Category Archives: Canada

Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts’ bodies
MONTREAL - The Artemis II mission highlights how deep space poses new challenges for the human body, even on a short 10-day journey, with risks such as radiation and other effects that scientists are ...
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Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt
Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station - an experience that may soon become less common. After spending...
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N.S. premier blasts First Nations protests that blocked highways
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways is unacceptable after traffic was brought to a standstill by First Nations protesters late last week. Houston said in a Saturday evening statemen...
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Burdett Sisler, Canada’s oldest known living man, Second World War vet, dead at 110
Burdett Sisler, the oldest known living man in Canada and one of the oldest Second World War veterans in the world has died. He was 110. Sisler's son Norman says his father died with family members by...
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Universities offering exam deferrals, holds on tuition as war rages on in Middle East
OTTAWA - Universities across Canada are offering some international students extra supports like exam deferrals and extensions on tuition as the war continues in the Middle East. The University of Vic...
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Artemis astronauts field more final frontier questions from Canadian kids
Jeremy Hansen, just days away from becoming the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, gave the country yet another glimpse into life on the final frontier. Han...
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University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.
VANCOUVER - As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly's wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are a rare sight....
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Taber, Alta., named Hockeyville winner over Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TABER - A southern Alberta community that lost its only two ice rinks after a Zamboni explosion has been named the Kraft Hockeyville 2026 winner. Taber, Alta., was one of two finalists, along with Tum...
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Iran war the latest crisis affecting food banks as usage in Toronto hits record high
Toronto's largest food bank says it's been dealing with crisis after crisis as the war in Iran makes it even more expensive to feed the thousands of food insecure Torontonians who rely on it. Neil Het...
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'Unsettling:' Minister says one patient attacked another at Edmonton emergency room
EDMONTON - Alberta's hospitals minister says a patient seeking care at a major Edmonton emergency room was taken into custody after attacking another patient on Friday. Matt Jones says in a social med...
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