High inflation has Canadians counting their pennies much more than usual this year, making it harder than ever for retailers to convince them to spend this holiday season. Friday marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, as American-style Black Friday sales are firmly rooted in Canada as well. The annual spending bonanza is …
Photo: Smartworld.it Black holes are rather menacing objects. Stars, planets, dust and any other material that gets too close fall into it. There is an intense flash of radiation and nothing comes out. There are black holes with masses millions of times that of the sun at the center of galaxies like ours. There are …
Parents and health experts are speaking out after learning an online pediatric service that has helped keep sick children out of overwhelmed Ontario hospitals will no longer be free starting next week due to cuts to provincial rates. KixCare, a clinic that offers on-demand, 24-hour pediatric care, is making the move as the province prepares …
On February 13, 2012, ALMASat, the first small satellite entirely designed and built by the University of Bologna, was launched into orbit at its young branch in Forlì. Since March 2015, advanced aerodynamics has been studied, according to Forli researchers, in CICLoPE, a 60-meter wind tunnel built from the former Officine Caproni. In 2018 Curti …
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has unveiled its latest smartphone series in China. The latest smartphone lineup includes Oppo Reno 9, Oppo Reno 9 Pro and Oppo Reno 9 Pro+. The devices feature 6.7-inch curved OLED displays with Full HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The new smartphones bear a striking …
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it shares concerns raised by international health experts this week about the renewed risk of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases among children. In a statement to Global News on Thursday, the agency noted that measles vaccine uptake in Canada has declined in recent years, but pointed to …
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No Alberta school or preschool class can require students to wear masks to attend school, says a new provincial government regulation. The rules, which take effect today, also prevent almost all Alberta schools from switching grades 1 to 12 classes to an exclusively online format. Kindergarten and preschool classes are excluded, and schools in sensitive …
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To celebrate the MUHC’s 25th anniversary, we interviewed Dra. Liane Feldman, Surgeon-in-Chief of the MUHC, on the evolution of surgical practices in our hospitals over the past quarter of a century. What have been the main changes at the MUHC over the past 25 years? There have been major efforts to improve recovery after surgery …
An experimental vaccine provided broad protection against all 20 known subtypes of influenza A and B viruses in initial tests in mice and ferrets, potentially paving the way to a universal flu vaccine that could help prevent future ones pandemics, according to a US study published Thursday. The two-dose vaccine uses the same messenger RNA …