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'Appetite for drumsticks': First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday, revealing that the mighty dinosaurs had an "appetite for drumsticks" when they were young.
TikTok mums nurture 'detox for kids' misinformation
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - A TikTok army of American mothers claiming to be "detox" specialists is pushing unproven treatments for childhood behavioural disorders -– while hiding that their misinformation is actually a marketing campaign aimed at making money.
Tens of thousands flee western Canada wildfires
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» KELOWNA (CANADA) - Residents of western Canada scrambled to evacuate Saturday as raging wildfires encroached on two metropolitan areas -- separate blazes that have sent tens of thousands fleeing over the course of just days.
Foreign students say Canada is exploiting them for ‘cheap labour’
Published on 01/11/2022
» Some foreign students are accusing the Canadian government of using them as a cheap source of labour and discarding them once they’re no longer needed.
'Freedom Convoy' leaves its mark
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/10/2022
» The village's only restaurant offers smiles and two pamphlets, one denouncing Covid-19 vaccines for children, the other saying the United Nations' mission includes creating a "microchipped society" for "tracking and controlling".
Canada endures major internet outage
Published on 09/07/2022
» TORONTO: Canada’s largest wireless provider said on Saturday that it had restored most services after a major outage had cut off banking, transport and government access for millions of people, adding to criticism over its dominance of the telecoms industry.
Lost in space: Astronauts struggle to regain bone density
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» PARIS - Astronauts lose decades' worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said Thursday, warning that it could be a "big concern" for future missions to Mars.
Vienna returns as world's 'most liveable city'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» PARIS: The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday.
Canada's Arctic security moves to forefront after Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» OTTAWA - After the West broke off cooperation with Russia in the Arctic over its invasion of Ukraine, Canada is now scrambling to fortify defenses of what its top general called "NATO's northern flank."
Police close in to dislodge Canada capital protesters
AFP, Published on 20/02/2022
» OTTAWA: Police pushed into downtown Ottawa Saturday in a bid to dislodge several hundred dug-in protesters and big rigs that have choked the Canadian capital for weeks, after a night marked by clashes and more than 100 arrests.