Two Canadians are set to graduate under NASA’s Artemis program, which plans to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons and Lt.-Col. Joshua Kutryk, are among a class of 13 aspiring astronauts, who… »
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The Merb’ys calendar returns!
They’re back! The Newoundland and Labrador Beard and Moustache Club have once again ‘finned’ up for another calendar saying, “We can help fill your quota of awesome” The ‘Merb’ys’ (Newfoundland for Mer-boys or mer-buddy’s) for a couple of years now… »
Trudeau discusses Iraq crisis with EU and NATO heads
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit the phones Monday to discuss the escalating crisis in the Middle East with the heads of the European Union and NATO, following a U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, as well as… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
The Port of Montreal Gold Cane tradition
It’s a tradition going back 181 years and more. The captain of the first ship to make it to Montreal in the new year is awarded a gold-topped cane. The idea goes back to the when the harbour commission was… »
Convicted killer’s poems removed from Library of Parliament
Two poems by a Canadian poet convicted for killing an Indigenous woman in 1995 have been removed from the parliamentary poet laureate website. The poems were posted to the Library of Parliament website in 2017 when George Elliott Clarke was… »
Canadian aid worker in Nepal may have appeal heard today
A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is expected to have his appeal heard in court this week–perhaps, as early as today. Peter Dalglish, who has been lauded for his charity work and is… »
Tim Hortons launches Timbits breakfast cereal
If you’re a lover of Tim Hortons’ Timbits, the tiny bite-sized doughnuts, then you might appreciate their new breakfast cereal inspired by the classic puffs. The iconic Canadian coffee and fast-food chain has joined forces with Post Consumer Brands, the… »
NATO hopes to resume Canadian-led training mission in Iraq
NATO plans to stick around in Iraq and resume the alliance’s Canadian-led training mission of the country’s military, despite a recent parliamentary resolution calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. NATO suspended… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Helium: the new ‘oil’ for western Canada
As there is a slowdown in the western Canadian oil industry, a new player is picking up the slack; helium. In the universe, helium is the second most common element after hydrogen, but that’s in the universe. Here on Earth,… »
Following contentious debate, noted poet cancels university lecture
The contentious dispute over a controversial poetry reading and lecture at the University of Regina appears to have come to an end. The man invited to deliver the reading, renowned poet George Elliott Clarke, said Friday he won’t be taking… »
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