The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again | CBC Radio The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization...

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Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch

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I am not saying the Olympics get too much attention and praise. Understand that.

But I am definitely saying that the Paralympics don't get enough.

So proud of all the amazing #Paralympians!

.... also health care is the jurisdiction of provinces and OH WELL, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, almost every Premier is a conservative.

50 PARALYMPIANS ON TEAM CANADA 🇨🇦

The COC just sent out the finalized Canadian roster for the Paralympics:

Para alpine skiing 8
Para ice hockey 17
Para nordic skiing 15
Para snowboard 5
Wheelchair curling 5

19 athletes will be making their Paralympic debuts.

Of all the reasons to ask for an extension on an assignment, this is a pretty good one.

Canadian figure skater Maddie Schizas posts her email to her prof, asking for an extension.

Because she’s competing at the Olympics. Attached the press release for proof of participation.

Opinion: What my sister Ellen taught me about dignity and the importance of being seen As a physician and professor specializing in end-of-life care, I teach the Platinum Rule: Do unto others as they would want done unto themselves

What my sister Ellen, who lived with cerebral palsy, taught me about dignity and the importance of being seen, by Harvey Max Chochinov www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #disability #inclusion

An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

John Lorinc: How Canadian researchers became collateral damage in Trump’s war on science It's become the science version of a tough question that forms the very core of Prime Minister Mark Carney's agenda: how does Canada become less reliant on the United States

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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending' A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...

A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.

Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢

Opinion: The truth of autism will continue to be found in science, not myth Canadian research needs to lead the world forward

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Canadian scrum half Justine Pelletier a key to Canada’s success at Rugby World Cup While coach Kevin Rouet may chart Canada's course at the Women's Rugby World Cup in England, Justine Pelletier presses the accelerator.

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The Canadian women’s rugby team is up against a world-class challenge in the World Cup final. They just might win If going up against the No. 1-ranked team wasn’t enough of a challenge, nearly all the 82,000 fans will be cheering for England.

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Canada’s showdown with England in women’s rugby is years in the making. Here’s what to expect on Saturday For three seasons, coach Kévin Rouet and his Total Football-style strategy have prepared athletes to win bigger than ever. Will it work?

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Canada and England to share women’s rugby’s biggest stage in World Cup final clash Sport has been gaining popularity, with this year’s tournament smashing attendance records and the Canadian women’s success inspiring more to give it a try at home

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Scientists rebuke Trump’s reported claim linking paracetamol to autism The global scientific community has pushed back on the claim that paracetamol during pregnancy is linked to autism, saying there is no relationship between the two.

Trump: "we found an answer to autism."

Reality: Nope!

We can't let the fearmongering, stigmatizing, guilt-placing lies win. 💪

‘No relationship’: Scientists push back on Trump’s reported claim linking paracetamol to autism www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

#ScienceMatters!

Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? The US president calls the widely used painkiller, also known as paracetamol, ‘a very big factor’ in autism, but scientists say that strong evidence is lacking.

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Oh. My. God. This autism announcement is going to do so much damage. I just can’t.

Rugby Is a Better Game “American football is violent, expensive, and time-consuming; and the number of people who are able to play under these conditions is extremely limited. Rugby, on the other hand, is more rough than vi...

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Star Editorial Board: Friday could be one of the great days in Canadian sports history. Don’t miss it Do yourself a favour tomorrow afternoon: untether from the horrors of the world for two hours and glimpse athletic excellence.

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Clinical trials for childhood cancer closed to new Canadian patients in wake of U.S. funding cuts Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children halted enrolment in three trials for incurable brain cancer last month

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Opinion: Ending vaccine mandates is a cynical political play – and it threatens children’s lives Florida Surgeon-General’s latest decision is yet more proof the so-called ‘health freedom’ movement seems committed to creating unnecessary risk for children

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Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

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Kennedy is wrong: we must praise experts not bury them Do we need experts? You might think that we don’t, that experts are troublesome or even dangerous. You probably hold these views if you spend too much time listening to people who do not possess the e...

Kennedy is wrong: we must praise experts not bury them www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"The response to this unprincipled disruption that Kennedy is leading must be strong: our duty is to praise genuine experts and expertise, not to bury them."

#ScienceMatters #KnowledgeMatters

Underfunded and under the radar, Canada’s women’s rugby team is a World Cup contender The squad is ranked No. 2 as it heads into the World Cup in England

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RFK Jr.’s halt on mRNA vaccine research risks progress on curing illnesses The research made promising inroads on developing vaccines for cancers and HIV, which both have racial and socioeconomic disparities

"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine.

Stopping development could put cures of chronic diseases such as cancer and HIV out of reach."

My comments on mRNA research defunding in @prismreports.org:

There will one day be an exhibit in the Smithsonian about how Trump tried to rewrite history and how people resisted that…or one could hope

A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. cnn.it/4705B2t