A major event to celebrate Montreal’s role in advancing human rights Concordia University’s Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), Amnesty International Canada, the United Committee of Armenian Organizations of Quebec and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, are joining forces to organize Rights City/Montréal, ville des droits humains, a major event…
Instagram actually helps users eat healthily, study says Instagram users post millions of food photos – whether to show off a sophisticated palate, make friends drool over chicken and waffles, or artfully arrange colorful macarons. A new study from University of Washington researchers describes how some people also turn to posting photos on Instagram to…
When art studio for mentally ill loses funding, money flows in from strangers This art studio has worked wonders on the health of those suffering from mental illness – so when they lost federal funding in 2015, things looked grim. Artbeat Studios is an art studio based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The founder himself, Nigel Bart, was…
This driverless electric pod is the delivery guy of the future Inside a new type of truck, there are no seats and no windows. The vehicle which founders call a “T-pod” is the first truck to be designed to never have a human inside. The driverless design makes it possible, the startup says, to…
Islamic and Arab art institute opening in New York Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani noticed something missing in New York City’s cultural institutions – there is the Swiss Institute, the Asia Society and the Jewish Museum, but there isn’t anything to represent Arab Muslim artists, until now. The 2,500 sq ft space will host…
Beyoncé launches college scholarship programmes for women Believe it or not, Beyoncé’s sixth solo disc Lemonade – and the HBO visual album that came with it – is already one year old. To mark the occasion Queen Be is going all out by launching a new scholarship programme aimed at sending young women to college in…
“Holy Grail” Metallic hydrogen is going to change everything Two Harvard scientists have succeeded in creating an entirely new substance long believed to be the “holy grail” of physics — metallic hydrogen, a material of unparalleled power that could one day propel humans into deep space. Scientists created the metallic hydrogen by pressurizing a hydrogen…
Best immigrant award The canadian RBC Royal Bank is throwing the best immigrant award ! This will be the 8th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards program, which is presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine. These prestigious awards are about shining a light on inspirational stories of immigrants to Canada. It recognizes inspiring…
“Unprecedented progress” against neglected tropical diseases World Health Organization officials said last week that “unprecedented progress” had been made in reducing the spread of neglected tropical diseases in some of the world’s poorest communities. “WHO has observed record-breaking progress towards bringing ancient scourges like sleeping sickness and elephantiasis to their knees,” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in…
A befriending scheme for asylum seekers and refugees Londoners are being asked to take part in a befriending scheme that matches people with spare time and goodwill, to asylum seekers and refugees who are in need of friendship HostNation, which launched a pilot scheme in Greater London in March and hopes to expand across…