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Affleurement de roches vieilles d’environ 4,16 milliards d’années dans la ceinture de roches vertes de Nuvvuagittuq, dans le nord-est du Canada.
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Des roches datant de la première période de l’échelle géologique ont été retrouvées au Québec. Il s’agit de certains des matériaux terrestres les plus anciens jamais datés par les scientifiques.
Autrefois stigmatisés et illégaux, les psychédéliques connaissent actuellement un regain d'intérêt et sont utilisés à des fins thérapeutiques.
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Nous assistons à une médicalisation des psychédéliques. De nombreux problèmes sont présentés comme pouvant être traités par ces substances. L'industrie médicale en a pris le contrôle.
Ilustração do recém-descoberto “Sphyragnathus tyche”: ao contrário de outras espécies da época, este tipo de peixe predador usava os dentes de trás para para perfurar e capturar as presas.
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Uma espécie recém-descoberta de peixe predador antigo lança luz sobre como os primeiros peixes com barbatanas raiadas desenvolveram novas formas de se alimentar.
An outcropping of about 4.16 billion-year-old rocks at the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northeastern Canada.
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Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the oldest terrestrial materials dated by scientists.
A scene from Heartstopper – Charlie (played by Joe Locke), left, is a gay teen boy who falls in love with classmate Nick (played by Kit Connor), right.
Media help us imagine parallel lives and even reconstruct our past. Late-bloomers may feel queer anemoia as they grapple with questions of what could have been.
An artist’s rendition of the newly discovered fish, Sphyragnathus tyche.
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A newly discovered species of ancient predatory fish in Nova Scotia sheds light on how early ray-finned fish evolved new ways to feed.
People shop at a Loblaws store in Toronto. A collaborative approach to ending food insecurity needs a serious commitment from the federal government.
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The Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council offers lessons for strengthening democracy and building participatory governance mechanisms in Canada and beyond.
Emily Lê and Daniel Beirne star in the film that sees director and multidisciplinary artist Sook-Yin Lee adapt the graphic memoir of her ex-lover, Chester Brown, for the screen.
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In ‘Paying For It,’ exes maintain their bond and their shared home, even as one dates a string of men and the other finds intimacy through sex work.
Once stigmatized and illegal, psychedelics are having a moment and being used for medical therapies. Big Pharma is moving quickly to capitalize on it, and years of community knowledge.
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Psychedelics are marketed as a way for the general population to extract more work out of their already overworked lives, and to be happy about it in the process.
Not all the suggestions provided in self-help books are evidence-based or written by professionals with advanced training in psychology or have a medical degree.
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The effectiveness of a self-help book depends largely on the quality of its content and how it is used by readers.
A woman kayaks near Pigeon Lake in central Ontario in 2021. Canada is rich in natural resources and freshwater, but those resources aren’t infinite.
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Accelerated resource development in Canada should not burden future generations with environmental destruction.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney departs Edmonton, Alta., after making a campaign stop on in the province on the eve of the election. Carney has pledged to turn Canada into an ‘energy superpower’ and build projects faster.
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Buku ‘self-help’ mendominasi kategori buku nonfiksi. Namun, tidak semua buku ini berbasis fakta.
Police work the scene of a shooting at a pub that left 12 people injured, including six with gunshot wounds, in Toronto, in March 2025. Investigators said the gunmen appeared ‘young, professional, calm.’
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Current crime-fighting proposals lack concrete, evidence-based actions and proven public health strategies that are known to significantly and cost-effectively reduce violent crime.
Fire is how most widely used nanoparticles — and by extension nanotechnologies — are made.
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Fire is being used to create the nanoparticles used in the many important nanotechnologies — from solar cells to medical imaging contrast agents.
Hundreds of residents of Mombasa, Kenya, cross a new floating foot bridge in March 2021 that was constructed by the Kenya National Highway Authority through the China City Construction Company.
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To become a credible economic partner In Africa, Canada should learn from China on engaging with purpose and respect.
‘The White Lotus’ director Mike White arrives at the show’s Season 3 premiere on Feb. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, and composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer arrives at the Emmy Awards in 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Differences between film directors or television producers and composers are not new. In traditional audiovisual collaboration, the composer falls under the leadership of the director or showrunner.
In 2023, Canada ranked last in access to primary health care among 10 high-income countries.
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Sharing is about giving up personal resources to benefit others. It requires considering the thoughts, desires and needs of others, which can be challenging for young children.
A digital billboard flashes a message in Kennedy Township, Pa., in March 2025. Canada is placing ads like these along highways in 12 states that voted for Donald Trump.
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Canadian diplomatic efforts amid Canada-U.S. tensions should aim at convincing American citizens that the idea of annexing Canada is a betrayal of U.S. values