“You know, alcohol is the favourite substance of many policymakers and indeed for a lot of us. It has sort of an iconic cultural status. Politicians — they don’t want to do much about it,” said Dr. Tim Naimi, the director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria.
“It’s the leading cause of preventable death in Canada. It’s the government’s job to protect Canadians from the tremendous harms caused by alcohol. For some reason, they feel threatened by the facts.”
Day: 22 May 2023
The Devil’s Toy » Directed by Claude Jutra » 1966
National Film Board of Canada on YouTube » This short 1966 documentary dedicated “to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed and freedom. This film – the first Canadian documentary ever made about the sport – captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in free-wheeling downhill locomotion.
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Environment minister Christophe Béchu told French newspaper JDD that his government was no longer betting on limiting temperatures to 1.5°C or at least well below 2°C.
“We can’t escape the reality of global warming,” Bechu warned in a statement on Sunday.
BBC » King David La’amea Kalākaua » The first king to travel around the world, had tea with the Queen, was blessed by the Pope, and spread Hawaiian culture across the globe.
During Kalākaua’s international diplomacy tour, he was greeted by the Emperor of Japan to the sounds of Hawai’i Pono’ī (the Kingdom’s national anthem, which Kalākaua had written); he proposed immigration policies with Chinese politicians; he toured the Great Sphinx with the Khedive of Egypt; he was blessed by Pope Leo XIII in Rome; he had tea with Queen Victoria of England, and he boarded a train that was struck by a bull in Spain. In New York, Kalākaua met with Thomas Edison to discuss the possibility of getting electricity to Honolulu. In 1886, the king’s wish came true. ‘Iolani Palace (which is now a museum and the only royal residence in the United States), became illuminated with electric lights – five years before the White House did.
Going forward, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least two years, Google may delete the account and its contents. This includes content from Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Meet, Calendar, YouTube, and Google Photos.
The policy is applicable to personal Google Accounts rather than those created for businesses and schools. Users with an inactive account will see those accounts being deleted starting in December 2023, but Google plans to provide plenty of notice before it starts to cull accounts.
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The country with the highest concentration of infected phones was the US, followed by Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, and Russia.
Physical activity, education and intellectually demanding jobs been found to boost this reserve. These are protective factors that improve the brain’s resilience to damage. But there’s another X factor, which scientists have struggled to identify. A new study suggests it may be sleep, and in particular deep sleep.
That’s the stage when the body repairs bones, muscles and the immune system. It’s also when the brain consolidates new memories. If you burn the candle at night, you’ll be more susceptible to illness and more likely to forget things you recently learned.
Wall Street Journal » The EU also orders Meta to stop transfers, delete the data within six months, and comply with EU regulations.
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The three-times weekly service between Toronto and the capital of the Northwest Territories will begin in December on Air Canada’s interline partner, Canadian North.
In a wide-ranging interview at the Financial Times Weekend festival, Hillary Clinton offered stark assessments on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US-China relations, and US president Joe Biden’s re-election prospects next year.