A Manitoba farmer is continuing his tradition of helping people take the ultimate sunflower-themed selfies — while also raising money to stamp out hunger and defuse a thorny problem some producers face from picture-hunting trespassers. Dean Toews, who farms just outside of MacGregor, Man., has again planted a large field of …
Read More »Andreescu cruises into Wimbledon 2nd round, Shapovalov needs 3-plus hours to win
Bianca Andreescu continued her successful grass-court season with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win over Emina Bektas in first-round action at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London. Men’s 13th seed Denis Shapovalov also moved on with a wild five-set win over France’s Arthur Rinderknech, while sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was upset by …
Read More »2nd RCMP staffer suggests commissioner under political pressure after N.S. mass shooting
The former head of communications for the Nova Scotia RCMP said it was “appalling” to hear the commissioner of the Mounties bring up federal political pressures in a meeting days following the mass shooting. New documents released Tuesday by the inquiry into the massacre on April 18-19, 2020, have accounts …
Read More »Canada’s Summer McIntosh, 15, wins 2nd gold medal at world aquatics
Summer McIntosh of Kelowna, B.C., capped a sensational week of swimming on Saturday, becoming the first Canadian with two victories and four medals at a single world championship. The 15-year-old lowered her junior record time to four minutes 32.04 seconds in the women’s 400-metre individual medley on Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. Earlier …
Read More »2nd charter flight carrying those fleeing war in Ukraine lands in Montreal
Emotions ran high at the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, where a second charter flight carrying people like Olena Biruk touched down Sunday morning. The 20-year-old was one of 306 Ukrainians that flew into Montreal from Poland just before 11 a.m. ET Sunday after being approved for emergency travel to Canada. “Yesterday, I don’t sleep. I’m shocked,” Biruk …
Read More »Gaudreau’s heroic OT winner lifts Flames past Stars in thrilling Game 7, move on to 2nd round
The Calgary Flames won a playoff series for just the second time in the last 17 years with Sunday’s 3-2 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars in the seventh and deciding game of their series. Johnny Gaudreau scored the overtime winner at 15:09. He collected a rebound and put …
Read More »Covid Booster Shot Required, Protection Diminishes Within 6 Months After 2nd Dose Of Vaccine: Study
New Delhi: A new study of about 5,000 Israeli health workers, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found that there is a continuous decrease in protective antibodies during the six months after the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is administered. The research states that boosters are …
Read More »Corona Cases August 15 India’s Covid Cases Remain Below 40K For 2nd Straight Day, Death Toll Hovers Around 500
Covid Update: India has registered less than 40,000 cases for the second straight day. The country reported 36,083 new Covid 19 cases, 37,927 recoveries, and 493 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5% and is currently at 2.00%. The daily …
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