The Associated PressYuras KarmanauAnd Nataliya Vasilyeva KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented Friday the inability of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to ensure a pullback of heavy weaponry in eastern Ukraine as the first step toward peace settlement. Putin’s remarks today came a week after Ukraine, along with […]
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The Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii–A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world’s heaviest avocado. The Pokini family from the island of Maui received the Guinness certificate this week for the avocado weighing 5.6 pounds (2.54 kilograms), The Maui News reported yesterday. The average […]
The Associated PressThomas Adamson CHAMPS-SUR-MARNE, France — The golden angel once glimmered majestically from Notre Dame’s vault. Now, with a broken nose, chipped gold-leaf and a smashed bust, it stares up blankly at a warehouse roof in the outskirts of Paris where blackened fragments of the famed cathedral’s stained glass […]
The Associated PressRick Callahan INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general said 165 sets of fetal remains have been found in the Chicago area inside a car owned by a late Indiana abortion doctor today, boosting the total number of abandoned sets of fetal remains discovered at properties linked to him to […]
The Associated PressLinda Lombardi Why train your dog with food rewards? A growing body of research says it’s the easiest and most effective way to train. “Using treats during training is the best way to guarantee that your dog will repeat the behaviour you want,” said the American Kennel Club. […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–A renowned Canadian doctor and researcher whose work challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption is dismissing mounting criticism as “over the top” and “hysterical.” Gordon Guyatt said he knew the series of papers he and his colleagues published in the Annals of Internal Medicine this […]
By By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google promising to slash their carbon emissions. But there’s another thing these tech giants aren’t cutting: Their growing business ties to the oil and gas industry. When Microsoft held […]
The Associated PressCandice Choi NEW YORK–Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers says probably not, contradicting established advice. In a series of papers published yesterday, the researchers say the increased […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno The NHL could be on the way to its version of “Are You Ready For Some Football?” The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports’ “Wednesday Night Hockey.” The song, “Ready, Fire, Aim” isn’t custom-made for […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A McGill University professor says tea lovers may be swallowing billions of tiny plastic particles along with their favourite brew. Nathalie Tufenkji published a study last week in the U.S. journal Environmental Science & Technology that examined the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics released when four unnamed […]
The Canadian Press An online training program is aiming to educate health-care professionals about biases Indigenous women may experience as highlighted by allegations of recent coerced sterilizations. Dr. Naana Jumah, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and assistant professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, […]
By Daniela Germano The Canadian Press An online training program is aiming to educate health-care professionals about biases Indigenous women may experience as highlighted by allegations of recent coerced sterilizations. Dr. Naana Jumah, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and assistant professor at the Northern Ontario […]
