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Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices
An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. Recently, Guelph, Ont., students were elated to explore their creativity while designing and making beaded bracelets. Ontario's Wellington Catholic School Board hosting the second half of its Métis-math collaborative project at St. John Catholic...
North Bay, Ont., and DND move to remediate 'forever chemicals' site that contaminated drinking water
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence (DND) are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as "forever...
NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada's 1st nuclear waste repository but there's still heavy pushback
By the end of this year, the NWMO is expected to choose its preferred site for Canada's first deep geological repository for nuclear waste. Will it be in northwestern or southern Ontario? After decades of debate, research and relationship building, tensions are mounting despite the NWMO's latest reports backing its...
SUNDAY 17. MARCH 2024
AI could have catastrophic consequences — is Canada ready?
A new report commissioned by the U.S. State Department is warning governments are running out of time to implement comprehensive safeguards on the development and regulation of advanced artificial intelligence — and that the future of the human species could be at...
SATURDAY 16. MARCH 2024
Iceland volcano spews smoke, lava in 4th eruption since December
Fountains of molten rock soared from fissures in the ground after authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south of Iceland's capital,...
FRIDAY 15. MARCH 2024
Screen time can affect children's language development, study suggests
Scientists found that young children's exposure to screen time is interfering with their opportunities to talk and interact with grownups in their home...
How animals act as the circulatory system of our planet — by eating, pooping, and dying
In a new book titled Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, conservation biologist Joe Roman details all the ways that the biological activities of animals make and remake our world — and explores how protecting animals can help fix some of the damage humans have...
Chimpanzee moms play with their kids — even when they're hungry and tired
Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has...
Got a mystery itch? Scientists find clues to the cause
Harvard Medical School researchers looking to understand the cause of many unspecified mystery skin itches have found a common bacteria releasing a nerve-activating enzyme may be a culprit in our urge to scratch.
Solar eclipse chasers travel the world for a few minutes in the shadow of the moon
For some, it's travelling to remote locations that makes catching fleeting moments of daytime darkness special. Others say the experience is personal and spiritual. And there are those who crave a human connection while watching the moon slowly envelope the sun. But they all say it's worth it for the chance to experience a total solar...
THURSDAY 14. MARCH 2024
Why is this veterinary assistant dressed like a fox at work?
Why did veterinary assistant Melissa Stanley wear a large, furry fox mask to work? Because that’s what was best for her patient, of...
WEDNESDAY 13. MARCH 2024
How technology is helping grain farmers adapt to weather woes
Farmers in B.C. and industry analysts say dramatic swings in weather are hampering grain and other crop yields at a time when farmers are leaving the sector, and the only way forward is to adapt with...
Prehistoric kids gathered food, helped with hunting, cared for younger siblings — and even had fun
Children have been overlooked in prehistory, but new evidence is showing us just how important they...
Third time's the charm? SpaceX hopes rocket launch goes as planned
SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. But the bigger goal is to prove that Starship will be ready for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon, slated to launch in...
What we can learn from Canada's record wildfire season, as a new one approaches
Fire crews across much of Canada are already on high alert for the coming wildfire season, only months after the conclusion of the worst one on record. Researchers are taking stock of last year's historic wildfires, and analyzing what can be done...
TUESDAY 12. MARCH 2024
Why Windsor-Essex is one of the last regions in Canada where you can see baby sturgeon
Sturgeon are the largest fish in the Great Lakes and "the closest anybody comes to seeing a dinosaur alive today." But their population in the Detroit River has been...
FRIDAY 8. MARCH 2024
Frozen sperm could help bring these giant sea stars back from the brink of extinction
Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day helping to usher new life into the world — in the form of millions of fertilized sea star...
How documenting the disappearance of the great auk led to the discovery of extinction
In the book, The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction, Gísli Pálsson retraces the journey of two English biologists who went looking for the rare great auk birds in Iceland. What they didn't find is how the world was first introduced to the idea of human-caused...
Endangered sage grouse could soon disappear from the Canadian Prairies
The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to extinction on the Prairies, new government research...
Is Italy ready for cricket-powder pizza?
Italy greenlit the sale of insect products late last year, but included strict regulations on supermarket placement and labelling. One chef is already using cricket powder in his...
Bottom-contact fishing banned near rare Central Coast coral reef
The reef, discovered in 2021, is the only live coral reef in Canada's...
THURSDAY 7. MARCH 2024
Ontario nuclear plant to produce material for life-saving cancer treatment
Ontario will announce plans Thursday to produce a nuclear medical isotope that forms the essential component in a life-saving treatment for liver cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer...
Bald eagle nest found in Toronto for 1st time in recorded history, conservation authority says
When Jules McCusker came across a bald eagle nest near his Toronto home in December, he could hardly believe his eyes. That's because it's the first ever documented bald eagle nest in Toronto, according to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Experts say it's a significant moment for local biodiversity, but urge locals not to disturb the...
In Hamilton or Niagara on April 8? Here are some of the region's best solar eclipse viewing parties
There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Six Nations and Niagara — some of the best spots in Canada to view the total eclipse on April...
Human-caused climate change fuels hottest February on record, all-time high ocean warming
For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world's oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency...