Skip to main content

Latest

world
Powerful 7.8-magnitude quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria
In this handout photo taken by Sana news aganecy in Hama, Syria on February 6, 2023, rescuers search for victims from an eight-storey building that collapsed after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey. (Photo by Handout / SANA / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo by HANDOUT/SANA/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Global ocean conservation conference in B.C. hopes to build on Montreal agreements
Joyce Murray, minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, rises during question period on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Ottawa. Federal politicians are expected to make a significant announcement on ocean protection during an international conference in Vancouver on how to take action on promises to protect the marine world made at recent global environment meetings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
obituary
Genial self-taught astronomer became Canada’s guide to all things celestial
Terry Dickinson, Canada's preeminent backyard astronomer. He was known for his weekly columns in the Toronto Star and regular appearances on CBC radio’s Quirks and Quarks through the 1970s and 80s, and transformed SkyNews into an award-winning magazine that showcased astrophotography and popular science articles for Canadian readers. Credit: Bernard Clark
report on business
Ex-aide says Elon Musk had ‘handshake deal’ for Tesla buyout
FILE - Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Tesla has received requests from the Justice Department for documents related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)
international business
U.S., allies near deal to limit chip tech to China, Dutch firm says
FILE PHOTO: Employees are seen working on the final assembly of ASML's TWINSCAN NXE:3400B semiconductor lithography tool with its panels removed, in Veldhoven, Netherlands, in this picture taken April 4, 2019. Bart van Overbeeke Fotografie/ASML/Handout via REUTERS
report on business
Elon Musk’s mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trial
Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy)
world
Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australia triggers search
FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
canada
How a ‘biological cacophony’ of fish sounds could help scientists understand ocean world
Fish swim in a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia in a handout photo. Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for for a mate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Simon Fraser University-Kieran Cox **MANDATORY CREDIT**
british columbia
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected.The hiking trail on Yamnuska in Alberta's Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park, part of Kananaskis Country, is shown in June 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz
canada
Community rallies behind bid to preserve home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor
Peggy Cameron, from the non-profit Friends of Halifax Common, stands in front of a stately home that the group is seeking heritage designation to save it from demolition in Halifax on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The home was owned by Dr. Clement Ligoure, the first Black doctor in Nova Scotia, where Dr. Ligoure operated his clinic in the early 1900s—treating hundreds of people injured by the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
canada
As Artemis astronauts prepare for moon mission, Labrador crater a perfect training site, expert says
Discovery Hill near the Mistastin crater in Labrador is shown in a handout photo. When scientists determined in the mid-1970s that the Mistastin crater in Labrador had lunar-like properties, the last Apollo mission had flown and it was too late for astronauts to take advantage of the site for training.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Gordon Osinski **MANDATORY CREDIT**
report on business
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers say car hit barricade outside home
FILE - A guard stands on a closed street near the family home of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in Palo Alto, Calif., on Dec. 23, 2022. In a letter from Bankman-Fried's lawyers disclosed Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, a car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the home owned by Bankman-Fried’s parents, an apparent attempt to gain access to the property where the founder of crypto exchange FTX is under house arrest. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
report on business
Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk attends a forum on startups in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
u.s. politics
Florida blocks high school African American studies class
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol on Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis' administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools, saying the class violates state law and that it is historically inaccurate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
report on business
Jury selection begins in investor lawsuit against Elon Musk
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington. A federal judge on Friday, Jan. 13 2023 rejected Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to move or delay a trial over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout of the electric automaker, setting the stage for the mercurial billionaire to be thrust into a legal drama amid the turmoil of his Twitter takeover. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
world
Egypt says ancient royal tomb unearthed in Luxor
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on January 14, 2023, shows a view of archaeologists working on the site of a newly-discovered tomb in Egypt's southern province of Luxor. - The new tomb, probably that of a royal wife of the 18th dynasty which features kings such as Akhenaten and Tutankhamun nearly 3,500 years ago, has been discovered by Egyptian and British researchers in Luxor, on the west bank of the Nile, Egyptian authorities revealed. (Photo by Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF ANTIQUITIES- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo by -/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Endangered North Atlantic right whale baby found dead near North Carolina
This Jan. 19, 2021 photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf in waters near Wassaw Island, Ga. A scientist who studies the endangered North Atlantic right whales is cautiously optimistic after nine calves were spotted this season in the waters along the eastern coast.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP
report on business
Smelling, touching take center stage in metaverse at CES 2023
An attendee tries the Valeo eXtended Reality Experience during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2023. - Using a virtual reality headset, a person in a car can completely immerse themselves in a universe of their choosing and enjoy an intuitive and interactive experience while the car battery is charging. Passengers can interact with the virtual world thanks to various Valeo sensors throughout the cabin. Sensors located on the vehicle exterior combine elements of the real world with the virtual one. These advances in connectivity and VR will enable users to make the most of their time while their vehicle battery is charging, by working, catching up with with friends and family, or just relaxing. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Bahamas tries to turn page after FTX
FILE - Sam Bankman-Fried, center left, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is escorted out of Magistrate Court after a hearing in Nassau, Bahamas, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. FTX was supposed to be the crown jewel of the Bahamian government's push to be the global destination for all things crypto, after years of having an economy overly reliant on tourism and banking. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
canada
What is the metaverse and how will it work?
An attendee stands between cameras used to live broadcast into the metaverse during a Sony news conference before the start of the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
report on business
Delta Air Lines to offer free WiFi on most U.S. flights
A tug is used to haul baggage to a waiting Delta Air Lines jetliner at Denver International Airport after a winter storm swept over the country packing snow combined with Arctic cold, which created chaos for people trying to reach their destinations before the Christmas holiday, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Denver. Forecasters predict that warmer weather will be on tap for the week ahead. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
report on business
Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills, rent
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
report on business
Racers, mechanics, tinkerers converting classic cars to EVs
Kevin Erickson walks around his electrified 1972 Plymouth Satellite at his Commerce City, Colo., home on Sept. 20, 2022. Erickson is part of a small but expanding group of tinkerers, racers, engineers, and entrepreneurs across the country converting vintage cars and trucks into greener, and often much faster, electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
report on business
Video game workers form Microsoft’s first US labour union
FILE - The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021. A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S. and the largest in the video game industry. Communications Workers of America said Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, that about 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft video game subsidiary ZeniMax Studios have voted to join the union. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
opinion
Canada needs to plan for inevitable future pandemics
Volker Gerdts, Baljit Singh and Loleen Berdahl
world
China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant emerging
FILE - Masked commuters walk through a walkway in between two subway stations as they head to work during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. China continues to adapt to an easing of strict virus containment regulations. About three years ago, the original version of the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world and was eventually replaced by the delta variant, then omicron and its descendants, which continue plaguing the world today. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
world
Manhattan Project physicist Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance in 1954, U.S. says
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in a scene from the film "Oppenheimer," written and directed by Christopher Nolan. (Universal Pictures via AP)
world
Anti-LGBTQ2+ hate speech increases online, spurs fears of more violence
-- STANDALONE PHOTO FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAREND REVIEWS -- Mourners attend a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church after a mass shooting at Club Q, in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Nov. 20, 2022. Twelve times as many anti-L.G.B.T.Q. incidents have been documented this year as in 2020, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which tracks political violence. (Daniel Brenner/The New York Times)
world
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
FILE - Elon Musk arrives at the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. According to a filing posted late Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of Tesla stock during the week, but it wasn’t clear where the proceeds were being spent. Musk has sold nearly $23 billion worth of Tesla stock since April, with much of the money likely going to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
british columbia
Personal health information ‘disturbingly’ vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner
Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Michael McEvoy during a news conference in Vancouver, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. McEvoy says sensitive personal health records, from mental health to sexually transmitted disease histories, are "disturbingly" vulnerable to leaks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge
Mount Semeru volcano spews volcanic ash during an eruption as seen from Candipuro in Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, December 4, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Iwan/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA.
world
Monkeys in central Thailand city mark their day with feast
Monkeys enjoy fruit during monkey feast festival in Lopburi province, Thailand. Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. The festival is an annual tradition in Lopburi, which is held as a way to show gratitude to the monkeys for bringing in tourism. (AP Photo/Chalida EKvitthayavechnukul)
first person
I ditched my belief in God long ago. But then my dad died suddenly
report on business
Elon Musk granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. New Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. The billionaire’s announcement Thursday, Nov. 24, came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
world
Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online poll narrowly votes in favour
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
world
Symbol of reunion between China and Taiwan, panda Tuan Tuan dies in Taipei
In this photo released by the Taipei Zoo, workers attend to the ailing giant panda Tuan Tuan at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 after a brief illness, the Taipei Zoo said. (Taipei Zoo via AP)