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Many countries, including Canada, are counting on some kind of underground carbon storage to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and avoid the most catastrophic climate projections. But a study published this week in the journal Nature is raising a new issue with what is already a mostly unproven …

Ashley Clouthier says she hoped her first child would be a boy, so when he was, she was ecstatic. Clouthier, 39, of Almonte, Ont., grew up with an older brother, and wanted the same experience for the large family she was planning with her husband. And when their next child was …

Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues. The encounters he describes as “rare” and awe-inspiring have led to a new study published in …

Scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccine is linked to reduced dementia risk. Using the health records of more than 280,000 older adults in Wales, researchers found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next …

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday. Putin’s comments, during a visit to the northern port of Murmansk, …

The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government’s decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic factors have been behind long delays for many other proposals. Simon Fraser University associate professor Rosemary Collard says research shows that regulatory fast-tracking of …

This may not feel like news if you have siblings and a long-standing hunch that one of you could rob a bank and still be the golden child. But a new study suggests parents really do have a favourite kid based on birth order, gender and personality. Although the reasons may be …

Christopher Wanczycki loved to ski and work up a sweat outdoors before his advanced cancer diagnosis. Such exercise may have actually helped shorten his recovery after surgery, according to the findings of a large review.  Wanczycki, 65, was told he had a five centimetre diameter tumour in May 2021. The Ottawa resident …

Travel through Canadian airports is slowly creeping back to pre-pandemic levels, new Statistics Canada findings suggest. In April, seven out of eight Canadian airports reported higher volumes of passenger traffic each year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the findings released Wednesday. This year, 4.3 million travellers …

A network of proponents seeking to eliminate working poverty across Ontario is suggesting the recent October minimum wage increase is not the kind of pay that will bring a decent lifestyle for a person making it. The latest Ontario Living Wage Networks (OLWN) annual study says $18.65 an hour is …