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This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. When U.S. President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoted unsupported warnings …
Read More »The negative people in your life are making you get older faster. Here’s how to handle them
LISTEN | How challenging people in your life can age you: The Current18:23Do you have a “hassler” in your life? Got a nagging father-in-law? What about a grumpy co-worker? Or maybe it’s that roommate who hounds you endlessly about how to properly load the dishwasher. Put them together and they …
Read More »Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in August, with exports falling faster than imports rose
Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in August to $6.32 billion as exports fell faster in both value and volume than the rise in imports on a monthly basis, official government statistics showed on Tuesday. The trade deficit in August was led by a drop in exports not only to its top …
Read More »Higher, faster, more destructive: Upgraded Russian drones wreak havoc on Ukrainian cities
When the air raid siren wails and the alert sounds on Oleksandr Matviienko’s cellphone, the Kyiv resident starts quickly scrolling through social media channels, trying to glean more information about what exactly is headed toward the capital. If he sees talk of ballistic missiles or drones saturating the sky, he grabs …
Read More »Faster isn’t always better. Slow-charging EVs could have big benefits
When Julia McNally decided to buy an EV and started her research, she came across a lot of articles and ads pushing an apparent must-have accessory — a speedy home charger designed specifically for EVs. “Everything was pointing me to Level 2,” recalled McNally, director of climate action at Toronto Hydro. …
Read More »Brazil’s coast is eroding faster than ever, leaving homes in ruin
Sonia Ferreira’s two-story house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian coast was yet another casualty of the advancing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, pushed higher by climate change. On a recent visit, the 80-year-old retiree glanced around the mound of rubble left from the home she abandoned before …
Read More »Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet, alternative to Starlink after Jupiter 3 launch
Canadian rural internet provider Xplore Inc. plans to offer faster satellite internet to those in remote locations this fall following the launch of the Jupiter 3 satellite into space. The New Brunswick-based telecommunications company said the technology will provide a homegrown alternative to broadband internet service offered to rural Canadians …
Read More »‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories – Winnipeg
Wednesday marks World Water Day, a day raising awareness of the more than 2 billion people around the world living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada. The federal government says 138 long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted since November 2015, although some short-term …
Read More »Number of Calgary renter households growing faster than number of owners, says census
In the last decade, the number of Calgarians who rent their homes has grown much faster than the number of people who own them, according to new census data. Since 2011, the number of renters in the city has grown 37.3 per cent, while the number of homeowners has grown by …
Read More »Ontario has promised to put immigrant nurses to work faster. That change is long overdue
This column is an opinion piece by Yamaan Alsumadi, a nursing student in Thunder Bay, Ont. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. I’m a fourth-year nursing student studying at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., and I’m in a classroom filled with people who are …
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