Centre for Inquiry | Vancouver (CFI)

I still lean towards this being a mass psychogenic illness.

BBC News - 'Havana syndrome' likely caused by directed microwaves - US report

'Havana syndrome' likely caused by directed microwaves - US report The US report is the latest attempt to explain a mystery illness that affected diplomats in Cuba.

Of course this study is limited in a number of ways, but . . . I knew it 😏

BBC News - Video games 'good for well-being' says University of Oxford study

Video games 'good for well-being' says University of Oxford study Gamers who played titles for longer reported feeling happier than those who did not.

CFI Canada has a discord server, yay! And of course it has a meme channel. You know you want to contribute to that, let's see what you've got!

https://discord.gg/ca6Sk5pBC7

Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.

Doctors report uptick in teens, young adults choosing to vaccinate against parents' wishes | CBC News Vancouver doctors are seeing an uptick in the number of unvaccinated teens and young adults seeking to be inoculated against measles in the wake of an outbreak of the disease at two schools in the city.

But you and I would call this out anywhere, anytime :)

Why can naturopaths mislead the public about their credentials? Because no one bothers to stop them: Opinion | CBC News While New Brunswick's medical college has launched a legal challenge against several naturopaths for their false advertising, other regulators seem downright uninterested .

Has anyone taken one of these? I was aware of the tests, but not the criticisms.

I dare say, the CBC is one of the best things about Canada. They must have some top notch skeptics and investigators working there.

Science behind these food sensitivity tests has been debunked — but they're still widely offered | CBC News Two of Canada's biggest labs promote and offer something known as IgG food tests at their labs, marketed as a way to test for food sensitivities. But medical experts call these blood tests "irrelevant," "unvalidated" and "inappropriate" when it comes to tracking food intolerance.

CFI Canada is involved with this one.

When 12-step doesn't work: Nurse fights for alternative treatment to his addiction | CBC News A former Vancouver nurse has filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal saying that the 12-step approach did not work to help him overcome substance abuse, but it's the only addiction program acceptable in the nursing profession and he lost his job when he stopped attending.

Can you be good without God? Looks like it :)

Batman is An Atheist, DC Comics Confirms Batman comics reveal Bruce Wayne doesn't believe in God after the death of his parents.

We wouldn't be fooled by such nonsense, right? :)

A boy playing on a phone at a gas station didn’t cause fatal explosion, as viral post asserts Did a 10-year-old passing the time at a gas station by playing on a phone cause a fatal explosion, as a viral post asserted? Short answer: no.

Arrest after man fails to resurrect co**se Getayawkal Ayele convinced a family to let him try the miracle after telling the story of Lazarus.

No proof B.C. boy's migraines caused by Wi-Fi, tribunal rules | CBC News By the time class let out for the summer in 2016, a Vancouver Island pr***en was spending almost all of every school day alone in an empty room, away from his friends.

Canadian video debunking fake online health claims becomes viral hit | CBC News A Canadian science communicator wanted to show how people's emotions and desire for easy answers can be manipulated when it comes to science and health information. His fake video with a very real message now has millions of views.