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While advocates of the active use program are in support of the driveway's closure, some residents are leaning more towards Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's stance.

Ontario hospital nurses will be getting raises of what their union says amounts to an average of 11 per cent over two years.

Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect COVID-19, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests. The review, published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, found that scent dogs are as effective, or even more effective, than conventional COVID-19...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged, an insight that could benefit efforts to treat and prevent hearing loss.

Major depression has previously been associated with abnormalities in REM sleep. Excess REM sleep would diminish noradrenaline, resulting in decreased binding to the ɑ-2 receptor in the medial frontal lobes comprised of the ACC and the medial prefrontal cortex. The absence of REM sleep with TSD may give some participants a...

Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you've heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about....

Today was #Ottawa's 111th smoky hour this year which puts 2023 in 1st place for the most in any year since records began. #OttWeather #YowWx #ONWx #YOW

Guy deserved to see the show after pulling off the reverse Andy Dufresne IMO.

A new drug developed by QIMR Berghofer could transform the treatment of COVID-19 by potentially protecting against infection by any SARS-CoV-2 variant and reversing the persistent inflammation that is a major driver of debilitating long COVID.

Shopify CEO promises to fight the request, calling the action ‘low-key overreach.’ Expert says data includes ‘everything the CRA needs to audit these businesses.’

Am I that out of touch? "Festival City"?

Full report is on The Verge.

Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

Anyone know of any Fediverse projects written in .net/c#? I'm a little surprised by the lack of representation to be honest. I've seen some Rust/PHP/Node projects, but nothing .net.

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids—particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a nutrient found in foods including flaxseeds, walnuts, and chia, canola and soybean oils—may help slow the progression of disease in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...

Didn't have that on my "LRT Is Down" Bingo card

Anyone happen to know the URL for the kbin API?...

NASA officials overestimated their ability to contain alien microbes after the first moon landing, a new analysis suggests.

Man jumps into police car through passenger window, assaults officer, bystanders come to cop's assistance