
Governor General Targets Antisocial Media
Governor General Mary Simon closed comments on her social media accounts in February. The decision was prompted by the increase in abusive, misogynistic, and racist insults and the growing number of violent threats.
Galaxy Quest
Astronomers believe that the first galaxies in the history of the universe didn’t begin to coalesce until at least a billion years after the Big Bang.
The Latest Trend? Banning TikTok
On February 28, the Canadian government banned TikTok from government-issued devices.
CANWNT vs. Canada Soccer
The Canadian Women’s National Team (CANWNT) is calling foul on Canada Soccer.
Major Earthquakes Rock Turkey and Syria
On February 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and Syria. This quake was so powerful that it was felt 1200 kilometres away in Cairo, Egypt.
Stand Up, Speak Out
February 22 is Pink Shirt Day. People across Canada and around the world will wear pink.
Remembering the Holocaust
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated every January 27. That’s the day, in 1945, when the Soviet army entered Auschwitz-Birkenau and liberated its prisoners.
Beavers Invade the Arctic
Beavers are expanding into the Arctic. These expert dam-builders typically inhabit waterways in boreal and temperate regions of North America.
ChatGPT Rewrites Education
A new artificial intelligence program hit the Internet November 30. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is a free, interactive chatbot, trained to mimic human speech.
One Step Closer to Star Power
On December 5, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California created a nuclear fusion reaction that produced three megajoules of energy.