By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 28, 2025 4:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tourist was trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park, the South African national parks agency (SANParks) has confirmed. “Today a tragic accident occurred when a tourist was charged and trampled by an elephant near Crocodile River at Malelane…
On Monday, Selena Gomez posted and deleted a tearful Instagram video that showed her crying over the deportation of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents under U.S. President Donald Trump’s new executive orders on immigration. During his first week in office, Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew…
TORONTO – For a few tenuous moments, it appeared as though 24 minutes of strong defensive play on Monday night by the Toronto Raptors would be completely undone by 12 bad ones. After limiting the New Orleans Pelicans to 40 points in the first half, the Raptors allowed 35 in the third quarter and watched…
Sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, coughing — it’s not just one virus wreaking havoc this winter; it’s a combination of four major illnesses: influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID 19 and norovirus. In the United States, some health experts are referring to the simultaneous spread of these four viruses as a “quademic.” But is the same spread happening in Canada?…
Chinese startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through financial markets Monday on claims that it could develop advanced artificial intelligence models using much cheaper semiconductors than previously thought possible. Those implications sent shares of Nvidia, a chipmaker whose value surged in recent years on promises to power the AI revolution, down double digits as markets opened for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government says a program to bring wind-generated electricity to 11 large customers is keeping the province on track to meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewables by 2030. The province announced its latest environmental approval Monday for 20 turbines in the…
Bill Gates has criticized fellow billionaire Elon Musk for his involvement in the politics of other countries, including Germany and the U.K. “It’s really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries,” Gates, 69, said in an interview with The Times of London. “I think in the US foreigners aren’t allowed to give money;…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spectator at a U.S. track and field meet died in what’s being called a “horrible accident,” after an athlete’s hammer went out of bounds during the hammer throw event and sailed into the crowd. The fatality occurred Sunday morning as spectators gathered in the stands to…
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all agency staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their…
