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Doctors Appeal to Political Parties Due to the Fear for the Future of Health Care

Three major parties have been invited Sunday to a public non-partisan meeting in Sydney Mines to discuss the subject of health care. Drawing attention on health care Cape Breton’s doctors plan on joining together over the weekend in order…

May 4, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Gluten-Free Diets Have No Effect on Healthy People – They Don’t Prevent Heart Disease

Overly restricting whole grains don’t help people without celiac disease, according to a Harvard research. The truth about gluten-free diets The food industry constantly stimulates the popularity of gluten-free diets. Due to the large public interest in the…

May 4, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Fyre Festival Organizers Get a $100-Million Lawsuit

The organizers of the Fyre Festival have been hit in the face with a $100-million class-action lawsuit alleging fraud and breaching of contract. The complaint was filed on Sunday in U.S. District Court in California and it alleges fraud and…

May 2, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Ottawa Public Health to Regulate Places for Marijuana Use

Next year, federal legislation in Ottawa will come into practice and it will enable marijuana to be consumed. However, there are lots of things that are unknown yet. For example, people don’t know where would they be able to consume…

May 1, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

British Columbia Overdoses are at a Record Rate

British Columbia managed to break its own previous record of daily overdose calls for their ambulance service. Previously, its record was of 121 calls, on the 20th of November 2016. Not even one year later, on the 26th of April…

April 28, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Legalizing Marijuana: Canada’s take on the drug issue comes in contrast with the US’s War on Drugs

The War on Drugs is a well-known approach by the US when it comes to the drug question. However, Canada has taken a totally different route when it comes to Marijuana. Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has decided to take…

April 28, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Sea Creature from the Cambrian Period Discovered at the University of Toronto

One of the most widespread type of organisms that exist in on Earth are those of the insect category. This stays true when we also look back in time as far as hundreds of millions of years. While they are…

April 28, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Spacecraft has been piloted between the rings of Saturn and Saturn itself with success

On the last Thursday morning, NASA has made the great announcement that its spacecraft, Cassini, has successfully traversed the area between Saturn and the planet’s rings. The spacecraft came back into contact with Earth after successfully completing the first ever…

April 28, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Spring Allergies and What Foods to Eat and Avoid When Combating it

With the hardships of winter behind us, many of us welcome the warm embrace of spring but it also comes with its own challenges. A lot of us experiences several issues like constant sneezing, allergies, a runny nose and or…

April 28, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

No Worthy Competition for Pokemon GO this Summer

As weather is starting to warm up, many people start reminding themselves about the summer last year. When it comes to technology and mobile gaming, we can definitely say that last summer was dominated by the then-released Pokemon GO. The…

April 27, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0