Category: Health + Wellness

Quebec company puts windows in masks for the hearing impaired

Masks aren’t going away anytime soon. Recognizing this, one Quebec company is working to make face coverings more inclusive. Entreprise Prémont, based in Louiseville, Quebec, is producing windowed masks so the hearing impaired can read the wearer’s lips. The masks, called Humask-Pro Vision, will be available starting early 2021. “This

Canada expects to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas

Canadians can brace for a Christmas miracle. The federal government announced today the country will be COVID-19 vaccine-ready before December 25th. Work is already underway to have the logistics and infrastructure in place to roll out four COVID-19 vaccines. “We’re not going to wait until the end of December …

Scotland is the first country in the world to offer free period products

In a move that we will all look back on one day and wonder how it took so long, Scotland became the first country to provide free period products. That means women can pick up tampons and sanitary pads at designated public places. They include community centres, youth clubs and

Canadian teens are consuming way less weed since legalization

When marijuana was legalized in October 2018, critics wondered, Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the children??? Well, the children are fine. The teens, anyway. According to a study led by St. Thomas University criminology professor Michael Boudreau, Canadian teens are smoking considerably less marijuana these days. Before legalization, 20% of

Provinces getting ready to roll out 5-minute COVID-19 tests

Two weeks ago, Canada received a shipment of 100,000 rapid tests. The tests can detect COVID-19 in less than 13 minutes and in as short as five minutes. They are administered via nasal swab. Yes, that’s the one where they stab your brain. Joking – kinda. It is now up