By Colin McGregor Dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of symptoms related to the loss of brain function and control. Memory loss; difficulty making yourself understood or being understood by others; disorientation; changes in mood and behavior; loss of motor coordination, etc. […] See more
By Normand Charest In his book The Wolf at Twilight, American author Kent Nerburn accompanies a Lakota “Indian Elder” on his “journey through a land of ghosts and shadows.” In these pages, the elder transmits his reflections and knowledge to the white author, who writes them […] See more
By Flora Lassalle Interview with Alice Jerome Alice Jerome is Algonquin. She spent eight years at the Saint-Marc-de-Figuery Indian Residential School (in Abitibi), an episode that deeply impacted her life. While many try to forget, Alice speaks out, sublimating her suffering through art and mutual […] See more
By Kathleen Couillard – Agence Science-Presse Since January 1st of last year, Montrealers can be barred from access to certain libraries if their personal hygiene bothers other lbrary patrons. Debates surrounding this move have convinced the Rumor Detector to note that we sometimes don’t know […] See more
Kathleen Couillard – The Rumor Detector – Agence Science-Presse A microwave oven heats up food quickly. But is this heat enough to kill off bacteria that can cause food poisoning? The Rumor Detector is on the case… Facts to Retain Microwave ovens work by emitting electromagnetic […] See more
Kathleen Couillard – The Rumor Detector – Agence Science-Presse At the Paris Olympics, some female athletes were barred from track and field events because of their elevated testosterone levels. But it is difficult to determine what constitutes a normal testosterone level in women. Facts to […] See more
By Colin McGregor « I’m happy, » says Mélanie, smoking a cigarette. « But I’d be happier with a place to live. » She’s sitting on the grass under a leaky umbrella on a hot, humid summer day. She’s among those camped on the long, narrow green space along […] See more
A review by Colin McGregor In 1910, in his epic poem « If, » the British poet Rudyard Kipling wrote: If you can face Triumph and Disaster And treat both these impostors alike… Yours is the Earth and everything in it. That’s essentially the theme of a […] See more
Kathleen Couillard – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse In certain circumstances, the metal lead can have negative consequences on our health. Nonetheless, for several decades, our exposure to this contaminant has decreased. The Rumor Detector asks: Do we still have reason to worry? Facts About […] See more
By Colin McGregor For an adopted child, their integration into their new family has a lot to do with the narrative they hear from their new parents. Where is the biological family? How did they end up in this new family? Professor Geneviève Pagé of […] See more
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