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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Just when you think there’s nothing more to prove in this long NHL season, a game like Thursday night’s occurs and helps you prepare for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. And for a …
Read More »The science and controversy behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ – National
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem has sparked fascination and controversy. Based on the 2008 novel by Liu Cixin and brought to the small screen by Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, the series tells the story of an impending alien invasion of Earth. The show portrays some science …
Read More »Teen terrorists: Does Canada have a youth radicalization problem?
The arrest of a teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Ottawa Jewish community is the latest sign that Canada is struggling with the radicalization of youths. The minor, taken into custody on Friday night, was the second youth apprehended for terrorism in two days. On Wednesday, RCMP …
Read More »Edmonton city council, Fire Rescue address ‘problem properties’ – Edmonton
Edmonton city council announced Saturday a pilot project aimed at securing derelict houses has become permanent. Residents along the Alberta Avenue area say “problem properties” have been an issue for years. Abandoned properties attracted squatters and posed a security and fire risk according to the city, prompting the creation of …
Read More »Male fertility is declining worldwide. Study makes recommendations to tackle problem – National
Male fertility is on the decline worldwide, and an international group of researchers says the poorly understood issue needs to be tackled as soon as possible. In a new paper published in the medical journal Nature Reviews Urology, researchers warn that this lack knowledge often results in the burden of …
Read More »The pothole problem in Barrie, Ont. and just how many need to be filled – Barrie
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Roads in Barrie are hopefully getting smoother for drivers, with city crews filling just over 3,600 potholes to start, with many more to still go. The City of Barrie said crews had had a busy start to spring, filling hundreds of potholes …
Read More »Why Chinese interference is an everyday problem for many Canadians: ‘They brainwash people’
Dan Hao was once a wealthy entrepreneur in China. Now, he’s in self-imposed exile in Vancouver working as a contractor — with an international warrant out for his arrest. Hao fled to Vancouver in 2019 after, he says, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forcibly took over the securities brokerage firm …
Read More »‘It’s a Canada problem’: Cold and flu medication shortage outlines supply system flaws – National
Around Christmastime, Wendle Beaton was trying to find cold medication for her adult son in Brampton, Ont. “In my neighbourhood there’s like 20 (pharmacies) within like a two-kilometre radius because I live in the most populous part of the city,” Beaton said. The 55-year-old artist went to three stores before …
Read More »Conservatives in Alberta aren’t speaking the same language. And that’s a problem for the UCP
This column is an opinion by Alberta farmer and blogger David Cymbaluk. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. About a year ago, I wrote that Alberta’s United Conservative Party was fracturing along ideological lines that had been papered over by Jason Kenney’s choice to unite two conservative factions. Since …
Read More »Disability minister promises to correct ‘long-standing problem’ of airlines damaging mobility aids
Canada’s federal minister of disability inclusion is promising to help reform air travel for people with disabilities after a Toronto advocate’s wheelchair was “totally damaged” while in the care of Air Canada employees. CBC Toronto told Maayan Ziv’s story last week soon after she found her $30,000 wheelchair broken after landing in Israel for …
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