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Science A moon lander was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. Plans currently call for Odysseus, the lander, to reach the moon’s south pole on Feb.Continue Reading
The new chief of Manitoba’s most populous First Nation wants to know why riverfront property it purchased in one of Winnipeg’s most desirable residential neighbourhoods was flipped to a private developer instead of becoming part of its reserve lands. Peguis First Nation acquired nearly three acres of land on theContinue Reading
Nova Scotia A new mental health and addictions clinic in Clark’s Harbour is helping reduce barriers people face in accessing care and combating stigma about seeking help. Facility opened in July following community lobbying effort Michael Gorman · CBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 5:00 AM EST | LastContinue Reading
Kit Sparrow was faced with two options when he sought out gender-affirming care: wait months for a specialist appointment, or pay out of pocket for a privately run, virtual service. The Ontario-based accessibility-technology engineer had spent years trying to understand his gender identity. Last March, he decided to visit hisContinue Reading
Montreal Newcomers to Canada often turn to lawyers to help them navigate the ins and outs of the immigration system. But increasingly, in Montreal, people posing as immigration lawyers are taking advantage of immigrants and refugees, which can have devastating consequences. With increase in investigations into illegal practice of immigrationContinue Reading
Politics Canada’s intelligence agency is warning that extremists could inspire serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community — a threat the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says will almost certainly continue over the coming year. Intelligence agency says risk will ‘almost certainly continue’ over the coming year Catharine Tunney · CBC NewsContinue Reading
Politics Canadian troops in Latvia will soon be protected by a $227 million Swedish-designed short-range anti-aircraft system, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday in Brussels as NATO allies met to assess both the war in Ukraine and perceived threatening moves by Russia. New portable anti-aircraft system and counter-drone equipment toContinue Reading
A leaked recording of a phone call between a Liberal MP and a constituent suggests the depth of the divisions in the government caucus over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the war in Gaza, the genocide case against Israel and the decision to defund a UN relief agency in the middleContinue Reading
The Doug Ford government is poised to give independent clinics a greater role in performing surgeries and scans currently done in hospitals, and some doctors are speaking out in favour of the controversial plan. Ontario’s Ministry of Health is currently laying the groundwork for the creation of what it callsContinue Reading
Montreal·First Person Arriving in Montreal as an avid reader, Sarah Gilbert was a regular at her local library in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. Thirty years later, her book about her neighbourhood is now on its shelves. When I moved to Mile End with nothing, the first thing I got was aContinue Reading
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