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Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday. The new death toll came a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the …
Read More »Creeping bellflower season in Calgary will be prolific, horticulturalist says
With a cool and wet start to summer, one Calgary horticulturalist believes this year’s crop of creeping bellflower will be prolific. And the flowering has already begun. The nodding, bell-shaped flowers look pretty — but they’re a menace. They trick people with innocent trumpet-shaped blooms that spit out seeds. Below …
Read More »Rodeo athletes celebrate return of ‘Cowboy Christmas’ and a full rodeo season
From the time he was four, Cory Solomon remembers having a rope in his hand. He grew up in a rodeo family, spending his childhood in Texas with horses and cattle. When he went to school, he made sure he did well — it was the only way he could get …
Read More »Umbrella Academy Season 3 takes on too many characters, too much complexity — and the kugelblitz
Way back when The Umbrella Academy first premiered in 2019, there was already a bit of an image problem. Between D.C., Marvel and even non-franchise options like Watchmen and The Boys, there wasn’t much room for yet another superhero offering to stand out in the crowd. Fast-forward three years and …
Read More »Growing season off to a rocky start as Prairie farmers contend with rain, snow, flooding
Seeding delays across much of the Prairies are raising concerns about potentially lower crop yields in a year when Canadian farmers are under pressure to deliver a strong harvest. The stakes are high for Canada’s agriculture industry in 2022, with the war in Ukraine spurring global food security fears and …
Read More »High fuel costs threaten plans for a bumper tourist season in Newfoundland
The meandering 100-kilometre road from the Trans-Canada Highway to Twillingate, N.L., is not one ordinarily travelled by accidental tourists. Visitors to the colourful historic town of 2,000 residents, which dubs itself as the “Iceberg Capital of the World,” are what the tourism industry calls destination travellers. And that is precisely …
Read More »Winona Ryder says final season of Stranger Things has a ‘beating heart’
Winona Ryder can’t believe how many years have passed since Stranger Things made its debut in July 2016. “Can you believe that? I thought it was five [years],” the actor said in an interview with CBC News. After a years-long hiatus, fans of the ’80s-inspired science-fiction horror/drama series can make …
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