World·Video Sore and sandblasted, but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent. Russ Cook departed Cape Agulhas, South Africa, on April 22, 2023The AssociatedContinue Reading
British Columbia Renowned Prism drummer Gary Wanstall, known as Rocket Norton, passed away last week after a two-year-long battle with cancer. B.C. Entertainment Hall of Famer also recognized for his fundraising work after cancer diagnosis in 2022CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2024 10:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: AprilContinue Reading
Top bureaucrats on a panel tasked with reviewing possible threats to the 2019 federal election warned the Liberal Party of concerns about the riding nomination contest in Don Valley North, the Foreign Interference Commission heard Monday. Nathalie Drouin, who was deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general during the 2019 federalContinue Reading
New Brunswick No medical staff checked Darrell Mesheau’s vital signs in the roughly two and a half hours before he died waiting for care at the Fredericton hospital’s emergency department, a coroner’s inquest heard Monday. Coroner and jury to determine facts surrounding death of Darrell Mesheau on July 12, 2022 Darrell Mesheau, 78,Continue Reading
World Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday said he still believed abortion laws should be determined by U.S. state laws and did not address the issue of a national ban on abortion. Trump didn’t say he would seek national ban on abortion if he returns to White HouseThomson ReutersContinue Reading
Damilare Odumosu remembers the challenges of harvesting palm tree fruit as a kid on his family farm in Lagos, Nigeria. Two decades on, those pain points are the seeds of Odumosu’s latest start-up. CropMind is an Alberta and New Brunswick-based agri-tech company that automates manual processes for orchards with a growing clienteleContinue Reading
Canada’s elephantine-cat bank CEOs originate millions while workers fight Canada’s Nationwide Observer…Learn ExtraContinue Reading
British Columbia Researchers say individuals who have experienced severe COVID-19 are more likely to develop pulmonary fibrosis, a condition that thickens the tissue in lungs and can affect breathing. Condition is usually fairly mild but scarred lungs can increase severity, respirologist saysCBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2024 7:00 AMContinue Reading
Saskatoon Saskatchewan teachers will begin work-to-rule action on Monday, cutting all teacher voluntary services including lunch supervision and extracurricular activities. Teachers to cut all voluntary services indefinitely, says teachers’ union Dayne Patterson · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2024 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago SaskatchewanContinue Reading
Despite growing frustrations and prolonged negotiations with the federal government, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies is optimistic about having a “line of sight” in securing the certainty it needs from Ottawa to advance its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project. The Pathways Alliance is not expecting any newContinue Reading
