WASHINGTON (AFP) – A major French study published Monday (Feb 11) has found for the first time a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and a higher risk of death, but researchers warned more work was needed to determine which mechanisms were at play. The study, which involved monitoring the diets of tens of […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – The Trump administration said the US president still wants to meet China’s Xi Jinping in an effort to end the trade war, a sign of optimism as negotiators from the world’s two-biggest economies start their latest round of talks this week. “He wants to meet with President Xi very soon,” White House […]
Firefighters and STARS have been called out to an “incident” at a renewable energy plant near Entwistle, Alta., on Monday. It happened at Pinnacle Renewable Energy, which is about 100 kilometres west of Edmonton. “I felt the explosion,” said Kyle Wickstrom, who was one kilometre away. “It was nuts.” Emergency crews were on scene at […]
An old abandoned restaurant could be transformed into a new shelter for the homeless in Montreal’s West Island. Tania Charron, the executive director of Action Jeunesse de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (AJOI), says the place located on Gouin Boulevard West in Pierrefonds-Roxboro could serve as a hybrid housing centre — a mix of social housing for low-income earners […]
Canadian Blood Services is asking blood donors in the Okanagan to book an appointment. Winter weather marked by snowfall and icy conditions has led to several cancellations of mobile donor centres throughout the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. Blood supplies now need to be replenished. Donors in the Interior are asked to make an […]
Another winter storm is taking aim at southern Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada with snow, ice pellets and freezing rain along with very gusty winds. Toronto will see 15-20 centimetres fall, and up to 40 centimetres could fall by end of day Wednesday in Ottawa and Montreal. Wind gusts to 80 km/h will also cause […]
In a neighbourly gesture, the Town of Smiths Falls and the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario are lending the City of Brockville a locomotive bell. This comes not long after a similar bell was stolen from the entrance of Brockville’s historic railway tunnel in December 2018. “The Town of Smiths Falls and the City of Brockville […]
TORONTO – Changes to Ontario’s autism program are raising concerns that thousands of autistic children who will receive fewer hours of therapy will be pushed into schools unable to properly accommodate them. The government announced last week that in order to clear a backlog of 23,000 children waiting for publicly funded autism therapy, families will […]
Saint John Common Council will be hearing the findings of an investigation into unexpected corrosion and leaking in copper pipes on the city’s west side. The commissioner of Saint John Water and a representative from CBCL Limited, which conducted the study alongside Dalhousie University’s Centre for Water Resources, will present the report Monday evening. Residents […]
The recycling centre at the Osoyoos and District landfill will reopen on Tuesday. After Highway 97 closed due to a rockslide, Planet Earth said it could not pick up the recycling. It required a lengthy detour. The town closed the recycling centre because the bins were full. The recycling centre is open on Tuesday from […]