A wildfire season like no other has tested Canada’s airborne firefighting capacity, revealing that one of the most forested countries in the world may be ill-equipped to deal with fires raging simultaneously from coast to coast. Aging planes need upgrading, but Europe is first in line to buy Canadian-made replacements. …
Read More »Heat take life lessons from unexpected run to NBA Finals
DENVER: Whether it was toughness through adversity or bonding with teammates, the Miami Heat took some life lessons from their unexpected run to the NBA Finals. The Heat, only the second eighth seed in NBA history to reach the best-of-seven series, lost 94-89 at Denver on Monday to fall 4-1 …
Read More »Buying a car has never been more expensive, assuming you can even find one — here’s why
The pandemic caused upheaval in the vehicle market. But three years later, most of the supply chain problems have been fixed, yet a new conundrum is emerging: prices are sky high, and buyers are facing lengthy wait time if they’re lucky enough to find a dealer to sell them one. …
Read More »Peru is enduring its worst dengue outbreak ever. Is El Niño making it worse?
Peru is battling the worst dengue outbreak in its recorded history, with more than 140,000 registered cases so far this year and more than 200 people believed to have died from complications related to infections. Experts say situation offers insight into effects of climate change on mosquito-borne illnesses. Peru is …
Read More »New exoplanet discovery sparks hope of hidden ‘Tatooines’
The discovery of another exoplanet in a binary star system more than 1,000 light years away may lead to discoveries of many more planets in these cosmic neighbourhoods first popularized by Star Wars. Exoplanet ‘BEBOP-1c’ orbits a binary star system. A new discovery of a faraway planet, published today in …
Read More »Genome that includes more ethnicities could lead to better diagnosis, treatment
Scientists last year finished the momentous task of completely mapping the human genome. But that map was based on just a few individuals and didn’t capture the diversity of the human population. Now, scientists have released a more diverse reference genome. New ‘pangenome’ based on DNA of people from Africa, …
Read More »Report on Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer offers rare insights into killer’s life behind bars
A report from the the Correctional Service of Canada offers new details of Paul Bernardo's life behind bars — and what led to the controversial decision to transfer one of Canada's most infamous killers to a medium-security prison. Correctional Service of Canada allowed release of new personal details of his …
Read More »Biden and Trump are already acting like there’s no one else running for president
Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts. First scenes from a long slog …
Read More »The U.S. general election campaign may have just started months early
Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts. First scenes from a long slog …
Read More »Consecutive decline in inflation is the news we are all waiting for
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently announced the continuing decline of our country’s inflation rate. This piece of good news could be the giant pendulum that would swing our economy in the right direction. According to the PSA, the “headline inflation rate decreased from 6.6 percent in April to 6.1 …
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