Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Our health mismatch between research and care

Canada has a mismatch between the world-class health research we produce and how that research is implemented into our health-care system. Our doctoral graduates are among the most productive and respected researchers in health services, health policy and health economics ...

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Monsanto, Syngenta takeover of poor African farmers

Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences if they continue their traditional seed exchange In order to receive development assistance, Tanzania has to give Western agribusiness full freedom and give enclosed protection for patented seeds. “Eighty percent of the seeds ...

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LeafSource: Natural remedy 100 years in the making

Can the fossilized remains of an ancient, organic forest treat many modern medical problems? Like Ripley, you might say: It’s too good to be true. But unlike today’s medicines, LeafSource has been 100 million years in the making! : The ...

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If you were president of the USA what would you do? 1

If You Were President Of The United States, What Would You Do? (Part 1 of 2) “If I were president, we could eat dessert every day,” says a friend who answered this question for a Kids Talk About God Arts ...

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Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’

Indigenous Canadians have been described as “ghosts of history.” To a great extent, they have been ignored, even though Canadians are fully aware that indigenous people were here long before Europeans. Canadians know that indigenous people have been mistreated – ...

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Ridiculous-seeming tips to stay smoke free in 2017

The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on smokers to try something ridiculous in their bid to get – and stay – smoke free this New Year. “We hear stories from smokers every day about all of the weird tricks that ...

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How to decipher those confusing hotel meal plans

Can you figure out those hotel meal plans? American Plan, Modified American Plan, European Plan, Half board? What does it all mean? If you’re looking up hotels in a book or online, you may see that they have meal plans ...

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Antsy students, teacher misconduct and failing math scores

Schools across Canada went to great lengths in 2016 to re-engage fidgety students failing math in what may be known as the Year of Self-Regulation. Coping with today’s restless kids requires every conceivable pacifier, including spin bikes, exercise balls, wiggle ...

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PTSD: Beyond Trauma (film on CBC)

Airing Thursday, January 19, 2017 – 8 PM EST on CBC’s The Nature of Things White Pine Pictures presents the world broadcast premiere of its new documentary, PTSD: Beyond Trauma, written and directed by award-winning Patrick Reed (Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr, Fight ...

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Jewish community giant Mrs. Rose Wolfe

Upon learning of the death of Mrs. Rose Wolfe z”l, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), issued the following statement: “We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Rose Wolfe, of blessed memory. A member of ...

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