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Which endangered species should we save' Humans face tough choices about what lives — and what diesEnvironmental | 123866 hits | 6:11 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Given the option of saving the iconic monarch butterfly or a giant slug, what would you choose? As more species are pushed to the brink of extinction, humans will have to decide the winners and losers of the animal kingdom.Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote, signalling the likelihood of an early election and a renewed period of uncertainty for Italy and Europe at a critical time.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote, signalling the likelihood of an early election and a renewed period of uncertainty for Italy and Europe at a critical time.France firefighters battle 'the fire of the century' in hot, dry, windy weather
Rémi Lassoureille and his fellow firefighters have been working around the clock to put out two huge fires in Gironde. But their work is far from over, as the flames continue to ravage southwestern France.
Environmental | 124249 hits | 6:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Rémi Lassoureille and his fellow firefighters have been working around the clock to put out two huge fires in Gironde. But their work is far from over, as the flames continue to ravage southwestern France. Trudeau announces expanded oceans protection planEnvironmental | 124009 hits | 6:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details of the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's longest national coastline. Civil suit accuses Edmonton Oilers owner of paying teenage ballerina for sexLaw & Order | 123964 hits | 6:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A new U.S. civil suit alleges that Daryl Katz, the billionaire owner of the Edmonton Oilers, paid a 17-year-old ballerina for "sexual favours." Katz denies the claim, and says the $75,000 was for a film project the dancer was pitching to his Hollywood pro Owners of 3 dogs that fatally attacked woman in June charged under Calgary bylawLaw & Order | 124221 hits | 5:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The owners of three dogs that fatally attacked a Calgary woman in June have been jointly charged with 12 offences under the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, the city said Wednesday.Khalid Ahmed Qasim, a Guantanamo detainee, cleared for release after 20 years of detention without trial
Guantanamo detainee Khalid Ahmed Qasim has been cleared for release from the US detention facility in Cuba after being held for 20 years without a trial, according to documents from the Department of Defense.
Guantanamo detainee Khalid Ahmed Qasim has been cleared for release from the US detention facility in Cuba after being held for 20 years without a trial, according to documents from the Department of Defense. Inflation rises again, to new 39-year high of 8.1%
Canada's inflation rate rose to 8.1 per cent last month, Statistics Canada says, the fastest annual increase in the cost of living in decades. Haiti gang violence: UN votes to ban small arms salesLaw & Order | 123665 hits | 8:09 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A security council resolution also imposes sanctions against gang leaders. Hand, foot and mouth disease spiking in Winnipeg
Winnipeg is seeing a spike in reports of hand, foot and mouth disease – a viral infection commonly found in young children. Keystone outage compounds Biden's post-Saudi oil dilemma
Shipments of Canadian oil to US refiners were thrown into disarray by a pipeline disruption just days after President Joe Biden’s unsuccessful bid to coax more crude out of Saudi Arabia.Methanol detected in all 21 teens who died at South African tavern
The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a South African bar, officials said Tuesday.
Misc World | 123925 hits | 6:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a South African bar, officials said Tuesday. Sesame Street theme park apologizes after mascot denies Black girls hugsMisc World | 123974 hits | 6:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A Sesame Street-themed amusement park has apologized and promised more training for its employees after a video showing a costumed character waving off two 6-year-old Black girls during a parade went viral online. A Suncor sale of Petro-Canada would transform company, alter Canadian gasoline retail landscape
As Suncor could divest itself of Petro-Canada’s 1,500-site retail network, potential buyers face a risk of the infrastructure becoming obsolete as cars and trucks electrify MP Kevin Vuong faces military summary trial for failing to disclose charge
Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, a naval reservist, is set to face a military summary trial Wednesday on a charge of failing to disclose that he was criminally charged with sexual assault in 2019. As moderate Conservatives meet, suspicions of anti-Poilievre plotting
Centre Ice Conservatives says it wants to bring Conservatives on the centre or centre-right of the political spectrum together. 'Incomprehensible' that forced sterilizations still happen in Canada, says survivorLaw & Order | 123723 hits | 11:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A new senate report calls for the criminalization of forced and coerced sterilization in Canada. It found the practice is more prevalent than reported, and isn't confined to the past, but continues today. Tornado touches down near Medicine Hat, hail reported in several areas
Alberta Emergency Alert initially reported the event as a tornado that had touched down near Highways 1 and 523 Britain sets record-high temperature mark, climbing over 40 C for 1st time
Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday as part of a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.China's 'mind-reading' porn detection cap takes censorship to new levels | PC Gamer
Researchers in China have come up with a new and elaborate way to detect porn for the purpose of censorship. The helmet-like device can detect spikes in human brainwave patters when the watcher is pre
Law & Order | 123557 hits | 10:16 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
Researchers in China have come up with a new and elaborate way to detect porn for the purpose of censorship. The helmet-like device can detect spikes in human brainwave patters when the watcher is pre Ex-Parti Québecois leader André Boisclair sentenced to two-year prison term | Vancouver SunLaw & Order | 122689 hits | 2:17 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
2 navy ships return from deployment on NATO mission in support of Ukraine
Two Royal Canadian Navy ships returned to port in Halifax after several months in European waters as part of NATO's Operation Reassurance in support of Ukraine. Leading space science expert predicts a 'direct hit' on Earth from a solar stormEnvironmental | 123871 hits | 6:23 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Five days ago, a giant sunspot and filaments on the solar surface had astronomers worried about possible Earth-directed solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that could lead to blackouts.
Finally, on Friday, it was reported that a massive sola Inside Amazon’s strategy to shield its profits from Canadian taxes
As Amazon became Canada’s largest online retailer, the Seattle-based company crafted a strategy that would limit how much of its profits were taxed by the federal government Britain has 'difficult 48 hours' ahead with 1st-ever extreme heat warning
Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record-high temperatures that are already disrupting travel, health care and schools. I grew up in Northern public housing. The system does not work for Indigenous people
Living on the land in the N.W.T. gave my grandmother strength, purpose, belonging, and a sense of empowerment — something that public housing is badly missing, writes Katłįà Lafferty.China Mortgage Boycott Data Erased by Censors as Crisis Spreads
China is censoring crowd-sourced documents tallying the number of mortgage boycotts spreading across the country, potentially hampering a key source of data for global investors and researchers tracking the property crisis.
China is censoring crowd-sourced documents tallying the number of mortgage boycotts spreading across the country, potentially hampering a key source of data for global investors and researchers tracking the property crisis. Canadian village entirely destroyed by wildfire in 2021 evacuated due to wildfireEnvironmental | 124225 hits | 4:08 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The village of Lytton and Lytton First Nation are under evacuation orders as a fire spreads nearby Senate report calls for law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilizationLaw & Order | 123538 hits | 10:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The Senate human rights committee is calling on the federal government to outlaw forced or coerced sterilization and to issue a formal apology to women who have been subjected to the practice. Doctor's appeal over right to pay for private health care dismissed by B.C. court
B.C.’s highest court has dismissed an appeal of a landmark decision upholding the province’s public health care laws. More Air Canada, WestJet passengers baffled by reasons for denied compensation
The recent travel chaos at some Canadian airports has led to a spate of flight delays and cancellations. And that has sparked a spate of complaints from passengers that some airlines are providing suspect reasons why they were denied compensation for fligBill Gates donates $20 billion of his wealth to foundation
The funds will support public health and climate adaption, the Microsoft co-founder said, as he aims to move "off of the list of the world’s richest people.”
Misc World | 124077 hits | 7:33 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The funds will support public health and climate adaption, the Microsoft co-founder said, as he aims to move "off of the list of the world’s richest people.” Rubbernecking drivers ticketed after recording fatal crash scene in Vernon, B.C.Law & Order | 123817 hits | 7:26 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Three drivers were stopped and issued $368 violation tickets for using an electronic device while driving. One was also sanctioned for failing to obey a peace officer’s direction. Lisa Banfield re-enactment videos raise questions about why she was chargedLaw & Order | 123865 hits | 5:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The Mass Casualty Commission released footage Wednesday of Lisa Banfield walking an RCMP investigator through what she remembered happening in Portapique, N.S., on April 18 and 19, 2020, including how the gunman beat her and tried to handcuff her.Ivana Trump dead at 73
Ivana Trump, a longtime businessperson and an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social.
Misc World | 124060 hits | 9:56 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
Ivana Trump, a longtime businessperson and an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social. Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing, shot dead in BCLaw & Order | 122940 hits | 5:55 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
Shell installing 79 electric vehicle charging points along major corridors from B.C. to Ontario
Shell Canada has just 25 charging locations across the country, but parent company Shell plc is investing heavily in EV infrastructure around the globe as part of its goal to reach net-zero emissions status by 2050. N.W.T. makes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a stat holiday
This year Sept. 30 will be a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories, extending the day off to all workers in the territory. Sri Lanka's political, economic turmoil leaves millions facing a food crisisMisc World | 123874 hits | 7:00 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Aid agencies are warning the health and well-being of six million Sri Lankans could be in peril, as the country contends with extraordinary political upheaval and a punishing economic collapse. Trudeau announces deal to build $1.5B electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that Ottawa and the province have signed a deal with Umicore, a global metals refiner, to build a new battery materials facility in Ontario's Loyalist Township. Worst Italian drought in 70 years and extreme heat trigger state of emergency, drop crop yieldsEnvironmental | 123771 hits | 6:15 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Analyst estimates the drought has caused €3-billion of damage to Italian crops, with yields for maize and wheat already down 30 per cent Woman faced $50K fine for missing shingle after bylaw complaintLaw & Order | 123693 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An Ottawa woman who was handed an order by the city to fix a shingle on a home she owns or face a $50,000 fine says the handling of the matter was heavy-handed and unfair. 'What century is this'' Man in pain, scared and waiting 4 days in Ontario hospital hallway to fix broken leg
Ron Prickett has spent days in excruciating pain on a stretcher in a small-town hospital's hallway, waiting for a bed to open in London, Ont., so surgeons can repair his shattered leg. 'What century is this? This is insane,' the 76-year-old says of a heal Europe suffers under major heatwave, faces drought and wildfires
Many countries in the southern and western parts of the continent have already succumbed to exceedingly hot and dry weather, expected to last for about 10 days. New Saskatchewan report says grain contracts favour buyers
A new report says grain purchase contracts are heavily tilted in favour of grain buyers, putting Saskatchewan farmers at a disadvantage. Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 2.5% — biggest jump since 1998
The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by the largest amount in more than 20 years on Wednesday, sharply increasing the cost of borrowing in an attempt to rein in runaway inflation. Walmart is buying 4,500 electric delivery vehicles from Canoo
In January, Walmart ordered 5,000 BrightDrop EVs, now it's buying 4,500 Canoos. June CPI Live Updates: Report Expected to Show High Inflation
The Consumer Price Index rose 9.1 percent from a year ago, a 40-year high. Food, rent and gasoline were among the categories that recorded the sharpest increases.Back to Canada News
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