Here’s when Canada is testing its emergency alert system | CTV News

Canada’s Alert Ready system, which allows government agencies to warn the public about events considered to be a threat to life, is being tested today. Here’s when and where this is happening.
— Read on www.ctvnews.ca/canada/here-s-when-you-can-expect-to-get-an-emergency-alert-message-today-1.6645722

Be ready for the alarming sound on your devices! At 1:55 a.m. there is a test on cell phones, etc.

Canada and Philosophy

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_in_Canada

Thinking about love might be a little more indirect in Canada.

But knowledge is important here.

There seems to be an emphasis on the separation of science from philosophy.

This is true globally to varying degrees.

Canada’s Ebola vaccine almost didn’t happen, new study reveals | CBC News

Dalhousie University professor Matthew Herder accessed hundreds of government documents to find out what really happened as Canadian scientists tried for years to get the pharmaceutical industry interested in their discovery of an Ebola vaccine.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-vaccine-national-microbiology-laboratory-pharmaceutical-industry-scientists-1.5429060

It is even harder to understand the lack of concern about the present situation in the DRC.

But, put that aside, read about the history of the first Canadian Ebola vaccine.

The more we know about the problem, the sooner we will implement the solution.

Please support the effort…

ZOMBIE WALK VICTORIA 2019 | Visitor In Victoria

The 2019 Victoria Zombie Walk takes place on Saturday, October 26th. Hordes will trudge their way through downtown Victoria in search of British Columbia’s finest brains.
— Read on visitorinvictoria.ca/zombie-walk/

Reminder, don’t forget, the walk is just one week away, I am making plans to do the walk, no costume, live blogging, come out and enjoy your Saturday in downtown Victoria, BC, Canada

Child Abuse Is Plain And Simple

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_case

Children’s rights are front and centre when considering extreme examples of child abuse.

The world may harbour many more problems for the special needs of children.

We need a charter for children’s rights to help support the legal rights and obligations for them.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-california-parents-who-starved-and-shackled-children-sentenced-to-life/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_rights?wprov=sfti1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Centre_for_Child_Protection?wprov=sfti1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Welfare_League_of_Canada?wprov=sfti1

Teen vaping in Canada has taken a ‘worrisome’ turn | CBC News

University of Waterloo Prof. David Hammond’s new statistics on teen vaping in Canada over the last six months were so troubling he presented his data to Health Canada instead of waiting to publish it in a scientific journal.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/health/health-canada-youth-teenage-vaping-smoking-hammond-1.4937593

Parents beware, decide to play, how to engage my kid about stopping their smoking habit.