cinematographer, co-producer Bugs on the Menu © supplied In a world where the population is growing, and resources to… »
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Charles Taylor awarded inaugural Berggruen Prize
Charles Taylor, is the first recipient of the Berggruen Prize. The 84 year-old McGill University professor emeritus will receive $1 million (US) from the California-based institute, which has a mission “to develop foundational ideas” to help shape the political and social… »
Snow in Manitoba in autumn
Winter is beginning early in northern Manitoba this year. While most Canadians are still raking leaves, people in the north west of the province were shovelling snow. In Flin Flon, the two elementary schools and the high school were closed… »
RCMP sexual harassment settlement: hush money or progress?
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson issued an emotional apology to the former female employees, and the women still working in Canada’s national police force yesterday. “We hurt you. For that I am truly sorry”, Paulson said at at the televised press… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Canada to be guest of honour at international book fair
It may seem a long way off, but in the publishing industry it is very big news. Canada has been invited to be the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2020 (Frankfurt Buchmesse-FBM). “The Frankfurt Book Fair… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
As children age, views on truth and lying change: study
A new study suggests children understand truth and they understand lying, but their evaluation of them change as they get older. Researchers at McGill University studied the behaviour of close to 100 children between the ages of six and 12.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Pact will control emissions on international flights eventually
The UN’s aviation arm has agreed to a scheme to control climate-change emissions from international flights after 2020. The agreement was overwhelmingly adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at a meeting in Montreal. Under the agreement, 65 countries,… »
Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Extremely deadly opioid willingly exported by Chinese companies
There has been a rash of deaths across Canada and thousands worldwide as the extremely powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl, has made its way into street drugs. Fentanyl can be up to 50 times stronger than heroin. Recently an even deadlier… »
No simple solution for Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme in northern Canada
There can be no “cookie cutter” approach to implementing Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme in northern Canada, says a leading expert on northern and Arctic development. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories have until… »
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