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BEYOND LOCAL: AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments

BEYOND LOCAL: AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments

Researchers have found that psychedelics can dramatically reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse and other psychiatric conditions
BEYOND LOCAL: Guns, not roses – here’s the true story of penicillin’s first patient

BEYOND LOCAL: Guns, not roses – here’s the true story of penicillin’s first patient

On Feb. 12, 1941, Albert Alexander became the first known person to be treated with penicillin. Within days he began to make a stunning recovery
BEYOND LOCAL: Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope

BEYOND LOCAL: Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope

Experiments have by no means reached the level of significance that researchers had anticipated
BEYOND LOCAL: Grunts, boops, chatters and squeals - fish are noisy creatures

BEYOND LOCAL: Grunts, boops, chatters and squeals - fish are noisy creatures

Despite nearly 150 years of contemporary scientific research into fish sound production, there was no global inventory of fish species known to make sounds. Until now
CANADA: PEI potatoes help fill need at food banks amid potato wart issue

CANADA: PEI potatoes help fill need at food banks amid potato wart issue

Feds banned the export of PEI potatoes to the US in November and is now covering the cost of buying and transporting the potatoes to food banks
CANADA: Hate crimes up 37 per cent in 2020, other crime down: Stats Canada

CANADA: Hate crimes up 37 per cent in 2020, other crime down: Stats Canada

Police-reported hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity rose 80 per cent in 2020 compared with 2019 and accounted for the bulk of the national increase
COVID-19: Hospitalizations likely to rise, but not as much as January, say experts

COVID-19: Hospitalizations likely to rise, but not as much as January, say experts

New modelling released today by Ontario's science advisory table suggests that if there is a moderate increase in COVID-19 transmission, hospitalizations will likely rise, though they won't exceed 1,000
WORLD: 'Heartbreaking decisions' had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine: Trudeau

WORLD: 'Heartbreaking decisions' had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine: Trudeau

NATO allies, including Canada, have denied President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request to close Ukraine airspace over concerns that it would potentially spark a world war-scale conflict
ONTARIO: Province to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

ONTARIO: Province to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

Wage increase for health workers is currently set to expire on March 31
WATCH: 'And that's the kind of day it's been'

WATCH: 'And that's the kind of day it's been'

Appearing on 'Up Close & Personal,' a new interview series from Village Media, renowned broadcast journalist Lloyd Robertson talks about his signature sign-off