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University of Edinburgh students vote to ban beef to help save the planet
Undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh took part in a fierce debate on whether or not beef should be sold. It was set up by student Elly Silverstein (pictured) and gathered 570 signatures.
Lifestyle | 189 hits | 3:39 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh took part in a fierce debate on whether or not beef should be sold. It was set up by student Elly Silverstein (pictured) and gathered 570 signatures.
Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the US over Two Centuries
Using millions of father-son pairs spanning more than 100 years of US history, we find that children of immigrants from nearly every sending country have higher rates of upward mobility than children of the US-born. Immigrants’ advantage is similar histor Train derails near Guernsey, Sask., second derailment in two months | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 234 hits | 7:53 AM on Thursday | posted by uwish
Landmark study unlocks secrets of how cancers form | CTV News
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.EU urged to adopt meat tax to tackle climate emergency
Levy would help offset impact of farming by raising price of steak in UK by 25%, says report
Misc World | 261 hits | 4:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Levy would help offset impact of farming by raising price of steak in UK by 25%, says report Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103Arts & Entertainment | 217 hits | 3:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Donald Trump acquitted by Senate on both charges in impeachment trialUncle Sam | 181 hits | 2:20 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
U.S. President Donald Trump has been acquitted of both charges in his Senate impeachment trial. Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA
The judiciary alleges that Amir Rahimpour passed on information about the Iranian nuclear programme.
Misc World | 178 hits | 8:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The judiciary alleges that Amir Rahimpour passed on information about the Iranian nuclear programme. Farm income to fall by up to 12% due to the carbon taxBusiness | 190 hits | 8:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
APAS is calling for all farm expenses to be exempt from the carbon tax after a new report suggests farmers could lose up to 12 per cent their net income to the measure. 251 Canadians among cruise ship passengers quarantined in Japan after coronavirus outbreakHealth | 172 hits | 8:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Princess Cruises confirmed the passenger count on the Diamond Princess in an email to CBC News on Tuesday night. None of the Canadian passengers have tested positive for the virus during the first phase of screening, the email says. Last month was the warmest January on record globally
Last month was the warmest January ever recorded, according to data released by the European Union's satellite monitoring service.
Global temperatures were 0.05°F (0.03°C) warmer than the previous warmest January in 2016, the Copernicus Climate Change Recommendation to replace higher-educated nurses with cheaper staff could backfire, nurses warn
Nursing experts say some cost-saving recommendations put forward in an external review of Alberta Health Services released Monday could lead to worse patient outcomes.Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship over new coronavirus
Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong.
Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong. Trans Mountain: Federal court dismisses appeal challenging pipeline expansion approval | CTV News
The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand. RCMP resolves impasse, pays $56K bill related to Trudeau's trip to Aga Khan's islandPolitical | 172 hits | 10:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The cost to the Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial vacation on the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas has risen to $271,000 after the RCMP wrote a cheque two weeks ago for $56,000 worth of meals, accommodations and Mila: 'No regrets' for French teen targeted for criticising Islam
Mila posted a video criticising Islam. Death threats followed and she has not gone back to school.
Religion | 178 hits | 10:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mila posted a video criticising Islam. Death threats followed and she has not gone back to school. Saudi teenager who fled her abusive family posts bikini picture: faces online backlash in her native countryMisc CDN | 256 hits | 10:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada last year, shared the before-and-after pictures of herself in a niqab and then a bikini on her Twitter account last month. Trudeau leads the pack when it comes to raising debt: Fraser Institute
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have racked up more debt than any other Canadian government that didn’t fight a world war or endure a recession during the last 125 years.More human-animal interactions means more new outbreaks likely: epidemiologist | CTV News
Future outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the new coronavirus from China, are likely to increase as humans and animals interact in close proximity, according to one epidemiologist.
Future outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the new coronavirus from China, are likely to increase as humans and animals interact in close proximity, according to one epidemiologist. Most Canadian households will get more than they pay from carbon tax: PBO | CTV News
The parliamentary budget office says most Canadian households will receive more money back from the federal government's carbon-tax scheme than it will cost them. Canada Wins, U.S. Loses In Global Fight For High-Tech Workers
Hundreds of tech workers pack an auditorium for a recent networking event in Toronto. The evening's host glides around the room on a hoverboard, equal parts game show host and techie.
"Who here is new to Canada?" asks Jason Goldlist, the co-founder of Sahel crisis: Burkina Faso to arm civilians against militants
The authorities in Burkina Faso are struggling with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks.
Misc World | 135 hits | 12:42 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The authorities in Burkina Faso are struggling with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks. How concussions became a 'significant' risk for workplace injury among teachers
Experts say an increasing number of teachers are suffering concussions at work due to accidents in the classroom and during recess, leaving some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms. Conservative millennials lay out a policy wish list for the party
Leadership races can be bruising, bare-knuckled slugfests for political dominance. Those are the moments that tend to grab headlines.
But a leadership race also can offer an opportunity for a political party to engage in policy renewal — maybe even som Toronto-bound Air Canada flight makes emergency landing in Madrid
A Toronto-bound Air Canada plane has made an emergency landing at Madrid's international airport after pilots reported an engine problem and tire rupture shortly after takeoff.GOP rep: socialists must be shot or jailed
Uncle Sam | 267 hits | 7:21 AM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
150 private defence lawyers refusing to represent legal aid clients in bail court starting MondayLaw & Order | 170 hits | 7:16 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
For the second time in three weeks, private defence attorneys in Manitoba are refusing to represent legal aid clients in bail court, as of Monday.
The president of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Manitoba hopes the resumed job action will "Longest-Ever S. Hemisphere Tree-Ring Reconstruction Finds The 1700s-1800s Were Warmer Than Today
Environmental | 190 hits | 7:12 AM on Monday | posted by uwish
Complaint filed by Jessica Yaniv deferred until $6,000 paid to beauty salonsLaw & Order | 198 hits | 6:10 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Yaniv cannot pursue any complaints during this time, and if the costs aren't paid after the six months the complaints can be dismissed altogetherBrexit boss Nigel Farage to attend Trump's State of the Union
The arrival is a victory lap of sorts for the divisive British populist, who helped lead his country out of the European Union after years and turmoil and delay.
Uncle Sam | 171 hits | 10:48 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The arrival is a victory lap of sorts for the divisive British populist, who helped lead his country out of the European Union after years and turmoil and delay.Wuhan woman screams as Chinese authorities barricade her inside own home
Chinese authorities have been accused of leaving people to ‘starve and die’ after shocking videos emerged of police barricading families into their homes to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Misc World | 280 hits | 10:24 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chinese authorities have been accused of leaving people to ‘starve and die’ after shocking videos emerged of police barricading families into their homes to stop the spread of coronavirus.Mark Zuckerberg declares Facebook is going to 'stand up for free expression'
The controversial CEO, 35, made the claim during a fiery appearance at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday.
Arts & Entertainment | 289 hits | 12:18 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The controversial CEO, 35, made the claim during a fiery appearance at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday.PETA outraged after NFL rejects ad featuring animals kneeling during national anthem
PETA ripped Fox and the National Football League for rejecting an advertisement featuring animals honoring Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest.
Sports | 270 hits | 3:35 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
PETA ripped Fox and the National Football League for rejecting an advertisement featuring animals honoring Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest. LGBTQ teams face off in battle of AlbertaSports | 174 hits | 8:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
On Saturday night, the Edmonton Rage and Calgary Pioneers will be fighting for a win on the ice in first battle of Alberta between the province's first two LGBTQ hockey teams. Three dead, two injured in shooting at Airbnb rental in downtown TorontoLaw & Order | 278 hits | 8:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Three men are dead and two are injured following a shooting at an Airbnb rental in downtown Toronto late Friday night.Donald Trump expands curbs on legal immigration from six more countries
Officials announced immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions.
Uncle Sam | 273 hits | 8:10 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Officials announced immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions. 'Psychopathic' child sex killer uses trans cardLaw & Order | 196 hits | 8:07 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The blunt description of convicted child sex killer Michael Williams was "horrendous and evil." It fits. His pals called him "Pyro." When the 32-year-old was 17 he raped and murdered Nina Courtepatte at an Edmonton-area golf course with several others.SheTrump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal
Bid to call witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial fails, setting up a likely acquittal next week.
Uncle Sam | 179 hits | 3:11 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Bid to call witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial fails, setting up a likely acquittal next week. Japan WILL dump nuclear waste into the sea as it prepares to accept panel recommendationMisc World | 239 hits | 11:41 AM on Friday | posted by Martin15
A panel of experts advising Japan's government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear has recommended dumping it into the Pacific Ocean.Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
AUSTIN, Texas — Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani Cardenas, it placed him in the middle of a champagne-like environment of bubblin
Science | 305 hits | 10:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
AUSTIN, Texas — Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani Cardenas, it placed him in the middle of a champagne-like environment of bubblin He was protecting the monarch butterfly from Mexico's illegal loggers, but he was the one in dangerEnvironmental | 193 hits | 9:09 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
As millions of monarchs made a 3,220-kilometre journey from Canada to Mexico each October, Homero Gómez González tried to protect them Trudeau hands MasterCard a gift of your moneyBusiness | 249 hits | 4:12 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Forget the corporate welfare for Canadian Tire’s electric car chargers or the $12 million Justin Trudeau gave Loblaws to help them buy fridges.We’ve got a new champion for companies pigging out at the taxpayer trough: MasterCard. Documents show Alberta government drafted op-ed for chair of MacKinnon panelProvincial Politics | 196 hits | 1:47 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Critics are questioning the independence of a panel that reviewed Alberta's finances last year, after documents emerged that show the government drafted talking points and an op-ed for the panel chair.
The documents, obtained by the Alberta Federation Librarians denounce white privilegeLifestyle | 364 hits | 11:02 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Will the 5,000 publicly-funded librarians converging on Toronto for a "super conference" that runs the remainder of the week be discussing the growing need for digital literacy and the increased demand for e-collections?Not much.These are the most detailed images ever taken of the sun
Images from a powerful new telescope installed atop a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet.
Science | 197 hits | 10:59 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Images from a powerful new telescope installed atop a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet. 15-year-old with cancer testifies weeks before dying against drug dealer who gave her meth for sexLaw & Order | 218 hits | 10:54 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A 15-year-old girl with leukemia testified before dying against the the man who supplied her meth and sexually assaulted her. Tim Hortons removes Beyond Meat offerings from remaining locationsBusiness | 208 hits | 10:28 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Tim Hortons has stopped selling Beyond Meat products in Ontario and B.C. — the last two provinces serving them after the company scaled back the plant-based offering in September. CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY: Fake Uber driver Hissan Hamad sentencedLaw & Order | 194 hits | 10:25 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hissan Hamad saw it as a crime of “opportunity” when he posed as an Uber driver, led his victim inside a ByWard Market ATM and had her pay him $20 cash for the short ride to her hotel, then sexually assaulted her once inside his car.Back to Canada News
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