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42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher

While wildfire season and evacuation alerts have become par for the course for many communities across Canada, for Indigenous people its far too frequent. “It’s a really disproportionate impact when Indigenous people only make up 5 per cent of the population in Canada but 42 per cent of wildfire evacuation …

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Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: Toronto researcher – Toronto

Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as the latest example of random attacks on commuters. Prof. …

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Canadian cities cutting transit services could cause ‘death spiral,’ researcher warns

Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says. While cities like Montreal and Halifax are reducing bus routes to save money or deal with staff shortages, a …

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UFO sightings in Canada rose after U.S. downed objects, researcher says – National

Canada’s preeminent ufologist has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are turning their eyes to the sky after U.S. fighter jets shot down three separate objects over the weekend. Chris Rutkowski, with Ufology Research in Winnipeg, has been collecting and …

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Coasts need living shorelines to stave off erosion, says P.E.I. researcher

Researchers and watershed coordinators are working together to mitigate coastal erosion on P.E.I., using a set of powerful natural solutions to create what they call living shorelines.  Living shorelines harness plants that naturally grow on P.E.I. to trap sand and topsoil and prevent the coast from eroding, says Erin Nelson, a climate …

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A researcher has spent decades trying to unravel the mystery of a 95-year-old missing plane

Pilots Francois Coli and Charles Nungesser disappeared along with the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 attempting the first non-stop transatlantic flight. (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery) The disappearance of the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 has left historians and aviation enthusiasts stumped. One man …

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