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COVID may have reversed decline in Canadian trust in scientists, survey says
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted failing public trust in science and scientists, a new survey has found. "I think it's fantastic that we see the decline in skepticism about science ...
Nov 10, 2020
'Cultural genocide:' Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT - A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide. The territory's original Educ...
Nov 10, 2020
Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study
HALIFAX - Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now suggests it could also be the other way around. A study published Monday in the journal Science of the Total ...
Nov 09, 2020
Veterans connect with students online in lead-up to pandemic-era Remembrance Day
Gulf War veteran Bob Crane has been busy in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, adjusting his classroom presentations to an array of online platforms. Crane, a retired Army major who volunteers a...
Nov 07, 2020
Kamala Harris's Canadian classmates celebrate after her vice-presidential win
MONTREAL - Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates an...
Nov 07, 2020
Arctic animals showing climate adaptation, but it may be causing declines: study
A huge new archive of how animals move across the Arctic from season to season gives the clearest picture yet of how species from eagles to caribou are evolving in the face of climate change and hints...
Nov 05, 2020
Court: UC can't waffle in phasing out SATs in admissions
SAN FRANCISCO - Student applicants to the University of California can't submit their standardized test scores with their admissions as the system works to phase out the exam requirements, a state app...
Oct 29, 2020
Feds add $204M for anti-pandemic measures in Indigenous communities and institutions
Ottawa will spend an additional $204 million targeted at child care, education and infrastructure to help Indigenous communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Fr...
Oct 29, 2020
'They came with dogs:' Genomes show canines, humans share long history
EDMONTON - Somewhere near Lake Baikal on the Siberian steppes, archeologists were opening 7,000-year-old graves. The bodies had been carefully interred. One was buried with a long, carved spoon....
Oct 28, 2020
Canadians support professor's use of offensive language, in context: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Canadians are broadly supportive of freedom of speech on university campuses, at all costs. The poll comes as debate continues over a case at the University of Ott...
Oct 27, 2020
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