Hundreds attended a St. Patrick’s Day rally with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre in Halifax on Sunday. At the start of the event, Poilievre took a sip of Guinness while highlighting that federal taxes on liquor are set to increase by two per cent on April 1, alongside …
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Israeli military launches night raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. Military operation causes multiple casualties and sets off fatal fire, say Palestinian officials. …
Read More »‘There must be consequences’ for Saskatchewan’s refusal to hand over carbon tax, federal minister says
Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the government to scrap a planned increase on the carbon tax have their facts wrong. Jonathan Wilkinson says ‘there must be consequences’ for Saskatchewan’s refusal to remit tax. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the …
Read More »‘Economic Cha-cha efforts on track’
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez Zubiri, Romualdez vow to muster needed votes PRAGUE—Both leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives assured the public that efforts to amend restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution are on track. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who …
Read More »Earth Hour calls for action on plastic pollution, climate change
This picture shows the Quezon Memorial Shrine after the lights were turned off to mark the Earth Hour environmental campaign in Quezon city, suburban Manila on March 25, 2023. (AFP/Earvin Perias) MANILA, Philippines — This year’s Earth Hour, happening on Saturday, calls on Filipinos to conserve energy and combat plastic …
Read More »Iceland volcano spews smoke, lava in 4th eruption since December
Fountains of molten rock soared from fissures in the ground after authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Nearby fishing town evacuated again as sky near Reykjavik glows bright orange. See Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption For the …
Read More »Screen time can affect children’s language development, study suggests
Scientists found that young children’s exposure to screen time is interfering with their opportunities to talk and interact with grownups in their home environment. Scientists call it ‘technoference’ when technology interferes with interactions between a parent and a child. You may have seen the sight of a very young child …
Read More »AI could have catastrophic consequences — is Canada ready?
A new report commissioned by the U.S. State Department is warning governments are running out of time to implement comprehensive safeguards on the development and regulation of advanced artificial intelligence — and that the future of the human species could be at stake. AI researcher warns governments are running out …
Read More »To compete in Eurovision, Israel had to change its song. Some say it should still be banned
Israel has unveiled its Eurovision entry for a second time after being told its original submission would be rejected on the grounds that it referenced Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, making it too political. Still, calls persist for a boycott of the popular European song contest if Israel is allowed to …
Read More »Unclaimed $64M Gold Ball lottery ticket sold in Canadian county of 78,000 people — it now expires in less than a month
There’s now less than a month for one lottery player to claim their winning Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot, which was sold in Gloucester County, N.B. It’s part of the April 15, 2023 draw for a guaranteed $64 million prize. Players only have one year from the draw date to …
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