It’s not very often that an opposition party in Prince Edward Island makes national – and international! – news. But that’s exactly what happened this week when the Green Party captured enough seats to become the official Opposition, something the party has never achieved before in Canada. Political scientist Matto Mildenberger monitors the Green Party around the world and explains why the P.E.I. breakthrough could bode well for the party in this year’s federal election.

That’s just one of our great reads as you get ready to head into the weekend.

• Entanglement is the mysterious relationship between two connected atoms and that relationship is the basis of quantum physics. Get it? If not, Amar Vutha of the University of Toronto explains all.
• There’s real concern that orca whales in the Salish Sea off the coast of B.C. are nearing extinction. Linda Nowlan of the University of British Columbia makes the case that the time has come for these sea creatures to have legal rights similar to humans to ensure their continued survival.
• One in five women likely suffer pain during sex and Claudia Brown of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University tells us physiotherapy for pelvic issues is an often over-looked treatment.

And finally…it’s the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, one of the most important labour events in Canada’s history. David Camfield of the University of Manitoba looks back at that monumental moment – but also tells us that the lessons from the 1919 movement are just as relevant today.

Regards,