Synthetic bone that essentially dissolves as real bone grows. It’s an idea that could dramatically improve the quality of life for cancer and trauma patients, and thanks to a team at the University of Waterloo, it could soon be a reality. Thomas Willett, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at UW, got the idea while … Read more
Watching Connor McDavid screaming in a locker room is something hockey fans didn’t necessarily expect. There the Edmonton Oilers captain is, though, in a trailer promoting an upcoming documentary series airing next month on Amazon Prime, yelling at the top of his lungs following the team’s loss in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final … Read more
After Ontario Premier Doug Ford made controversial comments about solutions to get people out of homeless encampments, advocates and members of the opposition spoke up on Tuesday. “If you’re healthy, get off your A-S-S and start working like everyone else is,” the premier said Monday while responding to a question about affordable housing … Read more
Police are looking to the public for help after thieves broke into a Lethbridge ice creamery, stealing from the store. Staff arrived at Cookie Crimes, in the 300 block of Sixth Street South, just before 5:30 a.m. on Monday to discover the front window broken. Investigators determined two people smashed the glass window at 1:30 … Read more
The smoke over the Port of Montreal has dissipated, but the fire in a container filled with 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries prompted firefighters to issue a warning about how common these incidents have become. With the increasing use of electronic gadgets, e-bikes and electric vehicles, safely handling and transporting batteries is crucial … Read more
The federal government has “no intention” of pausing the next planned increase to the consumer carbon price, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault confirms despite the policy’s unpopularity. In an interview with CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos, he asserted the controversial price on carbon continues to be a necessary measure to combat climate change … Read more
Two Canadians are among those killed in southern Lebanon, Global Affairs Canada confirmed late Tuesday. While GAC has not confirmed their names due to privacy, family members tell CTV News the two people killed are Hussein and Daad Tabaja. “It’s devastating for the family,” Kamal Tabaja told CTV National News. “I don’t know what you … Read more
BONNE TERRE, Mo. – A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha Gayle, who was … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s new president signaled to world leaders Tuesday that he wants to open a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations — but he made clear that everyone else, including the United States, needs to do their part. In his first speech at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of … Read more
WASHINGTON – A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge. Ryan Wesley Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms offenses. The upgraded charges contained in a five-count … Read more
