13 July 2011 by Erik Davis
Much Sturm und Drang last week over the revelation that Valley Park Middle School is allowing an imam to hold Friday prayer services in the school cafeteria. It’s one of those interesting stories that makes for strange bedfellows, with the Centre for Inquiry and Canadian Secular Alliance standing alongside the Canadian Hindu Advocacy, the Muslim [...]
Posted in Canada, Cognition, Critical Thinking, Evolution, Media, Ontario, Skepticism28 Comments
25 June 2011 by Michael Kruse
Next month, in Toronto, the science-fiction/fantasy fan conference Polaris 25 will feature a small skeptical track sponsored by the Centre For Inquiry and its Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism. The four speakers will present on a range of skeptical topics and it will serve as a small experiment into outreach to a broader [...]
Posted in Critical Thinking, Events, Ontario, Skepticism1 Comment
14 June 2011 by Scott Gavura
This Friday, June 17, the Association for Science and Reason‘s Skeptics in The Pub (SiTP) will feature a presentation from Scott Gavura, contributor to Skeptic North, Science-Based Medicine, and Science-Based Pharmacy. What are all those products on pharmacy shelves, and do they work as advertised? Scott is a registered pharmacist, and he will outline the [...]
Posted in Announcements, Ontario0 Comments
06 June 2011 by Michael Kruse
In my final update, I just wanted to point out some of the conflicts between the public and technology that have ensued since the Simcoe County, Ontario, as well as discuss a couple of studies that did not get a lot of attention but were interesting, none the less. WiFi and Cell Phone Towers Since [...]
Posted in British Columbia, Canada, Medical Conditions, Ontario, Skepticism10 Comments
25 February 2011 by Steve Thoms
Long time readers may have noticed that I’ve not poked my head around to offer any significant posts in a while. In fact, the last article of any noteworthy length and substance was on Oct 29 (aside from a recent post on my own blog, which was actually written after this post was). An embarrassing [...]
Posted in Critical Thinking, Ontario19 Comments
13 February 2011 by Steve Thoms
I am pleased to announce that the Skeptic North family of bloggers has grown by one today! Dianne Sousa, whom regular readers and commenters will surely recognize, is joining our intrepid team of cross-country* skeptics. She’s been a long-time commenter at our young blog, and many of you have had conversations with her by now. [...]
Posted in Canada, Ontario, Skepticism1 Comment
01 February 2011 by Michael Kruse
This coming weekend groups from all over Canada (except the east coast – hop to it!!) will be participating in the international 10:23 Campaign as they attempt a death-defying “overdose” from homeopathic medications. Participants will swallow “overdoses” of scam medications sold by major retailers which contain no active ingredients. The action is the culmination of [...]
Posted in Alberta, Alternative Medicine, British Columbia, Canada, Events, Ontario, Quebec10 Comments
29 November 2010 by Mitchell Gerskup
This will probably be my last year attending the Whole Life Expo. Last year, I had a lot of fun, took some great photos, tried some foods (some great; some not-so great) and learned a lot about the field of alternative health and its practitioners. This year, if I had to sum up my experience [...]
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Diet and Nutrition, Events, Medicinal Advertising, Ontario, Pseudoscience6 Comments
29 November 2010 by Steve Thoms
Okay, the title is a bit misleading, as the impetus of this post is to re-direct you to my own blog post on the subject. Our experience at the Whole Life Expo was deeply concerning, and despite the tone of welcoming in the comments section of a previous Skeptic North post, the reality was far [...]
Posted in Canada, Events, Ontario, Reviews, Skepticism0 Comments
21 November 2010 by Aysha Khan
Join Skeptic North contributors and supporters as we see how deep the rabbit hole goes at the Whole Wallet Life Expo next Sunday, November 28 in Toronto. Last year several Skeptic North bloggers visited the alternative reality that is the Whole Life Expo, where they encountered all kinds of fantastic devices, treatments and cures. The [...]
Posted in Events, Health, Ontario79 Comments
