It’s a new “infection” in computer systems around the world. This particular one is called the “Wanna Cry” (WannaCryptor) bug in which data is being encrypted by a hacker of hackers unknown and held for ransom. It’s a major international… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canadian initiative seeks to reform ‘dysfunctional’ refugee system
Canadians have launched the World Refugee Council, a body of global leaders and thinkers that will look for new ways to manage the world’s refugee crisis. The chair of the council is a former Canadian foreign minister, Lloyd Axworthy. He… »
Climate change exacerbates mental health problems in Labrador’s Inuit communities
Climate change is causing tremendous pain and distress in Inuit communities in northern Labrador, compounding already complex mental health issues caused by the intergenerational trauma of colonization, forced relocation and the legacy of residential schools, according to new Canadian research.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Ecosystems: The importance of habitat connectivity
The climate is changing, and that’s changing the environment. That in turn is changing how various species which have adapted to an environment, act and react to their new and changing environmental conditions. A new study says to help preserve… »
Canadians urged to prevent drowning
This is a good time for the Lifesaving Society to launch its campaign to prevent the drowning deaths that occur every year in Canada. It is a holiday on the third Monday of every May and people like to celebrate… »
First Nations doctor strives to combine Aboriginal and Western medicine
Karen Hill knows that to help her community she needs more than what the Western medicine she practices can offer. For years now, Hill, a family doctor in her home community at the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Rare glass sponge reefs to be live streamed
A team of scientists is on an expedition to investigate glass sponges which are found elsewhere but only form reefs in the cold water off Canada’s Pacific coast. The glass sponge is a living animal made mostly of glass with… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Quebec school history course: still politically skewed?
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, novel “1984” Who gets to tell the story of what happened in the past and why? In the mostly French-speaking province of Quebec, the… »
Hockey player saved by defibrillator wants to save others
Professional hockey play Rich Peverley’s heart stopped during a game in March 2014. Doctors on site used a defibrillator to shock his heart into starting again and it saved his life. A defibrillator kept in the arena was used to… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian officials make first visit to Iran since 2012
CBC reporter Nahlah Ayed and the Globe and Mail report that Canadian government officials are visiting Tehran for the first time since the Canadian embassy there was closed in 2012. There have been several meetings between officials of Canada and Iran elsewhere… »
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