Earth - The Canadian Media

A ‘green new deal’ is Canada’s best hope of achieving a just carbon-zero transition

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 - by cmedia

The idea of a “green new deal” has gained considerable ground in recent years. A modest version has been adopted by the European Union and various national governments in the Global South. …

Polical Science

Five ways to better tackle foreign disinformation in Canada

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 - by cmedia

Responding to foreign disinformation poses many challenges. Recent revelations about foreign interference in Canada illustrate some of them. Malign foreign entities and witting and unwitting domestic officials have complex roles that are …

Environment

Tijuana River sewage flows last year broke all records since 2000: It’s on track to do it again

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 - by cmedia

The amount of contaminated water laced with raw sewage that is flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border into San Diego County exceeded 44 billion gallons in 2023, the most on record …

Ecology / Wild Life

Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bears

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024 - by cmedia

Studying polar bears just became a lot easier with new “burr on fur” trackers which confirmed scientists’ belief that subadult and adult males spend most of their time on land …

Science / Technology

Technology should be a tool in interpretation, and not drive it: Vinod Daniel

July 20, 2024July 21, 2024 - by cmedia

#VinodDaniel, #Mueum, #IVI, #Technology IBNS-CMEDIA: India Vision Institute’s CEO and veteran museum expert Vinod Daniel hopes to see the Indian museum sector make great strides in the coming decades. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra discussed the future …

Gadgets / Technology / World

CrowdStrike’s ‘Falcon Sensor’ antivirus program caused Microsoft outage, not Vincent Flibustier

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024 - by cmedia

#MicrosoftOutage, #Microsoft, #Crowdstrike, #BSOD, #BlueScreenOfDeath, #MicrosoftDowntime IBNS-CMEDIA: Vincent Flibustier, a satirical writer who runs the Belgian parody news site Nordpresse, made a joke that he was a Crowdstrike employee. Many online took his satire as …

Environment

Nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024 - by cmedia

This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption. Severe rainfall events are not new, but they are becoming more frequent and costly due …

Education/Culture / Racism / Science

Tackling racism in teacher education and in the science curricula, Canada study

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 - by cmedia

A scoping review conducted by the Canadian Curriculum Theory Project sheds light on the pervasive presence of racism in the general curricula and a significant gap in antiracist initiatives within Canadian science …

Finance/Business / Gadgets / Technology

Global Microsoft outages leave flight operations impacting businesses globally

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 - by cmedia

#Microsoft, #MicrosoftBlueScreen, #MelbourneSpaceAir, #AkasaAir, #IndiGo IBNS-CMEDIA: Several industries across the globe, including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets, were hit after users reported a blue screen of death error screens …

Environment / Gadgets / Technology

Updated SunSmart Global UV App protects health

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 - by cmedia

A new updated version of the SunSmart Global UV App is released today at the peak of the northern hemisphere summer, helping people to protect themselves against the harmful ultraviolet …