Air quality is a major challenge globally and is the single greatest environmental risk to human health. More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in areas that exceed the World Health Organization guideline for healthy air. In North America, Canada and the United States of America have …
A Family Health Team (FHT) is a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare model that may be an ideal setting to engage patients in physical activity. An environmental scan was conducted to determine the prevalence and characteristics of physical activity services offered by FHTs in Ontario. Of the 186 FHTs, 102 (55%) completed …
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government of Canada is spending more than CA$95,000 to assist Jamaica in implementing disaster risk reduction projects. The Canadian High Commission of Jamaica said in a release that CA$15,000 will be provided to the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation and the remaining CA$80,000 to Abacus for …
The prevailing flood situation in Malawi continues to attract international attention as the government of Canada has responded to the situation by pledging funds close to MK 467 ($1 Million) to support flood victims in the country and neighbouring Mozambique. This comes as the United Nations through the World Food …
Water soft paths begin from the vision that future water management has more to gain from reducing demand than from increasing supply. This article reviews three case studies of water soft path analysis in small urban areas in Canada, and one study of an urban planning process incorporating soft path …
Changing regulatory approaches to fortification in Canada have enabled the expansion of the novel beverage market, but the nutritional implications of these new products are poorly understood. This study assessed the micronutrient composition of energy drinks, vitamin waters, and novel juices sold in Canadian supermarkets, and critically examined their on-package …
The global number of dam constructions has increased dramatically over the past six decades and is forecast to continue to rise, particularly in less industrialized regions. Identifying development pathways that can deliver the benefits of new infrastructure while also maintaining healthy and productive river systems is a great challenge that …
In the Alberta oil sands region, insufficient knowledge of pre-disturbance reference conditions has undermined the ability of the Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program (RAMP) to detect pollution of the Athabasca River, because sampling began three decades after the industry started and the river naturally erodes oil-bearing strata. Here, we apply a …
TO GET to the tent city in the grounds of Peru’s defence ministry, where UN climate talks are being held between December 1st and 12th, delegates and hangers-on must pass an assault course. Its obstacles of steep walls, ropes across ditches and parallel bars, normally used by soldiers, are a …
Sea ice across the Arctic is declining and altering physical characteristics of marine ecosystems. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have been identified as vulnerable to changes in sea ice conditions. The researchers use sea ice projections for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 2006 – 2100 to gain insight into the conservation …
Ontario plans to reduce the use of an insecticide that has been linked to bee deaths, making it the first jurisdiction in North America to do so. Ontario, Canada’s largest producer of corn and soybeans, said today that by 2017 it intends to cut by 80 percent the acreage sown …
As part of its international development commitment, the Canadian government on Tuesday launched a $45 million project for enhancing the ability of frontline health workers to improve health in Nigeria. The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry Calderwood, said the project showcased Canada's effort to improve maternal, newborn and child …
CALGARY—The government of British Columbia on Tuesday granted key environmental permits to a natural gas export plant backed by Malaysia’s state-owned energy company and two pipelines proposed for shipping gas to terminals on Canada’s Pacific Coast. The move comes ahead of a year-end deadline that Malaysian energy company Petroliam Nasional …
As Canadian lakes have become more acidic, they've become increasingly dominated by jelly-like plankton that are throwing things out of whack, new research suggests. And these gummy invaders aren't going anywhere. Soon, they could even disrupt the country's water supply. Years of industrial pollution have replaced the calcium that should …
The days immediately after birth are the most risky for human survival, yet neonatal mortality risks are generally not reported by day. Early neonatal deaths are sometimes under-reported or might be misclassified by day of death or as stillbirths. We modelled daily neonatal mortality risk and estimated the proportion of …
Thermo-erosion gullies in continuous permafrost regions where ice-wedge polygons are widespread contribute and change the drainage of periglacial landscapes. Gullying processes are causing long-term impacts to the Arctic landscape such as drainage network restructuring, permafrost erosion, sediment transport. Between 2009 and 2013, 35 gullies were mapped in a polygon terrace …
Vitamin D fortification of non–cow's milk beverages is voluntary in North America. The effect of consuming non–cow's milk beverages on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in children is unclear. We studied the association between non–cow's milk consumption and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy preschool-aged children. We also explored whether cow's milk …
British Columbia’s C$7.9 billion ($7 billion) Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River won environmental approval, paving the way for final decision later this year. The project proposed by provincially owned BC Hydro & Power Authority would involve construction of a power station near Fort St. John and the …
TORONTO – An experimental Canadian-made Ebola vaccine that has shown promise in tests on primates is beginning clinical trials on humans in the U.S. The vaccine will be tested on healthy individuals Monday to see how well it works, whether there are side effects and what the proper dosage is, …
Climate change could alter the ecological impacts of the seasons, which could mean some big changes when it comes to our environment and agriculture. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at temperature variability across the globe in order to find out a bit more about potential impacts. "We describe, …
Canadians are becoming less supportive of cooperating with the U.S. on energy policy amid delays over the Keystone XL pipeline, new polling from both countries shows. The share of Canadians who describe as important an integrated energy policy between the two countries fell to 75 percent from last year’s reading …
