Monthly Archives: August 2025

Researchers are increasingly turning to AI to help address loneliness and social isolation. But exploring this technology also raises questions about the social impact it may have on people.

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed showed a reduced risk of early puberty in a large new study from South Korea that Canadian doctors say could apply here.

The annual rate of inflation cooled to 1.7 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada, down from 1.9 per cent in June. Lower gasoline prices fuelled the decline, but the agency says Canadians were facing higher costs at the … Continue reading →

The Air Canada flight attendants strike has disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers. As travellers scramble to rearrange their plans, many are seeking answers about their rights. Here’s what you need to know.

Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn for the second and last “planet parade” of the year.

Concordia University’s student-led space program initially built the Starsailor rocket for a science competition that was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The takeoff from Cree territory on Aug. 15 was the first space launch on Canadian soil in more … Continue reading →

Advances in AI have proved to be effective at predicting where hurricanes will go, but experts say more work is needed before they can thoroughly predict the power of a storm.

A McGill University undergraduate uncovered the fossil in 2023 during a digging expedition in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park. The finding sheds light on a 30-million-year gap in the evolution of dragonflies.

Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I. 

Proposed changes announced by the federal government regarding the rights of farmers to reuse some types of seeds risk reopening a long dormant debate and have the potential to pit some farmers against large multinational seed companies.