In the News: Alcohol warning labels, mosquito-killing fungus and a potential Canada Post deal

In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed proposals to add stronger warning labels to alcohol, a fungus that could combat mosquitoes, the potential end to the Canada Post strike, Canada joining an international singing competition and respectful costumes.

Should cigarette-style warning labels be mandatory on all alcohol? Professor and Chair of Health Sciences Dan Malleck spoke to Village Media’s Closer Look podcast about proposed changes to alcohol labelling and to

Sweet-smelling fungus lures and kills mosquitoes, offering new disease control tool: Professor of Biological Sciences Michael Bidochka spoke to CTV News about a fungus that can be used to control mosquito populations.

Could Canada Post and its 53,000 workers be close to a deal?: Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage spoke to The Toronto Star about Canada Post and its union potentially closing in on a deal to end the longstanding strike.

Will Canada actually join Eurovision? Not without some challenges, experts say: Adjunct Professor Karen Fricker spoke to Hanomansing Tonight and CBC Radio One about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposal to have Canada participate in the Eurovision Song Contest and increased collaboration and content exchanges with the European Broadcasting Union.

Culture isn’t a costume: Encouraging respectful Halloween celebrations: Sarena Johnson (Caldwell First Nation), a Lecturer in Brock’s Indigenous Educational Studies programs, spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB about appropriate Halloween costumes.


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