The Associated PressDavid Bauder LOS ANGELES–Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took centre stage. Childish Gambino’s disturbing look at race relations, “This is America,” won record and song of the year on last night’s telecast. It was […]
Canada
The Canadian PressBob Weber Greenland and Antarctica are a long distance away but newly-released research suggests the accelerating disappearance of their ice caps will have a major–and underestimated–effect on extreme weather in Canada. “We’re underestimating the impact of the ice sheets on the climate system,” said Natalya Gomez, a professor […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY–A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains earlier this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I work with are incredible professionals, and we take care of each other and watch each […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be equal to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes a day depending on its thickness, says a researcher studying wildfires in Western Canada. Mike Flannigan, a professor with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta, said […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is overhauling its autism program in an attempt to clear a waiting list of 23,000 children, but families and advocates say that backlog will be eliminated at the expense of the amount and quality of treatment. The changes announced yesterday by Children, Community and Social […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Paul Dewar, a teacher and union leader from Ottawa who became the New Democratic Party’s foreign affairs critic, died yesterday after contending with brain cancer for a year. Despite struggling with dyslexia as a child, getting trounced by Ed Broadbent during his initial foray into politics, […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A new report suggests parents who miss work to help children suffering from anxiety cost the Ontario economy $421 million a year. The report, released yesterday by Children’s Mental Health Ontario, looked at data collected in 2017. “That’s a huge loss to the economy,” said Kim […]
By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Researchers have found much deeper links between cardiovascular disease and the risk of cognitive impairment than were previously known, strengthening the message to Canadians that taking steps to prevent heart disease and stroke also protects the brain. A study by researchers at […]
By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Researchers have found much deeper links between cardiovascular disease and the risk of cognitive impairment than were previously known, strengthening the message to Canadians that taking steps to prevent heart disease and stroke also protects the brain. A study by researchers at […]
The Associated PressDavid Bauder PASADENA, Calif.–The New England Patriots’ competitive but action-starved Super Bowl victory over the L.A. Rams on Sunday night was seen by 100.7 million people on television and streaming services–the smallest audience for football’s annual spectacle in a decade. A boycott by disgruntled New Orleans Saints’ fans, […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s health minister yesterday was forced to make assurances that long-term care inspections and the province’s air ambulance service will not be privatized, as leaked documents appear to peg those services for “outsourcing.” Christine Elliott’s comments came after the NDP released a second set of confidential […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–A serial killer who preyed on men from Toronto’s gay village took photographs of his victims’ bodies posed in various states of undress and kept the images on his computer, accessing some of them long after the killings. The Crown provided previously-unheard details of Bruce McArthur’s […]
