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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. This First Person article is the experience of Jumol Royes, who moved to Ottawa in search of …
Read More »Something to prove: How Blayre Turnbull became the ‘glue’ of the Canadian women’s hockey team
On the ice inside a rink in Etobicoke, Ont., where Team Canada was running its second Olympic training camp this past fall, head coach Troy Ryan skated over to Blayre Turnbull. Ryan didn’t like the team’s passing during that day’s practice. He wanted to see if his long-time Canadian assistant …
Read More »AI ‘hallucinations’ could prove real problem for owner of fire-ravaged Vancouver property
As the owner of a fire-ravaged property he’s been accused of neglecting, Fu De Ren has defended himself in both civil proceedings and bylaw trials. But the East Vancouver landlord may be forced to pay for his latest attempt at self-representation: a bid to cut his property’s assessed value by …
Read More »Colliding black holes ‘ringing’ across space and time prove Hawking, Einstein theories right
Once again, it turns out that renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was right. Oh, and Albert Einstein, too. Scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected a gravitational wave, a ripple in space-time that is caused by extremely energetic processes, such as the merger of …
Read More »Starmer urges Putin to prove he’s ‘serious about peace’ in Ukraine after latest meeting with allies
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is “serious about peace” and said allies will “keep the pressure” on the Kremlin, including financially and militarily. At the end of a virtual meeting of …
Read More »‘A moment to prove himself’: What’s at stake for King Charles as he visits Australia
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. When King Charles and Queen Camilla are in Australia over the next few days, they will meet people who devote their time to interests the royals have …
Read More »Crowdsourcing app helps prove endangered snail still on Canada’s mainland
It was thought the Shagreen snail could only be found in Canada on Middle Island and Pelee Island in Lake Erie, but photographs uploaded to a crowdsourcing nature app have proved the endangered snail is on the mainland, just outside of Woodstock, Ont. Scott Gillingwater, species at risk biologist with …
Read More »Do SUVs, pickups cause more deaths? Safety advocates say they have the numbers to prove it
Ontario safety advocates say they have research that suggests large SUVs and pickup trucks cause more pedestrian and cycling deaths than other vehicles, and they’re calling on the province’s chief coroner to investigate the problem. In 2015, Jessica Spieker was riding her bicycle on a Toronto street when she was struck by a …
Read More »This summer, Ontario’s most unusual roadside tourist attraction looks to prove it’s no sinking ship
From the outside, at nearly 90 metres long and eight metres wide, HMCS Ojibwa is huge. Inside, however, it becomes abundantly clear there is simply no such thing as social distancing on a submarine. “Compartment sizes basically closed us during most of COVID,” said Ian Raven, director of the Elgin Military Museum and HMCS Ojibwa. …
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