A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools. Sherry Wilson said the federal system of …
Read More »Original Ontario Line price didn’t include all costs: Metrolinx CEO
The initial price tag of Premier Doug Ford’s signature Ontario Line project left out key expenses, according to the head of the province’s transit planning agency, that would eventually double the cost of constructing and operating the transit line. The 15-kilometre transit line, announced by the Progressive Conservative government in …
Read More »Toronto church unveils new Virgin Mary statue 2 years after original one vandalized
A new statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled at a Toronto church in Parkdale two years after a similar statue was vandalized on its property. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Toronto, 1515 Queen St. W., held a special ceremony following mass on Sunday to allow church …
Read More »A quest to revive ancient heirloom grains in the world’s original breadbasket
Artisanal baking is undergoing a resurgence around the world — and that includes Israel. Hagay Ben Yehuda is one of a small number of Israeli bakers who stick close to the old ways, working by hand with organic ingredients to produce healthier, tastier bread. He is a fifth-generation baker, working at …
Read More »Those who compete in horse relay call it the original extreme sport, ‘organized chaos’
Big Tobacco Relay is a new family-based team formed by racing veterans from the Siksika Nation. News Source link
Read More »FDA leaning toward new COVID-19 shots that target original strain, emerging Omicron variants
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended a change in the design of COVID-19 booster shots this fall in order to combat more recently circulating variants of the coronavirus. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 19-2 that the next wave of COVID …
Read More »Digital piracy rises amid pandemic; original content creators lose money: EY
The second wave of Covid-19 has accelerated digital piracy in India. This was already on the rise when the pandemic hit the country last year. According to a senior official of consultancy firm EY India, original content creators lose money by up to five times of what they make through …
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