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LISTEN | Full interview with Erin McCallum: Quirks and Quarks9:21Scientists are exposing fish to cocaine — what happened next won’t surprise you Atlantic salmon in Sweden are getting high off cocaine. And they are getting the drug from an unlikely source: scientists. “It does sound a little bit absurd to …
Read More »Americans are paying more attention to Canada. Should we worry?
New Democrat MP Leah Gazan probably thought she was communicating only with a small and like-minded group of Canadian NDP supporters when she rolled out a lengthy initialism during a news conference in Ottawa earlier this month. In fact, she had wandered into the wood chipper of U.S. culture war …
Read More »Massive gas flare over Kitimat a beacon of LNG growth, and for some a source of worry
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Flaring gas towering high over Kitimat is a regular sight as the LNG Canada export terminal …
Read More »Ontario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it’s being used to boost marks
Six years after e-learning became a mandatory requirement to get an Ontario high school diploma, students don’t appear to be taking online school to diversify their course selection as the province had intended, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial enrolment data. When Ontario announced the requirement in 2019, …
Read More »I used to focus on my patients’ health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety
Listen to this article Estimated 7 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. This First Person column is written by Justin Ho, a Canadian dental student living in Minneapolis. …
Read More »Worry in border towns 1 year into B.C. residents avoiding trips to Washington state
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A sustained trend of British Columbians staying north of the Washington state border in 2025 is …
Read More »Maduro’s capture sparks joy and worry among Venezuelan diaspora
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Venezuelan migrants around the world erupted in celebration on Saturday following the U.S.-led capture of President Nicolas Maduro, whose …
Read More »Toronto’s Iranian diaspora watches with worry, mixed feelings as Israel-Iran conflict mounts
As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, members of the Iranian-Canadian community in Toronto say they are feeling mixed emotions, many worried about loved ones back home and some hopeful for what they say is much-needed change in Iran. Israel first launched strikes on Iran’s capital Tehran in the early hours …
Read More »Dramatic measles outbreaks worry health officials
There have been 95 measles cases reported in Canada so far this year — with Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba reporting new cases in the last week, says Canada’s chief public health officer. That’s in contrast to 147 cases for all of last year. “The fact that … the numbers are growing …
Read More »They welcomed Canada’s open arms. Now Ukrainians worry about future as Russian invasion’s 3rd-year mark nears
Nearly three years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainians in southwestern Ontario say they’re feeling uneasy about the future and whether they’ll be able to remain in Canada as the war continues. Close to 300,000 Ukrainians arrived in Canada after Feb. 24, 2022. Ottawa offered them temporary resident status through the …
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