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To make New Year's resolutions stick, science can work in your favour
Most of us abandon New Year’s resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn’t have to be that way — and if you want to make your good intentions stick, there are ways to use science to work in your favour. Source link
Winter Games climate goals clash with environmental reality, putting sustainability claims to the test
With Italy weeks away from hosting the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, followed by the Paralympic Games in March, sustainability goals are already shaping planning decisions, infrastructure choices and climate promises — and environmental realities are exposing how hard those promises are to keep. Source link
Some Canadians are ready to work in Venezuela‘s oilpatch — if they're allowed in
In Alberta, there is excitement and hesitation from businesses and energy workers at the potential opportunity ahead in Venezuela. Source link
Some Canadians are ready to work in Venezuela‘s oilpatch — if they're allowed in
In Alberta, there is excitement and hesitation from businesses and energy workers at the potential opportunity ahead in Venezuela. Source link
Northern communities see fastest-growing homelessness rates in Ontario, new report says
Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness province-wide last year — about an eight per cent rise over the previous year — and northern and rural regions are driving that growth, a new report from Ontario’s municipalities shows. Officials at shelters in northen Ontario communities say those numbers reflect the demands they’ve seen […]
Quebec on pace to record back-to-back years with 600 drug overdose deaths
Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend. Source link
Windsor, Ont.-made Dodge Charger wins Car of the Year Award at the Detroit Auto Show
The Dodge Charger Sixpack — made in Windsor, Ont. — has been named car of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Source link
Hurricane hunter planes turn their sights to atmospheric rivers
Atmospheric rivers — and the flooding they bring — are intensifying with climate change. For the past decade, the same hurricane hunter planes used to study cyclones have been flying straight into these West Coast rain-makers. Why? Because the data they collect proves these flights can significantly improve forecasts. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how […]
At least 12 dead after crane collapses onto passenger train in Thailand
The crane, which was being used to construct an elevated highspeed railway, fell onto the moving train causing it to derail and catch fire. Source link
#TheMoment he became the 1st Canadian to run a half-marathon in under an hour
Rory Linkletter, an Olympic marathon runner, tells The National about the moment he became the first Canadian to complete a half-marathon in less than an hour during a race in Houston, Texas. Source link