Many Canadian students get loans to cover their tuition and living expenses for college and university, and they often graduate with an average of between $25,000 and $30,000 of debt. The debt is even larger for those who studied management,… »
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Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadians overcome obstacles in transporting vaccines
Vaccines need to be kept cool and that makes delivering them in hot countries difficult and expensive. Now, researchers at McMaster University in Ontario have found a way to overcome the problem. It involves using compounds that have already been… »
Commercial meal replacements: Do they really replace food? (interview)
There are hundreds of these products now commercially available that bill themselves as meal replacements. People view them as a quick and easy way to get the nutrition they need, but without the time it takes to cook or prepare… »
Wildlife tourism explodes, fuels animal abuse: magazine
Posting photographs with animals on social media has helped drive a dramatic increase in wildlife tourism, but National Geographic says that has lead to some extreme animal suffering. “You’ll go to a place maybe for a couple of hours, maybe… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New research centre seeks to increase vaccination rates
Public health officials in the province of Ontario are creating a research centre to counter misinformation about immunization in hopes of increasing the rates of vaccination. This is prompted in part by several outbreaks of measles in Canada and the… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Montreal begins public consultations on systemic racism
The first-ever public consultations on systemic racism and discrimination in Montreal began Wednesday. There have been various kinds of talks, meetings and declarations on the matter for over 30 years, but activists are are hoping that this time–maybe–more than a… »
Hate speech or freedom of expression? (interview)
Even as Canada’s Prime Minister is in Paris to join the Christchurch Call to curb the spread of violent and extremist behaviour, a government committee in Ottawa is studying hate speech in Canada. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and… »
More children poisoned by cannabis, warns hospital
The Montreal Children’s Hospital is warning people to use extreme caution when storing cannabis and to realize it is dangerous for children. Where it used to be rare for children to come to the hospital for cannabis use or intoxication… »
Indian Day Schools settlement hearing wrapping up in Winnipeg
A three-day hearing into a proposed settlement for survivors of Indian Day Schools was scheduled to wrap up Wednesday in Winnipeg. Federal Court Justice Michael Phelan is deciding whether to approve the settlement for a nation-wide class action lawsuit to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Farmers and “CleanFARMS” and the effort to recycle plastic (interview)
Most people probably wouldn’t think about it, but farms in Canada generate thousands of tonnes of waste plastic annually. Fortunately there’s a concerted and well-organised effort in the past decade or more to keep this enormous amount of plastic from… »
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