(comments open-scroll to very bottom to post or read comments) It came in a blog post from the Girl Scouts of America website entitled, “Reminder: She Doesn’t Owe Anyone a Hug. Not Even at the Holidays”. The message is that… »
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New website helps parents guide grieving children
Parents often want to shield their children from death and dying but studies show it is best to be open and honest to help them cope. A new website offers advice on how to start the conversation, what words to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Light pollution increasing around the world
Scientists were surprised to learn that light pollution is increasing around the world in spite of the greater use of energy-efficient LED lights. Artificial lighting around the world increased by two per cent between 2012 and 2016. This has negative… »
Eye on the Arctic video archive: Arctic Hunting Now
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North This week on Eye on the Arctic, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at hunting culture in today’s Arctic The last time Eye on the Arctic was in… »
Attack on net neutrality could limit your choices
U.S. changes could affect users worldwide The United States is considering repealing rules that guarantee freedom on the internet and that could give telecom companies unprecedented power over content. Although the changes would happen in the U.S. they could affect… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada: study looks at opioid use in light of health crisis
Canada is experiencing an opioid crisis. There have been many deaths due to overdoses, usually from street drugs, but also prescription drugs. A new study released this week says there’s been a 54 per cent increase in opioid poisonings/overdoses in… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Effects of concussion: longer than thought in young brains
A child gets hit hard or falls hard while playing a sport, say hockey, Judged to have suffered a concussion, they’re kept out of play for about three to four weeks after which the effects and “damage” have seemingly healed… »
Close for-profit blood clinics, urge advocates
In 1997, an inquiry into a catastrophic tainted blood crisis concluded that people should not be paid for blood donations, yet the Canadian government is about to approve the opening of a third, private, for-profit clinic. The Canadian Health Coalition… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Arctic data shows no pause in global warming: study
Researchers have long puzzled over an apparent contradiction in climate change calculations that suggested global warming may have paused or slowed down between 1998 and 2012 even as increased emissions of greenhouse gases in that period should have accelerated the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Mega mergers in food industry: Opposition to Bayer-Monsanto deal continues
One of the biggest corporate mergers has elicited strong protest around the world. Bayer and Monsanto, already each a giant, are asking to merge into one multi-billion dollar mega corporation of pharmaceutical chemical, genetically modified seed giants. Many see the… »
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