A ‘flawless’ white diamond, the size of a small egg, was sold yesterday at a Hong Kong auction for an online record for the equivalent of C$ 20.9 million (USD $15.7). The 103.9 carat diamond was cut from a large… »
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Canada suspends exports of military drone technology to Turkey
The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates allegations that it is being used by the Azerbaijani military against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne… »
Deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccine will be complex
It may seem obvious that when a vaccine for COVID-19 is finally available, front-line health workers should be first in line to get it. But who should get it next will be difficult to decide. Not all vaccines work well… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Researchers tag ‘Queen of the Ocean’ huge great white shark off Nova Scotia
A research vessel conducting tagging and tracking of great white sharks, has caught a huge shark off the coast of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The huge specimen, a female, is estimated to be about 50 years old and measures some 5… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian scientists seek to improve organ, vaccine transport
It is of critical importance to keep vaccines and organs for transplant at the correct temperature while they are being transported. For example vaccines such as those currently being developed for COVID-19 must not freeze and after delivery it is… »
Canadian companies urged to provide mental health support to employees
Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians say their mental health has been negatively affected by COVID-19, according to a recent poll. A survey by the Sun Life insurance and financial services company suggests 45 per cent of all Canadians feel… »
International, Politics, Society
Orphaned Canadian girl held in Syrian camp is on her way home, says minister
A five-year-old orphaned Canadian girl is on her way to Canada to be reunited with her extended family after spending nearly two years in a crowded refugee camp in northeastern Syria, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Monday. “I am… »
Asbestos: town to try again for new name to distance itself from its past
The Quebec town was once one of the world’s largest exporters of the mineral asbestos. Unfortunately the mineral became known as a health hazard and its use if not banned outright is strictly controlled. The giant mines in and around… »
Huge iconic remnant of retail in Canada closing
One of the last great vestiges of retail in Canada is set to close. The giant ‘Bay’ store in Winnipeg, already hurting from changing shopping habits, has now succumbed to COVID. Hudson’s Bay announced it will close the operation in… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous
Urban Indigenous singer Anachnid extends her web across Canada’s soundscape
When the Montreal-based singer Anachnid picked up the Zoom-phone for our interview, she was still in shock after an emotional week that started with the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous Atikamekw woman in a Quebec hospital where she was… »
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