Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada(bbc.com)

121 points by JumpCrisscross 5 months ago | 252 comments

Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spelling(bbc.com)

65 points by haunter 10 months ago | 171 comments

'Zombie Fires' burning at an alarming rate in Canada(bbc.com)

78 points by voisin 2 years ago | 27 comments

Reports show some Canada euthanasia deaths driven by social reasons(apnews.com)

60 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 69 comments

Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland(bbc.com)

12 points by saubeidl 9 months ago | 6 comments

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water(bbc.com)

435 points by Jimmc414 1 year ago | 1019 comments

BBC News article reporting that Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in its public water supply.

We’re secretly winning the war on cancer(vox.com)

365 points by lr0 1 year ago | 161 comments

Vox Future Perfect article by Bryan Walsh arguing that falling cancer death rates reflect quiet advances like reduced smoking and immunotherapy.

ChatGPT terms disallow its use in providing legal and medical advice to others(ctvnews.ca)

365 points by randycupertino 11 months ago | 399 comments

CTV News article reporting that OpenAI updated ChatGPT usage policies to disallow providing tailored legal and medical advice.

Canadians are running out of time to oppose Bill C-22(eff.org)

474 points by hn_acker 3 days ago | 245 comments

EFF blog post urging Canadians to oppose Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which expands surveillance powers and metadata retention and is now before the Senate.

One in ten people are older than 65. Three in four live under a leader who is(hannahritchie.substack.com)

50 points by gumby 11 days ago | 22 comments

Hannah Ritchie's Substack post analyzing the ages of world leaders and how long they've held power compared to the populations they govern.

A daytime nap is good for the brain(bbc.com)

323 points by andsoitis 3 years ago | 170 comments

BBC News health article reporting research suggesting that regular daytime naps are associated with better brain health.

Huntington's disease treated for first time(bbc.com)

672 points by _zie 1 year ago | 115 comments

BBC News article reporting that Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, by health and science correspondent James Gallagher.