Advice for youth entering politics Politics is a game best left to the aggressive, enthusiastic, personable, and experienced. It is not for the faint of heart. But it seems that, so often, we associate those traits with age. And though it may not necessarily be true, that belief is what […]

Article removed from academic journal in response Shahid Azam, professor at the University of Regina, has been accused of plagiarizing a former student. Arjun Paul, the student in question, has suggested that Azam plagiarized his master’s thesis in his recently published article in the academic journal Environmental Geotechnics. The journal […]

Palestinians kill Israeli worshippers Four rabbis and one police officer are reported dead and others eight injured in Israel after two armed Palestinian men attacked worshippers at a synagogue in West Jerusalem. The attackers were shot dead on the scene. Israeli Prime Minister blames the attack on “incitement” by Palestinian […]

Pro-life speaker at Catholic school challenged by student with pamphlets and coat hangers St. James Catholic School in Guelph was the location of an important protest this past week. When the school hired Rebecca Kiessling to speak to the students about pro-life stances on abortion, Tyler Dillman, a grade 12 […]

One giant leap for mankind Science has, for the first time in human history, successfully made contact with a comet in orbit. Serving as the culmination of a project almost ten years in the making, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko […]

Ivan Henry exonerated but denied in civil suit for damages Ivan Henry, a wrongfully convicted 67-year-old man from British Columbia, has been released from prison after serving a sentence of 27 years.  Henry was arrested at the age of 35 on May 12, 1989 in Vancouver for sexual assault, though […]

World Trade Organization aims to increase global trade An agreement has been reached between India and the United States in the matter of food stockpiling in India, just days before the G-20 meeting hosted in Australia. The World Trade Organization (WTO) had previously met in Bali, Indonesia to reach the […]

Date: November 20th 1986 On this day with SHAC, the World Health Organization announced its first global effort to combat AIDS.  This resulted in the creation of the Global Program on AIDS to raise awareness, formulate evidence-based policies, provide technical and financial support to countries, initiate relevant social, behavioral, and […]

Braving the winter with style  It’s that time of year, and, once again, we’re faced with the dilemma of how to stay fashionable but warm at the same time. It’s never easy to stay bundled up in layers while making a fashion statement, and some may wonder if it’s even […]

Why this matter really matters What is Dark Matter? The universe is a large, expansive place filled with a few things that we know about, and everything else that we can’t even possibly begin to explain. The best part about studying science is learning about theories and ideas that tell […]