Electronic books are becoming more popular, but a new study suggests reading to toddlers from print books is more beneficial for them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found parents and two-to-three year-olds interacted more when reading print books together.… »
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Secretive military intelligence review agency delivers first report
A relatively new group called The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICP) has just released its first annual report. Although the committee is not secret, most what it deals with is indeed top secret. The idea for the… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
U.K., Canada, others consider regulating websites
The United Kingdom has published proposals to directly regulate social-media platforms to stop hate speech and extremist posts. It would include large media like Facebook and Twitter but smaller one too. Canada may follow suit. Fines, manager liability, shut-downs considered… »
D-Day 75: preparing for a major anniversary of war − Juno Beach Centre
We are just a couple of months away from a major event in Normandy France. June 6,1944 saw the greatest seaborne invasion in history with vast numbers of Allied troops landing on the beaches to free Europe from Nazi occupation.… »
Too much vitamin D caused kidney damage
Canadians worried about not getting enough exposure to the sun sometimes choose to take vitamin D supplements but doctors warn that too much can cause serious kidney problems. The issue was highlighted in the case of a 54-year-old man published… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian astronaut space walk-Live feed and former astronaut interview
For the first time in 12 years, a Canadian astronaut is performing a space walk today. Until about noon, eastern time, David Saint-Jacques is outside the International Space Station along with an American astronaut Anne McClain. Together they are working… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Science lacks evidence on depression in women, find researchers
Depression affects twice as many women as men and there needs to be more research on what makes men’s and women’s brains so different, say researchers at the University of Guelph. The researchers looked at studies on sex differences in… »
Canada urged to help stop ‘cultural genocide’ of Uighurs
A former Canadian diplomat who served in China calls that country’s mass detention and indoctrination of Muslim Uighurs a cultural genocide. Charles Burton, now a university professor, agrees with Uighur activists who are asking Canada to do more to pressure… »
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Encephalitis: Researchers discover previously unknown cause
The disease is basically an inflammation of the brain wcich can be caused by a number of things from bacteria to viral infections to auto-immune response. It can often be successfully treated but sometimes still proves fatal. In spite of… »
Health, not size should inform treatment for obese children: study
Doctors usually determine the severity of a child’s problem with obesity using the body mass index (BMI), which measures weight compared to height. But a new study suggests it is more important to look at their overall health rather than… »
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