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5 tips to help your child learn to love reading
There’s no one silver bullet that will guarantee a child becomes a skilled and avid reader. But here are some things you can try to encourage your kids to fall in love with the written word.
The anesthesiologist shortage is now a 'full-blown crisis.' Should Canada use nurse anesthetists?
The domino effect caused by a shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could be improved if the country allowed specially trained nurses to provide anesthesia care, something they do in the United States, nursing advocates say.
Why it's time to bust 'the good mother myth'
In her new book, The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom, Nancy Reddy digs into the reasons moms often feel terrible about themselves when they don’t find every minute of mothering as joyful as books, blogs and Instagram suggest.
They were lost at sea for 52 hours. Here's what it was like
After their ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Newfoundland, seven fishermen were plucked from the north Atlantic ocean alive and well. Months later, they reveal what it was like being stuck in a tiny life-raft for 52 hours as their friends and family prepared for the worst back on land.
Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebecers are, and critics are worried
Critics say the situation in Quebec should act as a warning of what could happen elsewhere in Canada if incremental steps in the direction of privatization are allowed to add up to giant leaps.
Low libido, intercourse pain, orgasm problems? Sexual-health doctors are trying to help
While help for male sexual dysfunction has been widely available since erectile dysfunction drug Viagra burst onto the scene — it was approved for use in Canada in 1999 — women's sexual health has remained largely shrouded in secrecy.
Why wait to retire? These Canadians are embracing the adult gap year instead
Human resources professionals say Canadian companies are seeing more employees asking to take absences from work that are longer than standard vacation time allows. Some call it a mini-retirement; others refer to it as an ‘adult gap year.’
This group is breaking down barriers to nature for Muslim students — one classroom at a time
A non-profit geared to creating an environmental movement within the Canadian Muslim community has taken its work inside the classroom. The aim is to help students make connections between sustainable habits and their cultural values.
New med school for family doctors aims to help solve the shortage. Can it do so with doctors alone?
The people behind a new medical school dedicated solely to turning out family doctors say the program is disrupting traditional medical education in a way that could help solve Canada’s shortage of family physicians. But critics say the effort is a drop in the bucket and that solutions to the primary care shortage lie elsewhere.
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Warmer temperatures have put chinook salmon — and a way of life — in grave danger
CBC Radio’s What on Earth travelled to Yukon this summer to explore how a warming climate has threatened chinook salmon, endangering not just the species but a cultural keystone for some Indigenous communities.