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The Amazon is on Fire: What’s Happening and How You Can Help

The Amazon is on fire.  Thousands of flaming infernos are currently blazing across the vast Amazon rainforest, including the ecosystems, fauna, and trees that it homes. “Since August 15, more than 9,500 new forest fires have started across Brazil, primarily in the Amazon basin.” Thus far in this year alone, scientists

Alberta in the Midst of a Syphilis Outbreak and Experts Don’t Know Why

Alberta is facing an old and, somewhat unusual, health crisis.  Globe & Mail’s Alberta’s reporter, Justin Giovannetti, divulged last week that health officials in Alberta have proclaimed that the province is amidst an outbreak of the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis.  “Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacteria

Vancouver Teen Develops App to Help Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

An eighteen-year-old student from Vancouver, BC has designed a smartphone system that assists in detecting whether or not someone may have Alzheimer’s disease. Kai Leong, a recent graduate of Killarney Secondary School, has developed an app that examines an individual’s gait to detect early onset symptoms of the neurological disorder.

Bankruptcy Rates on the Rise in Alberta

Compared with the first quarter of 2018, the number of Albertans filing for bankruptcy this year is on the rise. According to a report from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, the number of consumer insolvencies in Alberta has increased by 15.2% compared to the first quarter of 2018.

Threatened Rights: What is Really Happening in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is currently an autonomous territory. Formerly a British colony for 150 years, the region was returned to China in 1997 with the premise that it be “one country, two systems.” Consequently, Hong Kong possesses its own legal system and borders, as well as rights that include freedom of