B.C.’s small and rural businesses say the financial impact of the Canada Post strike will be severe. With less than six weeks until Christmas and a postal strike on strike, one retailer said it may not be able to fulfill some orders and it would cost more to deliver them using another courier. “Shipping with … Read more
Dr. Miyoung Son’s research team at the National Agenda Research Department of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology announced that they had succeeded in identifying the mechanism of gastric cell damage caused by Helicobacter pylori (Helicobacter pylori) infection using stomach organoids and discovering candidate substances to treat it. Korea’s stomach cancer incidence rate … Read more
Twelve school boards and two private schools in Ontario have filed a lawsuit against social media platforms TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. They claim that social media platforms have harmed children’s mental health and are seeking more than $8 billion in damages. In March 2023, four boards (Toronto Public, Toronto Catholic, Peel Public, and Ottawa-Carleton … Read more
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would advise Trump to eliminate fluoride from drinking water. The former independent presidential candidate, who declared his support for Trump two months before the election, will be in charge of health planning in the Trump administration. He described fluoride as “industrial … Read more
Groups that go against the global trend have always existed throughout history. This was the case when conservative thoughts dominated, such as settling for the present without looking into the future or trying to protect the past. World-renowned scholar Yuval Harari’s million-selling book ‘Sapiens’ analyzed that the critical reason why the East fell behind the … Read more
A new study finds that one-third of Ontario cancer patients have visited the emergency department at least once within 90 days before diagnosis, and are more likely to have certain types of cancer, be older, and live in rural and underserved areas. appeared. A new study shows that one-third of Ontario cancer patients have visited … Read more
According to an Adidas survey conducted in 2023, 92% of 4,500 women in nine countries reported feeling concerned about safety when going for a run. And a 2024 UK survey found that more than two-thirds of women surveyed said they had experienced some form of threat while running. Umni Khan, a law professor at Carleton … Read more
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The column that has been published in this corner was published as a book titled ‘Same Japan, Different Japan’ in 2022, and the book has now been translated into Japanese and published in Japan. I am half excited and half afraid of how a column that explains Japanese society and culture to Korean readers will … Read more
【Incheon】 It was belatedly revealed that Kim Jong-wook, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, had visited a tourist site without attending the meeting during his business trip to Canada to attend an international conference. Additionally, it was revealed that Commissioner Kim attended an international conference wearing a uniform that was not in the regulations, and … Read more
Human resources experts say an increasing number of employees are requesting permission to take longer than the standard vacation period. Some people call it a ‘mini-retirement’, others call it an ‘adult gap year’. “We’re hearing more and more employees requesting unpaid leave,” said Sissy Pau, a Vancouver HR consultant. Philippe de Villers, president of CPHR … Read more