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Digital care effective reducing anxiety, depression among young Canadians: report
Canadian HR Reporter
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“Necessities and challenges to create a beneficial future of digital health technologies. To build trustworthy digital health tools for mental well-being, several key factors must be addressed to ensure efficacy, safety, and user confidence,”...
Canada’s in need of a ConTech and PropTech revolution
ConstructConnect
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August 15, 2025
To restore some sense of affordability to the housing market in Canada, we must build a staggering number of new homes over the next decade, according to the latest stats from CMHC. The agency figures between 430,000 and 480,000 homes must be...
Air Canada could shut down completely unless the airline and its flight attendants reach a deal
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Climate change 'sets the stage for more extreme fire behaviour,' says researcher
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 15, 2025
Grand Falls-Windsor fire Chief Vince MacKenzie says he's seen the world change in his 42-year career. MacKenzie's community is about 16 kilometres north of the nearest out-of-control wildfire in Martin Lake, which was burning at 2,160 hectares as...
Rewrite In disaster-prone Nepal, farmers sticking with agriculture amid climate risks this news headline for the science magazine post
Bioengineer.org
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August 15, 2025
image: A cow, left, and two water buffalo linger in the shade at an agricultural property in Bharatpur Municipality, Chitwan District, in Nepal. A recent study led by Nicolas Choquette-Levy, an assistant professor and a faculty associate in the...
The Leduc Naturalist: How are Canadian Honeybees doing this summer?
Leduc Representative
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August 15, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Andy Tait/Leduc Naturalist Society After years of honeybee decline chalked up to Colony Collapse Syndrome, there isn’t much buzz in the newsfeed regarding their current status. Some provinces like Ontario and...
Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer To Nigerian Government: 'It's Time To De-Proscribe IPOB As Terrorist Group As Canadian Court Tags APC, PDP Terrorist Organisations'
Sahara Reporters
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Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Nigerian government must de-proscribe IPOB as a terrorist organisation. This is after a Canadian court’s...
DeBriefed 15 August 2025: Raging wildfires; Xi’s priorities; Factchecking the Trump climate report
Carbon Brief
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August 15, 2025
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Blazing heat hits Europe FANNING THE FLAMES: Wildfires “fanned by a heatwave and strong winds” caused havoc across southern Europe,...
Abell Pest Control Marks World Honey Bee Day with Funding for Canadian Bee Gut Research
PCT - Pest Control Technology
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August 15, 2025
TORONTO – Ahead of World Honey Bee Day on Aug. 16, Abell Pest Control is strengthening its commitment to pollinator health by supporting the Canadian Bee Gut Research Project at the University of Guelph. The new funding will enable an...
Many Canadian employers see recession as a matter of when, not if
Wealth Professional Canada
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August 15, 2025
The report also highlighted the strategic trade-offs in recession planning, with 62 percent of companies saying preparation efforts have taken time away from improving their long-term outlook. Despite this, there is still a measure of optimism....
2025 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #21 L.J. Mooney Spotlight
BVM Sports
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August 15, 2025
L.J. Mooney, the Montreal Canadiens' 113th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, is ranked #21 in their Top 25 Under 25. Despite being only 5'7", Mooney plays with the tenacity and skill of a much larger player. Coming from the US National Team...
The collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
By ensuring the collapse of UN talks seeking the first legally binding agreement on tackling plastic pollution, blockers in Geneva have failed the next generation. Most states are willing, even determined, to act. But the US joined petrostates...
What Canadians Can Learn from Progressives Across the Americas
Perspectives
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August 15, 2025
With Mark Carney’s rightward economic turn on spending (save for the military), tax cuts, and natural resource development, Canadian progressives are left struggling for a vision of the alternative. However, there are whole progressive movements...
Canada geese love Cadillac and our lawns
Cadillac News - Michigan
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“Norm, stop the car. Quick back up. I think those are Canada Geese.” It was sometime in the mid-1960s and our family was vacationing at Ludington State Park. We had just driven over the bridge spanning the Sable River when Mom spotted several...
Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals? (Canada)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 15, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press Traffic is diverted as the Trans Canada Highway remains closed outside of St. John's N.L. due to a wildfire in the Paddy's Pond area on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme...
Mark Gongloff: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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August 15, 2025
Mark Gongloff: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need By Mark Gongloff, Bloomberg Opinion News Service While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing...
Canadian Parliament Hit by Cyberattack, Investigation Underway
Information Security Buzz
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August 15, 2025
The House of Commons and Canada’s cybersecurity agency are investigating a significant breach of parliamentary employee data, CBC News reports. An internal email to CBC staff on Monday 11 August said a malicious actor exploited a recent Microsoft...
Environmental groups blast petition asking DEQ to weaken selenium standard in Lake Koocanusa
KULR 8 - Montana
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August 15, 2025
Koocanusa Reservoir north of the Libby Dam. (Image courtesy U.S. Forest Service) Nearly a dozen representatives from environmental groups and members of the public told the Department of Environmental Quality that allowing nearly double the...
Letters, Aug. 15, 2025: ‘Canada Post in a downward spiral’
Calgary Sun
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August 15, 2025
Canada Post shakeup neededArticle content Over the last fiscal year, Canada Post has lost $841 million. Since 2018, it has run up $3.8 billion in red ink. Because ongoing worker disgruntlement and strike threats have become the norm at Canada...
Drought is a big problem in Canada — and it’s getting worse
The Narwhal
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August 15, 2025
We got rain — so our drought concerns are over, right? It’s something we hear from readers, family and friends all the time. It’s a fair question. Drought warnings are becoming more common across Canada, and when we get a wet day, week or even...