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A dispute about a ship full of stolen grain has lifted the veil on a geopolitical reality that has persisted for years but is rarely mentioned in western capitals or noticed by western media: the curiously friendly relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last …
Read More »IN PHOTOS | ‘Blood moon’ total lunar eclipse wows
World The year’s second total lunar eclipse was visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa on Sunday evening into Monday. Stargazers in Asia treated to rare ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse Posted: Sep 08, 2025 8:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Corrections and clarifications·Submit a …
Read More »Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, known for First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, dead at 94
Canadian Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s, died Thursday at age 94, his son confirmed to CBC News. “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by love ones,” his son Thomas said in …
Read More »North America will have a blood worm moon this week. Here’s how you can see it
This week, robed in twilight, a “blood worm” will pierce the night sky. As ominous as that sounds, don’t think leeches — think lunar. Late Thursday night or Friday early morning, North Americans with clear skies can look up to see a full moon with a beautiful reddish hue. And while …
Read More »Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88
He was known as “the man with the golden arm.” James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. Harrison’s plasma contained the rare antibody Anti-D, also known as Rhesus D antibody, which is used to make the …
Read More »Blood test that can screen for 50+ cancers now for sale in Canada, at $2,099
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. It’s an idea that thrills cancer researchers: a blood test that has the potential to …
Read More »Thousands of donations, fewer than 2% used. Why cord blood transplants are so rare
If it weren’t for a stem cell transplant — less than half a cup of blood from a stranger’s umbilical cord — four-year-old Tristan Ford would almost certainly have died as an infant, his parents say. Now, he’s smaller than other kids his age. But in almost every other way, …
Read More »‘I started to vomit blood’: Why an ER nightmare is shaping how an N.B. man will vote
When Tim Kennedy thinks back to his emergency room experience this past summer, he knows he could have died. The Fredericton-area man went to the ER at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital on Aug. 24 in extreme pain. After nearly 10 hours in the waiting room, he began vomiting …
Read More »National Blood Donor Week highlights need for more donations in Manitoba – Winnipeg
It’s National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says there’s always a need for more donors. According to CBS, roughly half of Canada’s population is eligible to donate blood, but only one-in-81 people actually do. For Winnipeg cancer survivor Ryder Robinson who is just a few days away …
Read More »Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ2 communities for previous donation policy
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s being called a landmark apology by advocates after Canadian Blood Services acknowledged a previous policy it had in place was discriminatory and homophobic. The old criteria prevented all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people, from …
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