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Summary: The Link Online is your web radio show featuring a look back at a few of the stories that we felt were particularly interesting during the past week. Along with your submitted stories as our 'reporter for a day', we also air some of your letters and voicemails, and answer questions you have about Canada.
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While the World Health Organization (WHO) is the lead UN agency helping Congolese authorities in containing Ebola, WFP plays a critical role by providing food to people potentially carrying the virus, and by providing crucial logistical services, including flights to remote areas in the eastern regions of the country, said WFP Senior Partnership Adviser in DRC Arnhild Spence.
Prof. Yvonne Bohr says the project was conceived after the government of Nunavut asked for ideas on remote interventions to help Inuit youth.
Rhonda Balzarini on York U study on consensual non-monogamy- polyamory
Jennifer Moss says working from home adds to the loneliness already created by the large amount of time Canadians spend online.
UWO professor Cheryle Seguin (PhD) on research into spinal disease known as DISH
“Indigenous-led conservation is good for the land, good for the people and good for the economy. It’s also the best way for Canada to meet international obligations,” said Valérie Courtois, director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, a partner in the IBCC. “This poll confirms most Canadians want the federal government to invest in Indigenous stewardship.”
Paul Davis says more college and university students are cutting back on their use of social media.
“Education in Nunavut has a history of cultural genocide, linguicide, econocide and historicide, and this continues today” said Aluki Kotierk. “Inuit children receive the majority of their education in the dominant languages instead of their mother tongue. This constitutes cultural genocide.”
Lisa Taylor says there are many myths about older workers and companies would do well to invest in them.
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Dr. Kimia Honarmand says all 20 patients studied came out of ICU with cognitive impairments. A web-based test will help them adjust their lifestyle and also help researchers study mitigation and prevention of this effect.
Ontario Library Service, northern and southern, is facing a 50 per cent budget cut from the province. Barbara Franchetto, CEO of the Southern Ontario Library Service, discusses the cuts and what they mean. (Miriam Katawazi/CBC)
Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney says he’ll move fast to repeal the carbon tax legislation adopted by the previous centre-left New Democratic Party government and jump-start stalled pipeline projects, setting the stage for a confrontation with the federal government, neighbouring British Columbia and Quebec.
Suhkpreet Tamana (PhD) on study of children and electronic screens
CCLA’s Michael Bryant says governments need to take over the Quayside project and develop policy on the collection and use of digital data.
