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A new study by The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) — with help from universities in B.C. and the United States — wants to hear from immigrant professionals in Calgary to make sure they’re getting the supports they need and to help agencies better understand their experiences. While many immigrants and refugees need extensive help and …

The average number of kids hospitalized for unintentional cannabis poisonings spiked in some provinces after they legalized edibles, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Ontario-based researchers also found that three such provinces — Alberta, B.C. and Ontario — saw twice the increase in pediatric …

A new study finds ambulance use in Ontario increased significantly in the years leading up to the pandemic, outpacing the growth in both population and hospital emergency room visits by other means.  The study was led by researchers at Hamilton’s McMaster University and it looked at the yearly numbers of patients transported by …

WARNING: This article contains details of suicide A new study from a group of University of British Columbia researchers takes a deep dive into the pressures professional men’s hockey players feel to stay silent despite serious personal problems. The study, published last month in the journal Qualitative Research in Sport, …

More than two years after COVID-19 first struck, Toronto hasn’t gotten back to even half its level of pre-pandemic activity, lagging behind many cities in North America, according to a new study. A joint project between the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley called “Death of Downtown?” compared mobile …

A new study into British Columbia’s iconic but endangered southern resident orcas found that the animals have for years faced diet deficiencies — getting 17 per cent less food than what they need. The killer whales’ ongoing malnourishment could help shine light on why they haven’t been able to rebuild …

A major scientific field study of marine fog off the east coast of Canada is about to start. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and hopes to better predict one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena: fog.  Fog can quickly ruin visibility everywhere from harbours to highways to airports, and can …

A study that analyzed 31,845 tickets issued for public health violations by Quebec police during the first 15 months of the pandemic found there was a higher concentration of fines in some of Montreal’s more diverse neighbourhoods. The total number of fines tops $50 million provincewide and nearly 50 per cent …

A study conducted by researchers at McGill University and scientists from Italy suggests that blocking inflammation after injury might make that pain chronic — a finding that challenges the standard approach to treating pain. Chronic pain — especially in the lower back — is a common ailment, but scientists don’t know …

By Express News Service KOCHI: Any findings and research giving breakthroughs for tackling Covid-19 would be a relief for the health sector. A recent study involving doctors and scientists from Amrita Hospital, Kochi and School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham found that inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) is virucidal and has …