December, 2020 • Troy Media Digital Solutions

Just the facts? Don’t count on fact-checkers

Reading Time: 4 minutes A closer look at almost every fact-checking organization shows a great deal of politics and vested interests involved

Get those bird feeders up and enjoy the show

Place your feeders so they’re not under dense cover as predators will sneak up on them and take some for dinner. Placing them in the open allows the birds to flee to safety

Reading Time: 3 minutes Our tips so the birds – and bird-watchers – get the most out of your feeders

What happens when capitalism lacks a soul?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Corporations have created a structure that’s unsustainable on political, economic, environmental and even spiritual levels

Mazda3 Turbo is a good car gone bad

With high driveability, comfort and convenience on a par with anything in its category this should be an enjoyable car to drive. But it’s not and I couldn’t return it to Mazda fast enough

Reading Time: 4 minutes For 2021, Mazda has built in so many nanny features that it renders the car almost undriveable – or, at the very least, a pain in the butt

In crisis, radicalism works against balance and progress

Reading Time: 4 minutes Far-left activists and politicians are recruiting and radicalizing in the same way far-right groups did back in the 2008 crash

Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia, across the country

Reading Time: 3 minutes The rapid decline in giving in recent decades means Canadian charities are increasingly strapped for resources and face larger financial obstacles

Twenty stories that defined the University of Alberta in 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutes In a year of unprecedented challenges, the people of the U of A gave us plenty of reasons to expect a brighter future

The new pandemic-induced pet food economy

Reading Time: 3 minutes The pet economy represents tremendous growth potential for the food service industry. Pets are already influencing the market

Google’s leverage raises serious antitrust allegations

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the world’s favoured search engine, dominant email service and most popular video provider, Google has immense power over public opinion

Stem cell therapy research for Type 1 diabetes receives funding

Greg Korbutt (left) and Andrew Pepper are members of a research team aiming to develop insulin-producing stem cells that won’t trigger an immune response, so transplant patients wouldn't need to take anti-rejection drugs. (Photo: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, May 2019)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Three U of A researchers will help lead projects to advance treatments for patients

Month: December 2020