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Thursday October 26th, 2017 evening edition

image for Now is the time to revisit Wall-E, perhaps the finest environmental film of the past decade

A warning about unbridled consumption wrapped up in a children’s tale, Pixar’s film wasn’t intended as a political statement.

Vudu, Every weekend, we pick a movie you can stream that dovetails with current events.

What you can count on is a weekend watch that sheds new light on the week that was.

The movie of the week for June 3 to 9 is Wall-E (2008), which is available to digitally rent on Amazon YouTube , and Google Play.

(What happened to the poorer inhabitants of Earth is left out of the film, probably to make it suitable for children.).

There are no familiar slogans or symbols easily identified with a politicized notion of the environment anywhere in Wall-E.

Futuristic science fiction is at its best when it makes us take a hard look at our own world. »

Many junior scientists need to take a hard look at their job prospects

Authored by nature.com

For our Careers section this week, Nature surveyed more than 5,700 early-career scientists worldwide who are working on PhDs.

Statistics say these young researchers will have a better chance of pursuing their chosen job than the young footballers.

Simply put, most PhD students need to make plans for a life outside academic science. »

Ontario makes it illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics

Authored by cbc.ca

It will soon be illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics in Ontario.

The ban will also automatically apply to 150 metres around the homes of abortion staff and health professionals who provide the services.

There will be an application process for other health-care providers or pharmacists, as some Ontario pharmacies recently started offering the abortion pill, Mifegymiso. »