By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 25, 2024 10:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced a cabinet shuffle today, appointing Tim Halman as finance minister and deputy premier. Halman will retain his portfolio as environment minister as he replaces Allan MacMaster…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 24, 2024 2:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal are set to walk off the job for 24 hours starting Sunday morning in a bid to ramp up pressure on management amid a labour standoff. The…
By Lea Skene And Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press Posted October 24, 2024 5:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by…
October 21, 2024 — Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi and could lead to new methods for fighting infections. According to the study published in Nature Microbiology, these toxins, found in over The post New Arsenal of Bacterial Toxins for…
October 18 — A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Institute of Applied Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, published in Nature Photonics, presents a revolutionary new method for non-invasive high-resolution imaging through highly scattering media. The team, led by Prof. Ori The post Revolutionizing Optical Imaging: Breakthrough Non-Invasive Technology for Imaging Through Scattering Media appeared…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2024 5:28 pm Updated October 21, 2024 5:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team’s new hitting coach. He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted October 23, 2024 11:29 am Updated October 24, 2024 12:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recently rediscovered Emily Carr painting is now being toured across Canada. The 1912 piece, titled Masset Q.C.I. shows a memorial post, capped with a carved grizzly bear, that stood in the village of Masset on Haida Gwaii. Earlier this year the painting was spotted by a…
A coalition of Canadian charitable groups is raising the alarm about a shortfall in donations to help with Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis, as Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly joined colleagues at a summit to try helping the country cope with the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes. France hosted dozens of countries at the summit on Thursday,…
A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E.coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants — including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King — pulled onions from some menus. McDonald’s officials said that Taylor Farms, of Salinas,…
