Education
Tree-hugging optional: What today’s green tradespeople actually care about
Is masculinity a barrier to green jobs?
News
Editorial coverage from the London Canada Wire newsroom.
- Environment
Glowing ghoul or chemical tool? The toxic chemistry behind Victorian séances
In November 1857, during a séance in Jersey City, the medium Leah Brown claimed her body produced luminous particles. So intense was the luminosity emanating from her, she recalled in her memoir, that it almost burned her hands.
- Government
David Eby’s early election call backfires badly, putting Conservatives in power in B.C.
Conservative Lorne Doerkson, a man who hadn’t even campaigned to be leader of his own party, will be British Columbia’s next premier after his party won an election that didn’t need to be held against an opponent who largely defeated himsel…
- Health
New research finds frequent disease outbreaks in B.C. salmon farms, endangering wild salmon
A new study with unprecedented access to Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia raises urgent questions about the federal government’s approach to regulating salmon farms and highlights disease risk to wild salmon populations.
EducationBuilt for yesterday? Canada’s from-school-to-work systems need to adapt
Remember BlackBerry? Canada’s smartphone pioneer once dominated business communications. Then everything changed. Apple and Google created platforms designed to evolve as technology and users’ needs changed.
- Culture
How sports arenas and stadiums are reshaping North America’s downtowns
Arenas and stadiums associated with the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) are increasingly concentrated in the down…
- Environment
Making small changes to roadsides can help pollinators
Canada has more than a million kilometres of rural roads. Although vital corridors for travel and commerce, roads fragment habitats, disrupt animal movement and lead to millions of wildlife deaths from collisions.
- Education
Threats to a strong Canada? Universities are also a national emergency
The federal government is set to deliver its fall budget with a promised focus on building a strong Canada while positioning the country for long-term prosperity.
HealthWhy using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout
AI adoption in medicine is accelerating: more than 12,000 primary care clinicians have enrolled in Canada Health Infoway’s national AI scribe program, about 5,000 Ontario physicians use AI scribes and roughly one in five Canadian physicians…
- Health
Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders
For older adults with dementia or Parkinson’s disease, staying hydrated can be more complicated than simply drinking more water.
TechnologyCorporate ‘orbital data centre’ proposals are dangerous for humanity
SpaceX has started a trend. More American companies are betting that they can beat the laws of physics by launching thousands of enormous satellites to create orbital “AI data centres” with names like Cowboy Space’s Stampede.
- Technology
The problem with Shane Gillis’s joke isn’t just sexism, it’s sex work stigma
In his Oct. 10 Saturday Night Live (SNL) monologue, American comedian Shane Gillis joked that women at the gym dress like “whores” these days. The backlash was swift and widespread, in the news and across social media.