Warning: This article contains details of sexual assault that could be upsetting to some readers. Calgary police are asking for public assistance in the investigation of a sexual assault that occurred early Sunday morning in the city’s southwest. At approximately 1:15 a.m. a woman was waiting at a bus stop …
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Frozen sperm could help bring these giant sea stars back from the brink of extinction
Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day helping to usher new life into the world — in the form of millions of fertilized sea star eggs. A disease killed more than 90% of sunflower sea stars over the last decade, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day …
Read More »Endangered sage grouse could soon disappear from the Canadian Prairies
The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to extinction on the Prairies, new government research shows. ‘They are going to go extinct, it’s almost certain,’ Alberta ecologist warns. The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western …
Read More »U.S. military aid ship heads to Gaza after Biden promises to build pier
The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave. Support vessel is carrying equipment to establish temporary pier to deliver aid. The U.S. Army …
Read More »What would permanent Daylight Saving Time look like in Canada?
Click here to view the video It’s a societal upheaval that arrives twice a year like clockwork. Opposing camps argue that this thorny issue is bad for our health, bad for our children, and bad for our economy. What do we do about Daylight Saving Time (DST)? Most organized attempts …
Read More »Amid frenzied speculation about the Princess of Wales, how much privacy can a royal expect?
Catherine, Princess of Wales, wants to keep her medical information private as she recovers from abdominal surgery, but as she remains out of the public eye, the rumour mill has hit a fever pitch. Catherine isn’t expected to resume public duties following abdominal surgery until after Easter. Hello, royal watchers. …
Read More »Canada faces a series of ‘crises’ that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns
The “crises” rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few years and could have a significant effect on the federal government and Canada’s federal police force, says an internal report prepared for the RCMP. Report examined ‘shifts in domestic and international environments’ that could …
Read More »What happens when a provincial government defies a federal law? We’re about to find out
When Steven Guilbeault suggested it was “immoral” for the government of Saskatchewan to purposefully defy the federal carbon-pricing law, the allegations of hypocrisy came quick. But there is much more at stake here than whether Guilbeault has the standing to lecture anyone on the rule of law. Those cheering on …
Read More »Ukraine collecting evidence of sexual violence, torture to prove Russia sanctioned the acts
Two years into the war, Ukrainian authorities have amassed a wealth of evidence and testimony from survivors of sexual violence and torture, and are now preparing to use some of the cases to prove before the International Criminal Court that Russia sanctioned the tactics. Two years in, Ukraine authorities have …
Read More »‘Beer tax’ increase capped at 2 per cent until 2026, Freeland announces
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Saturday that a planned increase to the excise tax on alcohol will be scrapped, with the increase capped for two years. The alcohol excise tax was set to increase on April 1 by 4.7%, tied to inflation. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal …
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