This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the climatic table collaboration. Forests from the Arctic to the Amazon are being transformed at a “shocking” rate due to the climate crisis, with trees advancing into previously barren tundra in the north while dying from rising heat further south, researchers […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian government criticizes as “lack of ethics” the statement by the director general of the World Health Organization that the crisis in the Tigray region of the country is “the worst disaster in the world” and his assertion that the lack of attention from world leaders may be due to […]

If you get close enough to a hospital in Canada right now, you can almost hear it straining under the pressure of the last two years or more. The combination of a global pandemic, exhausted doctors and nurses, and an increasingly uncaring public has pushed our public health care system to the brink and, in […]

“Where the lowest price is the law.” In its heyday, Zellers was one of Canadian shoppers’ first choices for discount clothing and appliances. The department store was born in the late 1920s, at the dawn of American mass consumerism, and flourished into a 350-store retail giant over the next several decades. But like its competitors, […]

Who does not consider plastic as a necessity of modern life? It is hard to imagine a life without plastics. But what if we can’t live WITH plastics? Plastics offer many benefits. From clean water supplies to food packaging to public health and medical devices, the development of plastics and their uses have been beneficial. […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Music Local news local arts Entertainment Letters The Montreal Gazette asked two local music artists of Italian descent what it means to them to perform at the festival. Montreal operatic pop trio Lyrico Ensemble, from left, Ian Sabourin, Sam Champagne and Marco Bocchicchio. Photo of Ital Fest Postmedia may earn an […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Music Local news local arts Entertainment Letters The Montreal Gazette asked two local music artists of Italian descent what it means to them to perform at the festival. Montreal operatic pop trio Lyrico Ensemble, from left, Ian Sabourin, Sam Champagne and Marco Bocchicchio. Photo of Ital Fest Postmedia may earn an […]

When Ken Greenberg was Boston’s acting chief of planning, “the fifth floor” was shorthand for the office of then-Mayor Tom Menino, who appointed him personally. City councilors, let alone citizens, rarely entered the space. “That’s where all the power was held and all the decisions were made,” said Greenberg, an urban designer who previously worked […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links local arts Entertainment Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission for purchases made through links on this page. . House of Paint is billing this year’s festival as a “gathering” that will once again bring together the various elements of hip hop culture […]

Before politicians attend any event, it’s standard practice for them to look into who is going to be there — though the techniques used for this screening process might vary, some political strategists say. Mistakes can lead to embarrassing gaffes at best, they say, and widespread condemnation at worst. “We’ve seen this on all sides […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — A Muslim woman who was gang-raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots is calling on the government to reverse its decision to release 11 men who had been jailed for life for committing the crime. after they were released. on suspended sentences. The victim, now 40, was pregnant when […]

There is a lot to do in the city this weekend. Here is a sample of what is going on. The Canadian National Exhibition After two years of pandemic cancellations, the CNE is back with exciting additions and classic attractions for a mix of the new and the nostalgic. “Anyone who comes can find something […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local news local health Health Medical breakthrough compared to finding a ‘master key’ that could lead to effective treatments A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, also known as the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Photo from the NIAID Integrated Research Center (IRF) /Handout via REUTERS . Researchers […]

Some post-secondary institutions in New Brunswick have updated COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year, though wearing a face mask is no longer required by the province. New Brunswick lifted all provincial COVID-19 restrictions — including mandatory mask-wearing in indoor public spaces — on March 14 of this year. Since then, the province has reported […]

MONTREAL – As Quebec prepares to launch a province-wide COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of a possible fall wave, it’s unclear whether it will be enough to prompt a pandemic-weary public to roll up their sleeves for another reinforcement. As of Wednesday, only 56 percent of Quebecers over the age of five had received a third […]

While masking is no longer required in Nova Scotia, some post-secondary institutions are taking extra precautions against COVID-19 this fall. The province dropped most of its masking requirements in March, and all other health protections, including mandatory self-isolation for positive cases, in July. However, some restrictions stay in place in high-risk settings such as health-care […]

While masking is no longer required in Nova Scotia, some post-secondary institutions are taking extra precautions against COVID-19 this fall. The province dropped most of its masking requirements in March, and all other health protections, including mandatory self-isolation for positive cases, in July. However, some restrictions stay in place in high-risk settings such as health-care […]

VANCOUVER—Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they have discovered a weakness in major strains of COVID-19 that could lead to universally effective treatments for people infected with most variants of the virus. Over time, COVID has managed to mutate and get ahead of treatments, but this discovery will allow researchers to target a […]

Paris Eakins was 26 years old when she joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1940 during World War II. He was born in Minnedosa, Man., where he lived until he attended the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Eakins worked at his town’s newspaper and later joined the sports department […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33 others, eyewitnesses and police said Thursday. . No one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday night’s attack, the latest to hit the country in […]

CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen retired to Switzerland at the end of last year’s Formula One season and has happily spent the last eight months with his young family. Did you miss the races? “Not really, no,” said the 2007 F1 champion. Yet here it is, not even a year after his retirement, and […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Unification Church followers rallied in South Korea Thursday to protest negative Japanese media coverage of their religion after the suspect in the assassination of the former prime minister Japanese Shinzo Abe blamed the church for his family’s problems. The protesters, mostly Japanese supporters who settled in South Korea […]

BHOLA, Bangladesh (AP) — When the Mehgna River swallowed Mohammad Jewel and Arzu Begum’s tin-roofed family home overnight in southern Bangladesh just over a year ago, they had no choice but to leave their ancestral village. . The couple fled the next morning with their four young children to the capital, Dhaka, more than 100 […]

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Japanese officials are meeting in northern China amid renewed tensions over Beijing’s military threats against Taiwan and after Tokyo protested China’s missile launches at Japan’s exclusive economic zone during recent military exercises. Wednesday’s meeting between Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor Yang Jiechi and Japan’s National Security Secretary Akiba Takeo followed China’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit business practices at the former president’s company, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. the case. Allen Weisselberg is accused of taking over […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. investigator says contemporary forms of slavery are widely practiced around the world, including forced labor for China’s minority Uyghurs, bonded labor for upper-caste Dalits low in South Asia and domestic servitude in the Gulf countries, Brazil and Colombia. . The special rapporteur of the Human Rights Council, Tomoya Obokata, […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for many of the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the order that allowed officers to of the FBI search the Florida of former President Donald Trump. farm last week. The Associated Press, The New York […]

Tourism traffic has yet to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels for  British Columbia’s wine industry. A new report from the Wine Growers of British Columbia shows just how hard B.C.’s wine industry. “From 2019 to 2020, we saw that tourism numbers were down about 80 per cent, employment was down about 50 per cent and […]

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River. “It’s very profound,” said the 53-year-old visitor from Indiana. “I have not […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion in June, Wisconsin’s 1849 law that bans the procedure except when the life of the mother is in danger became relevant. Republicans in the Legislature blocked an attempt by Democratic Governor Tony Evers to overturn the law. […]