A ship is docking in St. John’s on Wednesday morning carrying debris from the Titan submersible. The vessel imploded last Sunday, killing all five people on board. Debris expected to be crucial part of investigations into ‘catastrophic implosion.’ A blue ship cut through a blanket of grey fog on Wednesday …
Read More »Indigenous artifacts that may be up to 4,500 years old found in downtown Hamilton park
Indigenous artifacts that may be up to 4,523 years old have been found in a downtown Hamilton park, city officials say. ‘You could probably put a shovel in any city block and find something of note,’ says McMaster prof. Indigenous artifacts that may be up to 4,523 years old have …
Read More »‘Palpable fear’: 3 years after Beijing tightened control, Hong Kongers speak in cautious whispers
Four years ago, millions in Hong Kong took to the streets to protest the influence of China. But signs abound that Beijing is tightening its control over the only part of its territory where elements of democracy have been tolerated. China's harsh national security law was imposed on the territory …
Read More »Why it’s so tricky to predict the weather in southern Alberta
While some southern Albertans scratch their heads over the reliability of weather forecasting in the region, experts say it depends on where you get your information and how it's understood. Meteorologists say Calgary is an 'incredibly difficult' area to forecast Before heading outside on June 15, Soraya Karimy looked at …
Read More »Protecting our soil is also protecting our future
In the national conversation, soil often goes unnoticed, overshadowed by more pressing issues concerning agriculture or land management. The significance of soil escapes our attention unless we engage in urban farming or indoor gardening. However, beneath our feet lies the source of life itself. Without soil, where would our plants …
Read More »Stoning MIF tree
“The MIF is meant to augment the revenues of the government and not to draw from them as the incessant detractors claim. Now that the signing of the Maharlika Investment Fund is a certainty, the flak it has been receiving has increased, much of it totally absurd. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” …
Read More »How did she win? Olivia Chow brought a message of hope and seized on Toronto’s desire for change
Chow completes political comeback after finishing third in 2014 mayoral election ‘Toronto is a place of hope,’ says Olivia Chow in mayoral victory speech After sailing to victory as the mayor of Canada’s largest city, Olivia Chow thanked voters for putting their trust in her and pledged to make Toronto …
Read More »Majority of Filipinos satisfied with Marcos administration – OCTA
ABOUT seven out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., according to a survey commissioned by OCTA Research. In its Tugon ng Masa first quarter survey from March 24-28, 72 percent said they were satisfied, while eight percent were dissatisfied with the …
Read More »End of COVID state pushed
Herbosa to ask President to lift public health emergency in PH Saying that the coronavirus pandemic no longer posed an emergency, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Monday said he will recommend the formal lifting of the COVID-19 state of public health emergency in the country. Declaring the end of the …
Read More »Rumors of Senate coup to unseat Migz swirl; Jinggoy, Loren deny it
Rumors continued to swirl Monday about an alleged leadership coup at the Senate, which came as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri was still in Washington DC, on an official visit. The persistent speculation in the upper chamber was that Zubiri would be ousted during the opening of the 2nd Regular …
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