#ChooseToChallenge: How you can observe the 110th International Women’s Day
“From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.”
Pigs really can play video games
According to a new study, pigs can play video games with a clear understanding of the game’s concept. Published in Frontiers in Psychology, the study displayed an experiment in which pigs had to control a cursor on screen using a joystick and get the cursor to collide with a figure on the screen. The study […]
Heavy rain forces Maui residents to evacuate
Mayor Michael Victorino of Maui County, Hawaii, has issued an evacuation for some residents due to heavy rainfall and flooding, amid fears of dam failure. The extreme weather has already destroyed over half a dozen homes, trapping residents in their houses as water levels rise. “The current weather has created a very dangerous flooding situation […]
“It’s hypocrisy” – Groups demand end to domestic coal mining, exports as Canada co-hosts global summit to phase out coal power
“Canada must use this global moment to put coal in the past, where it belongs.”
Former Liberal MP hired sister with public funds
Members of Parliament are demanding former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi to reimburse the House of Commons C$9,391.27, as decided by the Board of Internal Economy. Ratansi had violated a parliamentary bylaw by employing her sister in her constituency office for over three years, using public funds. The denomination includes termination and severance pay amounts given […]
Atlanta creates the largest free food forest in America
Free food forests could potentially solve a massive food insecurity issue in Canada as well, where 1 in 8 households live with food insecurity.
Black Excellence: How one man’s bravery encourages truthful exchange about race in Canada
“We will never conquer what we are unwilling to confront.”
Cases of miscarriages, stillbirths after COVID-19 vaccination
It cannot be confirmed whether these cases are a direct result of COVID-19 vaccines or other circumstances.
Two leading Swedish health experts explain that COVID lockdowns have killed millions of people
Professor Anna-Mia Ekström and Professor Stefan Swartling Peterson have gone through the data from UNICEF and UNAIDS, and came to the conclusion that least as many people have died as a result of the restrictions to fight covid as have died of covid.
Study: double masking adds only 4% more protection
Japanese researchers at Kobe University and Riken used a Fugaku supercomputer to simulate the benefits of double masking, concluding that wearing two masks provides only marginal benefits compared to wearing one. The simulation showed that a single surgical, non-woven mask had 85% effectiveness in blocking particles when worn correctly over the nose and mouth. Adding […]
