The transition from summer to fall signals the start of school, cooling weather and, unfortunately, the beginning of flu season. Health Canada and the World Health Organization recommend getting a flu shot every year, as flu viruses learn to evolve and the effectiveness of a shot decreases over time. But following the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines … Read more
Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered “a trove of extraordinary fossils” high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday. The fossils were found in Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, at an altitude of roughly 2,000 metres. Located in the Skeena Mountains, the park is roughly 500 kilometres north of Smithers … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Some Brazilian users reconnected with X on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court’s recent nationwide ban, the result of the social network apparently changing the way its servers are accessed. The reunion may be short-lived, however. Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered X blocked nationwide on Aug. 30 after months of … Read more
New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development rather than Parks Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the legislation, once passed, will help accelerate rebuilding efforts. In July a wildfire destroyed over one-third of the town’s … Read more
VICTORIA – In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child. “After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that … Read more
Jeremy Dutcher made Canadian music history Tuesday night by winning a second Polaris Music Prize for his second album, Motewolonuwok. Dutcher is the first artist to win the $50,000 prize twice, after taking home the prestigious award in 2018 for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. “Last night was the most beautiful celebration and … Read more
A Saskatchewan organization is breaking ground as the first to commercially produce rare earth metals in North America. The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) first achieved the feat over the summer when it extracted neodymium praseodymium (NdPr) from a mineral called monazite. The group plans to break into the Chinese-dominated market once its facility is fully … Read more
A Manitoba man is warning others after he fell victim to an elaborate online scam over the summer. In a matter of months, 62-year-old Ernie Kiss lost $185,000 in what experts describe as a cryptocurrency romance scam. The incident has forced Kiss, a retired pilot and airplane mechanic, back into the workforce. … Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky was found Wednesday, authorities said, ending an intense search that had residents on edge.. Col. Phillip “PJ” Burnett said that the body found Wednesday is believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Ky. … Read more
Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who inhale illicit drugs, the head of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says. Dr. Julio Montaner said the construction of Vancouver’s first indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs … Read more
