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More Canadians raring to scoot around on personal electric vehicles after dark
Companies that operate the rental e-scooter and e-bike programs in Canada say they don’t have much data on group riding, but note ridership is strong when the workday ends. Source link
Wildfires are destroying trees faster than we are replacing them
Canada is losing trees faster than nature can grow them or people can plant them. A northern Manitoba tree-planting program is trying to replace trees destroyed by wildfires, but the cancellation of the federal Two Billion Trees Program is making that more challenging. Source link
Not just bad for your lungs; air pollution also impacts your brain, say McMaster researchers
A study out of Hamilton’s McMaster University looked at how exposure to common air pollutants affected the performance of about 7,000 Canadians on tests of brain health. Source link
8 grey whales have been found dead in B.C. this year
Researchers believe the whales are starving to death as they migrate back north to their northern feeding grounds. Source link
Lab meat: Will Canada get left behind?
Cultivated meat — real protein grown directly from animal cells — is officially moving out of the lab and into commercial production. While U.S. producers are scaling up, Canada is on a much more cautious timeline. CBC News’ Johanna Wagstaffe looks into the science behind cellular agriculture and the regulatory framework that novel foods must […]
His gut produces alcohol spontaneously. For years, he was dismissed as an alcoholic
For nearly 10 years, Eric Poulin has been having episodes where he seems drunk — without taking even a sip of alcohol. Source link
Man killed in bear attack identified as MMA fighter Hrishikesh Koloth from India
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be an MMA fighter. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan when he was attacked by the bear. Source link
Wildlife sanctuary, neighbours in rift over potentially housing large exotic animals near Parry Sound, Ont.
Some people living near the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in the Parry Sound, Ont., area say a compound with lions rescued from a Quebec zoo was too close for comfort last summer. The sanctuary’s executive director says she wouldn’t automatically rule out accepting a lion or tiger in the future, if asked. Source link
The hot pink glow seen from space: Why these Ontario greenhouse lights still shine at night
The hot pink and canary-coloured hues glow so bright, astronauts can snap photos of them from space. Fixed atop the largest concentration of greenhouses in North America, the multi-coloured lights have transformed both the night sky in a pocket of southwestern Ontario and the province’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture sector. Source link
This tree is stinking up some Toronto neighbourhoods, and residents want them cut down
Every fall, the female ginkgo tree’s fruit produces such a foul odor — described by arborists, city councillors and homeowners as a cross between dog poop and vomit — that residents have been asking their councillors for permission to cut them down, even though the trees are otherwise healthy. Source link