A best-selling Canadian author is advising young Canadians to resist the temptation to spend money now on things they don’t need. “When you’re young you need to start to save at the beginning and try to spend later, when you’re… »
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Have a food allergy? Maybe it’s not
A new study shows that many people who think they have a food allergy, really don’t. In fact it seems twice as many adults think they have a food allergy than those who do have one. Dr Raj Bhardwaj (M.D.,… »
New devices raise privacy concerns
Now that Christmas presents have been opened and the holiday season is over it is time to look at new devices and check that they are not divulging personal information, advises a provincial privacy commissioner. Many kinds of devices could… »
Revisiting the controversy of Sir John A. Macdonald
For most of Canada’s history, Sir John A Macdonald has been revered as the father of Confederation, the man who in large part created the country out of disparate British colonies. In recent years, his reputation has come under fire… »
Canadian universities seek to protect Chinese enrolment
Given the current political tensions between Canada and China, Canadian universities have discussed the enrolment of Chinese students with Canadian government officials and the Chinese embassy. They have also moved to diversify international student enrolment which has become an important… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New research gives a better understanding of concussions
Concussion effects last longer than thought A Canadian-Dutch collaboration into concussion research used a new technique to discover how the brain works around concussion damage. The study, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) revealed interesting information about concussions and… »
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Coalition seeks independent body to deal with athlete abuse
A coalition of different sports organizations, researchers and retired athletes wants the government to establish a single, independent body to handle abuse, harassment and discrimination against athletes. “Right now we’re in a system that’s self-regulated,” says Ashely LaBrie, executive director… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Screen time not proven harmful to children, complicating advice
British pediatricians have found there is not enough evidence to prove that the time children spend on televisions, computers and other screens is harmful to their health. There are negative associations between screen time and poor mental health, sleep and… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
The Year 2018 in space
It was an exciting year for space discoveries. A new satellite is exploring planets beyond our solar system , a visitor from beyond our galaxy and China achieves a major accomplishment on landing a probe on the far side of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Christmas tree disposal concerns conservationists
Canada produces about 5.5 million Christmas trees each year and the Nature Conservancy of Canada is concerned about how they are disposed of. After the trees are purchased, brought into homes and decorated for the Christmas season, they are eventually… »
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