“Rising sea levels pose a direct threat to the UK, with up to 1.5 million properties at an increased risk of flooding by 2080,” the report said. “At the moment, Arctic science is concentrated on its summer, with the Arctic winter – which could tell us an enormous amount about the weather – being under studied,” Gray said. “Russia has been frozen out of Western Arctic science following its invasion of Ukraine,” Gray said. “The Arctic Council, built with the purpose of boosting collaboration with Arctic nations, is becoming less influential and much of its important work has stalled. “Following Russia’s ‘freezing out’ of Arctic Council activity, it has been working with China in the Russian Arctic on oil and gas extraction,” it said.

October 16, 2023 20:26 UTC

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October 16, 2023 13:37 UTC

A psychiatrist in British Columbia, Dr. Donna Dryer, has permanently surrendered her medical licence following a complaint about her treatment of a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which sponsored the clinical trial, has characterized Yensen’s actions as sexual abuse. The patient filed a sexual assault complaint with the police, but Crown prosecutors did not approve criminal charges. Dryer and Yensen were sub-investigators for the MAPS clinical trial, examining the safety of MDMA in treating PTSD. have guidelines in place that prohibit therapists from engaging in sexual relationships with clients and research participants.

October 16, 2023 12:42 UTC

Monday morning in St. john's started with a heavy rain that is expected to last until Tuesday, says meteorologist Savio Paul. (Arlette Lazarenko/CBC - image credit)Monday morning in St. john's started with a heavy rain that is expected to last until Tuesday, says meteorologist Savio Paul. Monday morning in St. john's started with a heavy rain that is expected to last until Tuesday, says meteorologist Savio Paul. (Arlette Lazarenko/CBC)Environment Canada has issued warnings of heavy rainfall on Newfoundland's Burin and Avalon peninsulas throughout Monday and into early Tuesday. "We also have wind warnings for the regions of Burgeo-Ramea and Connaigre Peninsula from this morning to the afternoon with gusts of 100 km/h," meteorologist Savio Paul told CBC Radio's St. John's Morning Show Monday morning.

October 16, 2023 11:23 UTC

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CBC News published this video item, entitled “NATO doesn’t have the luxury of focusing on one challenge, says secretary general” – below is their description. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joins Rosemary Barton Live to discuss the organization’s military priorities. Defence ministers in several NATO-allied countries have pledged more military aid for Ukraine. CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below.

October 16, 2023 06:42 UTC

Under the bridge joining the communities of Sheshatshiu and North West River, six teenagers from Sheshatshiu Innu School are busting out their best dance moves and lip-syncing to lyrics blasting out from a portable speaker. They're shooting a music video to go with a song they just made with a team from N'we Jinan Creative Studios. The team travels to Indigenous communities across Canada, collaborating with local youth to write and record a song and accompanying music video. Deanna Jordan-Montague, a Grade 12 student at Sheshatshiu Innu School, says the project is helping the students express a lot of hidden feelings. WATCH | Go behind the scenes as a video gets made in an Innu community: Straight outta Sheshatshiu: N’we Jinan helps kids make their own music Duration 2:23 Featured Video Go behind the scenes in Sheshatshiu as local youth shoot their own music video with N’we Jinan, a crew that does music education with First Nations across Canada.

October 15, 2023 21:53 UTC

A decades-long musical friendship will reverberate at the Raven’s Cry Theatre on Oct. 15 as Frances Heinsheimer Wainwright marks 20 years as artistic director of the Coast Recital Society, also, GPAG receives grant and concert for climate justice coming up. A decades-long musical friendship will reverberate at the Raven’s Cry Theatre on Oct. 15 as Frances Heinsheimer Wainwright marks 20 years as artistic director of the Coast Recital Society. Art Beat correspondent Rosemary Bates Terry shares that the upcoming Coast Recital Society concert will begin with an original composition in honour of Heinsheimer Wainwright. Their correspondence continued when she left Montreal, retired to Sechelt and applied her experience and knowledge to the Coast Recital Society. The gallery hopes to develop an action plan for increasing inclusivity and accessibility for public arts on the Sunshine Coast.

October 15, 2023 20:55 UTC

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October 15, 2023 17:29 UTC

According to Take Back Alberta Executive Director David Parker, he has been informed by the Canadian Ditchley Foundation he’s being ditched as a director of the organization. Canadian Ditchley Foundation President Pierre Lortie (Photo: The Ditchley Foundation). It can be said, however, that few people would call the Ditchley Foundation “woke” or easy to intimidate. Mr. Parker’s tweet was followed by a number of not-very-sympathetic responses on the social media site. The Ditchley Foundation governance and nominating committee found a simple and effective way to prevent Mr. Parker from embarrassing their organization.

October 15, 2023 17:26 UTC

Story continuesSome of those tasks are already being carried out by AI health systems in Toronto and Montreal. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)Cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence were display in June 2021 at the Artificial Intelligence Pavilion of Zhangjiang Future Park in Shanghai. Digital health care was one of the topics on the agenda as federal, provincial and territorial health ministers met in Charlottetown this week. Digital health care was one of the topics on the agenda as federal, provincial and territorial health ministers met in Charlottetown this week. (Ken Linton/CBC)That would make it easier to roll out AI health care technology at a time when countries similar to Canada are thinking about the very same thing.

October 15, 2023 16:08 UTC

A man in Scotland found Thornley's letter, and nearly three decades later, the two made contact over Facebook messenger. A man in Scotland found Thornley's letter, and nearly three decades later, the two made contact over Facebook messenger. Bottle discovered in 1998The Facebook message was not the first time the two had been in contact. He says he was beachcombing when he spotted Thornley's bottle lying high above the water line. LISTEN | Newfoundlander receives surprise message from man who found his message in a bottle:Park says he sent a letter to Thornley shortly after finding his message in a bottle.

October 15, 2023 14:19 UTC

The Makehouse Co-op, a fabric store and sewing instruction studio in Victoria, B.C., has decided to keep its doors closed at lunchtime to allow its staff to take a much-needed break. According to Tanya King, co-owner of The Makehouse Co-op, the lunch break provides an opportunity for the staff to rest and recharge. The decision to implement these breaks was made shortly after the workers took over the business in January. During the lunch break at The Makehouse Co-op, the staff turns off music and lights and refrains from discussing work-related matters. The co-op hopes that other businesses will recognize the value of providing breaks for their staff, ultimately benefitting both employees and customers.

October 15, 2023 03:12 UTC

The Makehouse Co-op is a worker-owned fabric store and sewing instruction studio in Victoria. The Makehouse Co-op, a worker-owned fabric store and sewing instruction studio, closes its doors from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. "It's an opportunity for us to be able to sit down, take a break," Tanya King, the store's co-owner, told CBC Radio On The Island host Gregor Craigie. The co-op has been closing for lunch breaks since January, shortly after the workers took over. King says during the lunch break, staff turn off the music, turn off the lights — and don't talk about work.

October 15, 2023 03:12 UTC

Palestinians flee their homes in northern Gaza on Friday, heading toward the southern part of Gaza Strip. (Ahmed Zakot/Reuters - image credit)Reem Abukmeil says it has been heartbreaking to hear what's happening to her family living in Gaza over the past few days. Rola Baker lives in Moncton but grew up in Gaza and still has family there. Rola Baker lives in Moncton, N.B., but grew up in Gaza and still has family there. Many people who left in the evacuation have been staying with friends and relatives in the southern area, she said.

October 15, 2023 00:54 UTC