Energy drinks are a £1billion-a-year industry in the UK and hugely popular among the young. But some experts caution that the caffeine content is a potential health risk and can bring on symptoms of a heart attack ...
Read the full article Oct 29 2008 (PDF)
Not normally known for pulling punches, the controversial columnist Margaret Wente today provided an apology and justification for Olympic Committee member Dick Pound's assertions that "Canada was a country of savages" a few hundred years ago ...
Read the full article Oct 26 2008 (PDF)
The gap in high-school graduation rates for aboriginals and non-aboriginals has grown in recent years, while the percentage of aboriginal people with a university degree has increased only slightly compared with a massive boom among the general population, new research shows ...
Read the full Article Oct 28 2008 (PDF)
New Canadian research is offering hope that some day preventing multiple sclerosis will be as simple as popping a vitamin D pill each day ...
Read the full article Sep 19 2008 (PDF)
A team of Canadian researchers has unearthed the most ancient ice ever found in North America – 700,000-year-old wedges that didn't melt when the Earth was much balmier than it is today ...
Read the full article Sep 18 2008 (PDF)
Doctors in Prince Edward Island will vote Saturday on whether to push for a ban on minors buying caffeinated energy drinks ...
Read the full article Sep 13 2008 (PDF)
Thanks to a woman who shared her story in print, a Nova Scotian detected her disease early and is hoping to help others do the same ...
Read the full article Sep 01 2008 (PDF)
Year-round training and intense pressure to excel seems to be driving young athletes away from their game. Have we micromanaged the fun out of sports? ...
Read the full article Aug 26 2008 (PDF)
The Northwest Passage — a water route through the islands of northern Canada connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — was a treasure explorers sought for centuries ...
Read the full article Aug 08 2008 (PDF)
TRIBAL JOURNEY 2008
ASCWA is pleased to provide information about the Arctic Canoe Family participating for the first time in the annual Tribal Journey event on the coast of Vancouver Island (July 2008). Approximately 2500 overall participants are involved in this year's Tribal Journey event. You can visit the event website at www.tribaljourneys2008.com
Here are 2 great articles on the Tribal Journey event and the participation of our NWT representatives:
slave river journal article (PDF)
There's no such thing as a cure-all, but Vitamin D comes pretty close. Jeremy Laurance explains how a little sunshine could help you live a lot longer ...
Read the full article Apr 16 2008 (PDF)
Climate change in Arctic seas is driving summer water levels at the Mackenzie's mouth to three times normal, B.C. researchers find ...
Read the full article Apr 04 2008 (PDF)
Cracks in the largest remaining Arctic ice shelf suggest another polar landmark seems destined to break up and disappear ...
Read the full article Apr 11 2008 (PDF)
Despite persistent doubts among hikers and campers venturing into bear country, you're better off with an eight-ounce can of bear spray than a gun, according to an analysis of 20 years of data ...
Read the full article Apr 01 2008 (PDF)
The more sugary soft drinks, fruit juices and fruit men consume, the more likely they are to have gout, says a joint Canadian-American study ...
Read the full article Feb 01 2008 (PDF)
Canada could be losing technological race for emissions capture and storage ...
Read the full article Feb 01 2008 (PDF)
The oil sands dominate Alberta's wealth and growth, but not all parts of the province are taking part – including, surprisingly, the conventional oil industry ...
Read the full article Jan 30 2008 (PDF)
Canada is the kind of oil supplier the U.S. can rely on, and no one knows it better than the Texans ...
Read the full article Jan 28 2008 (PDF)
How did the quest to retrieve the treasure hidden beneath huge swaths of northern Alberta go from fool's errand to monumentous payoff? ...
Read the full article Jan 26 2008 (PDF)
Ed Stelmach remembers clearly the anxiety that gripped him one day 25 years ago while driving home from a particularly gloomy meeting with the bank ...
Read the full article Jan 26 2008 (PDF)
Heart disease has a long list of known causes, including smoking, obesity and diabetes. But researchers in the United States now say there may be another and somewhat surprising addition to this list: vitamin D insufficiency ...
Read the full article Jan 08 2008 (PDF)
The boreal forest occupies nearly half of Canada's land mass, yet it's more significant to national myth and memory – as home to the coureurs de bois and the hewers of wood – than it is to any discussion of a shared future ...
Read the full article Jan 04 2008 (PDF)
It's an impressive vision. Can Alberta pull it off? ...
Read the full article Jan 02 2008 (PDF)
Congratulations to the hockey team from Inuvik which took the 2007 Senior Men's Championship in this year's First Nations Cup in December 2007! And thank you to all of the participants, volunteers and fans who made this 5th annual event the biggest and best yet! 15 of the 17 teams came to Yellowknife for the tournament from other communities, and we look forward to even more participants next year for this great event.
* Old Timer's Division Champions - Inuvik
* B "Fun" Division Champions - Fort Good Hope
* Senior Men's Top Scorer - Derrick Sangris
* Senior Men's MVP - Josh Campbell
* Senior Men's Most Sportsmanlike - Doug Dillon
* Senior Men's Top Goalie - Lance Lennie
* Old Timer's MVP - Tim Gordon
* Senior Men's Most Sportsmanlike - JC Catholique
* Senior Men's Top Goalie - Pat Chicot
Islanders coach Ted Nolan has fought racism, poverty and the NHL's old-boys' network. But he's back in the NHL now, and the New York Islanders are better for it. ...
Read the full article Dec 07 2007 (PDF)
Scientists in the US have presented one of the most dramatic forecasts yet for the disappearance of Arctic sea ice.
Their latest modelling studies indicate northern polar waters could be ice-free in summers within just 5-6 years. ...
Read the full article Dec 12 2007 (PDF)
When light fades in the fall, seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression known as SAD, hits an estimated one million Canadians. Symptoms include sleepiness, carbohydrate cravings and low moods, and typically lift when the light returns in the spring. ...
Read the full article Nov 29 2007 (PDF)
When it comes to knowing how much vitamin D to take, Canadians can be forgiven for being confused. The Canadian Paediatric Society, the Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada all say people need the sunshine vitamin, but that's where the agreement ends. ...
Read the full article Oct 09 2007 (PDF)
Millions of women may be jogging their way to sagging breasts as they set off
on New Year fitness regimes without suitable bras, research suggests ...
Read the full article Oct 08 2007 (PDF)
After Labour Day, it's back to school and back to work for many Canadians. If you're wondering how to get your brain in gear, the answer may be no farther than your refrigerator ...
Read the full article Sept 05 2007 (PDF)
First Nation governments should sue to receive fair medical treatment, said an editorial published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ...
Read the full article August 29 2007 (PDF)
Devotees say staring at the sun daily rejuvenates the mind and body - and doesn't cause eye damage ...
Read the full article August 21 2007 (PDF)
Australian scientists have discovered a giant underwater current that is one of the last missing links of a system that connects the world's oceans and helps govern global climate ...
Read the full article August 15 2007 (PDF)
A giant swath of mineral-rich land covering one-third of Quebec is on track to become a self-governing region for the province's 10,000 Inuit ...
Read the full article August 13 2007 (PDF)
It used to be, when it came to claims of Arctic sovereignty, that it was the Americans we feared. They, after all, had the multi-hulled icebreakers and nuclear submarines to transit our Northwest Passage virtually at will ...
Read the full article August 02 2007 (PDF)
Ryne Hemstreet's gold medal is displayed in the trophy case in his family's living room in this Navajo town of 8,225 near the northern Arizona border ...
Read the full article August 01 2007 (PDF)
Most Sami have been forced to quit their nomadic lives ...
Read the full article July 25 2007 (PDF)
Ottawa is paying a small first nation in northern Alberta $25-million to settle a case in which the Federal Court ruled that Ottawa did not adequately consult the band about the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline that would terminate on their traditional land ...
Read the full article July 23 2007 (PDF)
Read the Globe and Mail full article (PDF).
The Ontario government has apologized for the events that led to Dudley George's death and pledged to move forward in honour of his memory ...
Read the Globe and Mail full article (PDF).
A great article by Rosalee Tizya from the Center For World Indigenous Studies.
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