At least 288 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Wreckage debris was piled high at the crash site near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, where some carriages had …
Read More »Welcome to the ‘Oatside’
Popular Singaporean oat milk brand Oatside is finally available for retail in the Philippines. The young and popular brand, which founder and CEO Benedict Lim started in 2020, is often spotted in cafes and supermarkets in neighboring Asian countries such as Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Oatside …
Read More »Vitriol in Val d’Or: How homelessness and petty crime have reignited racial tensions
Many of the residents of Val d’Or say they feel unsafe in the small city and blame the homeless population. For those who work with First Nations people in the area, the language used is unacceptable and will do nothing to help the community heal. Anger bubbles over in mining …
Read More »Damaged water bomber won’t be back in service this year
An oft-delayed decision on the fate of a grounded water bomber will be pushed back further. In February, the Newfoundland and Labrador government issued a request for qualifications to short-list companies capable of fixing the aircraft, which hasn’t been in the air since 2018. That document stressed that the decision …
Read More »Cape Breton boy’s dream of having pump track nearby now in motion
Kail Dutt was nine years old in 2021 when he decided the Cape Breton Regional Municipality should have a pump track. And thanks to his efforts, it soon will. The CBRM has issued a tender for the construction of a paved pump track in the former Neville Park soccer field …
Read More »Scared of heights? How virtual reality can help people overcome their phobias
Virtual reality-based (VR) therapy combines other forms of therapy, including talk, with technology, allowing patients to immerse themselves in their fears in a groundbreaking way. It’s been used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and other mental health diagnoses. Fay Nugent challenged her phobias in a series of virtual scenarios. …
Read More »3 decades later, the Diana effect — and the Casey House effect — come to the stage
A play premiering at Ontario's Stratford Festival is set against the anticipation of a royal visit by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, to Canada's first free-standing AIDS hospice. The work explores the potential to overcome alienation, the power of kindness and finding dignity in death. Play debuting at Stratford …
Read More »How to better protect yourself from the health effects of wildfire smoke
From do-it-yourself air cleaning devices to moving your workout indoors, experts say more Canadians will see smoky summer days and need to plan ahead to avoid potentially dangerous exposures. Experts suggest planning, even after the air clears As climate change intensifies and prolongs the hot, dry conditions for wildfires to …
Read More »B.C. wildfire season setting records as more hot weather on horizon
Hot weather will continue to challenge firefighters in B.C. this week, as statistics released Monday confirmed that the 2023 wildfire season has already broken some records. Donnie Creek fire one of the largest recorded in province, total area burned in B.C. already eclipses 2022 Hot weather will continue to challenge …
Read More »Tourism ready to stand as economy’s 3rd brace
THE tourism sector is poised to stand as the third leg of the economy, which has been propped up by remittances from Filipino migrant workers and income generated by the business process outsourcing sector. This was the plan of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who earlier identified tourism as a so-called …
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