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Une enquête a montré que les niveaux de plomb dans l’eau de cinq villes canadiennes étaient comparables à ceux de Flint, au Michigan, au pire du scandale de l'eau contaminée.
An investigation showed that five Canadian cities had lead levels in their water on par with those in Flint, Mich. during its peak period of water contamination.
Studying Twitter in advance of the federal election has shown that the hashtag #FakeNews is being used to discredit Canadian mainstream media and create echo chambers.
De nouvelles études affirment que les gens n'ont pas besoin de réduire leur consommation de viande rouge ou transformée, ce qui en dit plus sur la recherche que sur la viande bovine.
New research claiming that people do not need to reduce their consumption of red and processed meat says more about the conduct and evaluation of research than it does about beef.
Climate journalism can play an important role in painting the picture of a post-carbon economy. It should start by encouraging collective action and a sense of empowerment for everyday people.
A phone conversation at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin affair contained so much miscommunication that it does not constitute persuasive evidence about alleged threats to Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Peu importe la quantité d'activité physique faite dans votre jeunesse, selon la science, ce qui compte vraiment, c'est la quantité d'exercice que vous faites maintenant.
An anthropologist who interviewed Uighurs in China found different ways in which Chinese authorities used checkpoints, social media and smartphones to identify, categorize and control this group.
Claims that tweets on the Canadian election are the work of bot accounts, without empirical evidence or verification, need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Un examen de l'activité de Twitter après les meurtres à la mosquée de Québec révèle que des trolls russes ont travaillé pour répandre de fausses nouvelles.
Using machine learning and natural language processing, researchers are developing an algorithm that can distinguish between real and fake news articles.