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The shooting death of a Calgary-born astrophysicist in mid-February in front of his Southern California residence sent shockwaves through his academic and professional circles. Carl Grillmair was an undergraduate at the University of Calgary before earning a master’s degree from the University of Victoria, eventually earning his PhD outside of …
Read More »The U.S. imposed a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers tied to Venezuela. How is that working out?
Questioned over the weekend about how or if the U.S. government will take over governing Venezuela following its capture of President Nicolás Maduro on the weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio instead shifted the focus to the enforcement of a U.S. blockade on sanctioned oil tankers. It’s that blockade — …
Read More »Law society suspends licence of Deepak Paradkar, Ontario lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Law Society of Ontario has suspended the licence of Deepak Paradkar, one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s cocaine smuggling …
Read More »U.S. to give briefing on crime ring tied to Canadian Olympian-turned-fugitive, sources say
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and the RCMP are expected to shed light on a case involving a man arrested in Montreal and …
Read More »Eating more ultra-processed foods tied to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Eating a diet highest in ultra-processed foods is tied to an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer when compared with consuming such foods sparingly, a new U.S. …
Read More »Former Ontario hospital exec and construction company president guilty of fraud tied to $300M project
A former hospital executive and the ex-president of a major Ontario construction company have been found guilty of fraud for their actions during the bidding process for the $300-million expansion of a downtown Toronto hospital. Vas Georgiou, former chief administrative officer at St. Michael’s Hospital, and John Aquino, ex-president of Bondfield …
Read More »Police reopened sex assault probe into ex-world junior players so ‘loose ends were tied up,’ detective says
Detective says care taken in not ‘retraumatizing’ E.M. Ryan says she determined a followup interview with E.M., after first speaking with her on July 22, 2022, wasn’t needed because she had the 2018 police interviews on video and the Hockey Canada statement. Ryan tells the lawyer “we had everything we …
Read More »Trial begins over 2016 Paris jewel heist in which Kim Kardashian was tied up, robbed
A trial has started in Paris over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian in her bedroom and stole millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry during Fashion Week. Ten people — nine men and a woman — are on trial on charges of robbery and kidnapping of …
Read More »Shingles vaccine tied to fewer dementia diagnoses, study in Wales suggests
Scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccine is linked to reduced dementia risk. Using the health records of more than 280,000 older adults in Wales, researchers found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next …
Read More »E. coli outbreak investigation tied to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders closes in U.S.
The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The outbreak, which began in late October, sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, including 34 who were hospitalized, …
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