Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species. The agreement covers the length of one life cycle of the fish, and recognizes that the “persistent decline of chinook salmon” has led to an inability to … Read more
NEW YORK – LeBron James is now the youngest — and the oldest — player to make an All-NBA team. And Dallas’ Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are in position to make around US$1 million per game a few years from now. Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander were the only unanimous … Read more
Francis Silva watches the blood flow through a straw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it’s cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at St. Paul’s Hospital where a 42-bed unit is … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn his rape conviction. The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 55-4. The proposal now … Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. – The U.S. Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated women, a judge ordered Wednesday. In the first public hearing since FCI Dublin closed last month, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers … Read more
Another brand of Enoki mushrooms mainly sold in Ontario is being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. On Wednesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the recall of Meta brand Enoki mushroom, which it said was triggered following test results. The UPC on the affected packages is 6 957937 482116, while … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed. Similarly, The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services has also approved extending a pilot program in Delaware that provides free … Read more
More than 100 fires are burning across Canada, with some wildfires forcing evacuations and affecting air quality in Canada and the northern tier of the United States — and experts have noted that pets could be at risk, too. Dr. Gabrielle Fadl of the Bond Vet Clinic in New York City told CNN last year … Read more
A high school in Northern Ontario had its Pride flag ripped from its pole and set on fire earlier this month in what provincial police are calling a hate crime. Central Algoma Secondary School’s Pride flag was ripped from its pole and set on fire on May 9, 2024. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) Officials at Central … Read more
LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power. Ending months of speculation over the timing of a new vote, Sunak, 44, … Read more
