When it comes to major weather events that result in extremely cold or hot temperatures, people living without refuge can quickly find themselves in need of emergency health services. “Very simply, people can did,” said Erica Fleck, the division chief of emergency management with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. “We see that all over the […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The top US diplomat for European affairs, Wess Mitchell, has resigned, according to his resignation letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday (Jan 22) at a time of strains in the trans-Atlantic relationship over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. In the letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dated Jan 4, Mitchell […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump signalled he is pressing ahead with his planned State of the Union address by requesting a walk-through of the House chamber for the Jan 29 speech, a week after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested it be delayed due to the government shutdown. The request was made to House officials, […]
The studio is called Potters Addict Ceramic Art Centre, and it was given that name for a reason. “There’s just something about opening a bag of clay and smelling Mother Earth,” said studio co-owner Bonnie Anderson. “Then putting it on a wheel and a lump of clay turns into a beautiful pot. It’s enthralling.” Anderson […]
The final frontier just got a little easier to explore for us on the ground thanks to the Canadian Space Agency and astronaut David Saint-Jacques. On Tuesday the agency, with help from Saint-Jacques, Dr. Roberta Bondar and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, unveiled a new interactive, web-based activity that uses photos taken by Saint-Jacques while on his mission […]
WASHINGTON – Despite the recent prominence of hardline political stances towards immigration, most Americans would encourage the immigration of high-skilled people into the United States, according to a Pew Research Center report released yesterday. Even those who want fewer immigrants overall still support high-skilled immigration, suggesting that their animosity may be targeted at low-skilled immigrants […]
Environment Canada has maintained an extreme cold warning for the city of Ottawa on Tuesday morning, saying the glacial wind chills near -35 C will improve later in the day. Temperatures will “slowly rise” as the day goes on, with snow predicted for Tuesday night and lasting into Wednesday, the weather agency said. Still, Environment […]
According to the Russian authorities, he is a US spy. According to his family, he is simply a man who wanted to attend a friend’s wedding. So what do we know about Paul Whelan, the 48-year-old who could face years in prison after being arrested in Moscow on suspicion of spying last month? Former marine […]
For the last three years, Terrence Edwin Staples has been a patient at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre’s C3 inpatient unit. Staples used to sing with his father growing up on the family farm — a memory triggered by a new mural painted on the wall in his hospital unit. “It cheers you up to […]
Alex Galchenyuk took some time to fully grasp the microscope he would be under as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Selected third overall at the 2012 NHL draft, the naive assumption of a teenager was every team in the league got similar media attention. It was only after players started arriving from other organizations […]