Category: Recent
Police budget increases may not reduce crime rates in Canadian cities, research indicates - CBC News [2024-01-18]
Increasing police budgets doesn't necessarily reduce crime rates in Canada, according to a study led by a University of Toronto team. The research found "no consistent associations" between police funding and crime…
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Listening to music appears to prevent depression- and anxiety-like behaviors in mice, study finds - PsyPost [2024-01-16]
A recent study in China exposed mice to unpredictable stress during the day and played music to them at night. The results indicated that listening to music completely prevented the development of anxiety- and…
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How a steady place to live helped this Londoner find sobriety and meaningful work - CBC News [2024-01-16]
For a decade, Korrine MacCormick didn't have a steady place to live. She couch surfed, spent time in jail, and bounced between homeless shelters and living on the streets of London and Stratford. She was using drugs and…
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Peel Region considers fines for those who misuse 911 - CBC News [2024-01-12]
People misusing 911 could soon face fines in Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon, after the Peel Region council voted this week to explore whether fines or other penalties can be issued. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown…
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He slept on night buses and in a storage locker to avoid homeless shelters - CBC News [2024-01-04]
Three days before Christmas, John Grant Yusak was evicted from the closest thing he'd had to a home in months. It was a storage locker.…
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How does Ontario enforce its accessibility legislation? It doesn't, advocates say - CBC News [2024-01-04]
In her years of advocating for people with disabilities, Alex Wilding says complaints to the province about organizations failing to comply with its accessibility law have gone nowhere. The Accessibility for Ontarians…
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Stigma of criminal record 'is massive,' say advocates who want to reform pardon process - CBC News [2024-01-02]
When Steven Deveau describes his frustration with the process to suspend a criminal record, he keeps coming back to two women. The women were hoping to attend a nursing program. But because of their records from past…
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Quebec City looks to Finland’s successful approach to ending homelessness - Global News [2023-12-31]
As Quebec faces a worsening homelessness crisis, some politicians, including Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand, have suggested the solution may be a Finnish model that aims to give everyone a home. But while Finland has…
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Connection between light levels and mental health -- climate change could also have an impact in the future - Science Daily [2023-12-21]
In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected between June and…
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The Danger of the Internet-Connection... ( CLIP )
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Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting' - CTV News [2023-12-30]
The family of a woman shot by an officer in Edmonton during a wellness check says her death was unnecessary, as the number of police shootings across Canada show little sign of relenting over the past four years. "I see…
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Trigger warnings do not work, according to recent meta-analysis - PsyPost [2023-12-28]
Trigger warnings are statements designed to forewarn viewers about potentially distressing content. A recent meta-analysis of 12 studies concluded trigger warnings have no effect on emotional responding to negative…
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