It’s Super Bowl Sunday this Sunday. That means there’s going to be a football game in Atlanta, Georgia that a whole lot of people–including thousands of Canadians–are going to be betting on. Just how many Canadians will be betting and… »
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‘Many obstacles’ prevent teens’ getting enough sleep, says doctor
Doctors say teenagers should get between eight and 10 hours of sleep each night but several studies suggest they are getting less than that, and that can affect their psychological state, learning and attention. Teens need sleep as do babies,… »
World is losing wetlands, critical benefits, say conservationists
The world has lost 64 per cent of its wetlands and the benefits they provide, says Dan Kraus, a senior biologist with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a national land conservation non-profit. A Government of Canada website on wetlands says:… »
Youth arrest on terrorism charges
A major investigation in a normally relatively quiet southern Ontario city has resulted in an arrest of a minor on charges related to terrorism. It allegedly involved a bomb plot. Because the individual is only 16 years of age, the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
Crucial deadline looms for Canada’s largest national park
A lot of people are holding their collective breath this week to see what kind of a plan Canadian powers-that-be come up with to vastly improve the country’s largest national park, save its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Already high internet prices going up in Canada
Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for home internet and mobile phone data plans, and those prices are going up again soon. “Canadians…pay about two to three times as the market leaders in OECD for… »
Survey reveals unsettling numbers about Canadians’ knowledge of the Holocaust
A survey released ahead International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which fell on Sunday, has revealed stunning numbers about Canadians’ knowledge–or lack of knowledge–of the what most people believe was the darkest event of the 20th Century. The survey by the Azrieli… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Too much plastic: a new effort at reduction through re-use
It’s called “Loop”. A proposal at the Davos World Economic Forum this month would see major manufacturers help in re-use of their products by picking up empty product containers, say from ice cream, or laundry detergent, then sanitise them, refill… »
Firing Canada’s ambassador to China said to ‘deepen the crisis’
China’s media are reacting with derision to Canada’s decision to fire its ambassador to China on January 26, 2019. John McCallum had made several statements with regards the legal case involving Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… »
Expose babies to allergenic foods early, advise doctors
In a change from past practice, Canadian pediatricians are advising parents of infants at risk for allergies to feed them one common allergen at a time starting at the age of six months. Research suggests this might prevent some infants… »
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