By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — You’ll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honour Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four recommended Wednesday by an international scientific group. The fourth is named for a Russian scientist. […]
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By Caleb Jones The Associated Press COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii — Coral reefs have almost always been studied up close, by scientists in the water looking at small portions of larger reefs to gather data and knowledge about the larger ecosystems. But NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is taking a step back […]
The Associated Press MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio — An Ohio woman says she feels like a “prisoner” because a deer has been attacking her near her home. Cindy Frost says she’s called police about the doe and asked for assistance in walking her dogs near her suburban Cleveland home. Frost says the […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — It’s no secret that a walk in the woods can be great for boosting your mood. But a burgeoning group of nature enthusiasts say it can do much more ‚Äî including strengthen immunity, lower blood pressure, increase your ability to focus, and […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — The lack of women on corporate boards has become a source of tension among shareholders at the annual meetings this week of two big-name companies. The CEO of Dollarama (TSX:DOL) was confronted with the issue head-on Wednesday, when a shareholder urged him […]
By Jordan Press The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A new report says Canadian consumers may be unwittingly buying goods made by child labourers. And those who want to make ethical buying decisions are largely in the dark about what companies are doing to prevent child labour in their supply chains, […]
By Hallie Golden And Lindsay Whitehurst The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — A rare leopard at a Salt Lake City zoo escaped to a nearby high beam by squeezing through a small opening in the steel-grade mesh on top of her enclosure, officials said. Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Strawberry shortcake has always been a favourite dessert of mine ‚Äî it reminds me of the carefree days of summer at my grandparent’s house, where we’d buy strawberries by the pound and eat them in just about everything. Our family always preferred the biscuit-shortcake […]
Marnie and I believed it was important for our sons to see and experience all the provinces in Canada, and we travelled to all of them except for Newfoundland. Well, last week Marnie and I travelled across Newfoundland—from Corner Brook to St. John’s and part of the Avalon Peninsula. We […]
I was doing a Sunday morning walk with CBC Radio and Michael Enright’s “The Sunday Edition” playing in my ears. Michael (because I am on a first-name basis with my CBC people) offered up the recording of Justice Rosalie Abella’s recent address to the graduates from Yale Law School. I […]
The provincial government is helping to ensure a thriving cattle industry, and retaining Ontario jobs, by improving access to guaranteed loans for cattle farmers and increasing their buying power. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has worked with industry stakeholders to review the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee […]
The final swing of the 2016 FLW Tour is coming up over the next few weeks, so it’s back on the road for me. The fifth stop takes place this week at Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, one of the larger bodies of water in the U.S. and one […]
