Two Canadian brothers have just secured $10 million US in venture capital to expand their Toronto company which makes and sells tattoos that last only up to 18 days. Inkbox was founded in 2015 by Tyler and Braden Handley. Tattoos… »
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Indigenous, International, Society
Robert Lepage facing more criticism for ‘Kanata’
Robert Lepage, the theatre genius from Quebec, is facing more controversy for his next production, ‘Kanata’. The work is set to open at the Théâtre du Soleil in Paris, France, at the invitation of Ariane Mnouchkine, the French theatrical director and founder of the… »
Toronto mass shooting shocks Canadians
Canadians woke up to the news that a gunman went on a shooting rampage through a busy neighbourhood last night killing and 18 year-old and a 10-year-old and injuring 13 other people. He exchanged gunfire with police, fled and was… »
Email incivility affects work and partners too: study
A new study shows that frequent rude or ill-timed emails negatively affect employees and can affect their partners. A survey of 167 dual-earner couples shows that when employees get a greater number of emails that are nasty in tone or… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Nuclear waste management body strives for reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) was set up with one goal: to find a burial site for the country’s used nuclear fuel. But the Ontario-based non-profit organization says that while it’s looking for a suitable site to safely entomb… »
The federal government cabinet shuffle
International trade, pipelines, illegal migrants and other issues were beginning to mount up against the Canadian government. Two-thirds into its mandate the federal Liberal government has moved around its cabinet ministers in a move commonly known as a “shuffle”. This… »
Opioid deaths may decrease Canadians’ life expectancy figure
A baby born in 2017 can expect to live 82 years, according to the latest government figures, but that number may go down because of the high number of deaths attributed to opioid overdose. The Public Health Agency of Canada… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
A cyber attack, serious data breach, and ransom demand
A major health care provider in Ontario has had its detailed files on tens of thousands of patients breached by hackers now demanding a ransom. How can this happen, and what can be done to prevent such attacks Stephanie MacLellan… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Climate change wrecks Honduran community, Canadian sounds alarm
In northwestern Honduras, increasing storm surges and flooding have eroded almost half a kilometer of coast washing homes out to sea and ruining the land for farming. Hundreds of families have moved away and the 84 that remain “will face… »
Obesity: not automatically a health risk
A new study looked at health risks for people who fit the statistical classification as being obese. What it found is that if there are no other health concerns evident, the risk of death was not higher for obese people… »
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