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TORONTO, Ont. (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012) – The recession hit Canadians harder than economic numbers such as GDP have indicated and the decline in our wellbeing continues despite subsequent economic recovery, says the Honourable Roy Romanow, advisory board co-chair for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), housed in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to conduct home-grown science projects

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will have many responsibilities as commander of the International Space Station this winter.

Many Canadians don’t choose their retirement date, new poll shows

Roma Luciw, The Globe and Mail

Despite their best-laid plans, a new poll says more than one-third of retired baby boomers did not choose when they left the work force.

Footloose & fanciful: Finding your way through the thicket of $200 shoes

Ben Kaplan, National Post 

With the launch of Nike’s new $300 basketball sneakers, a shoe called the LeBron X Nike Plus, named for NBA basketball player LeBron James, a new threshold has been crossed in sportswear. While the average name-brand running shoe still sits somewhere around $150, it’s an opportune time to examine our relationship with how much we’re willing to spend on a shoe.

Increase the cost of cigarettes to snuff out smoking in Nunavut: study

"Price is the single most important influence on tobacco consumption levels, cessation and prevention"

JANE GEORGE

More than two of every three Nunavut Inuit smoke daily despite the increased risks to these smokers of developing tuberculosis, lung cancer and other illnesses, along with the high cost of a daily tobacco habit, which can range up to $6,000 a year for an individual smoker.

Kelly Anthony, lecturer in public health and health systems, has been appointed faculty teaching fellow in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences for a two-year term beginning May 1, 2012.