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Chen Qiushi: Chinese journalist missing since February 'under state supervision'
A Chinese citizen journalist who disappeared in February after reporting on the outbreak of the coronavirus has been found, a friend has said.
Misc World | 525 hits | 7:17 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Chinese citizen journalist who disappeared in February after reporting on the outbreak of the coronavirus has been found, a friend has said.
Speaking to Congress today, the former Facebook manager first tasked with making the company make money did not mince words about his role. He told lawmakers that the company "took a page from Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictive Why stock markets are up 44% amid the worst economic contraction in history
Millions of people have either lost their jobs or the hours they work. Heading into winter, COVID-19 cases are sharply rising and yet the stock market is posting some records. What gives? Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in suspicious transfers
Top-secret records uncovered in a 16-month-long investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, BuzzFeed News and partners show two shadowy companies, one registered in New Brunswick and one in Alberta, received millions in sus How right-wing extremists, libertarians and evangelicals built Quebec's movement against COVID-19 restrictions
The anti-mask movement has drawn a wide range of figures into its orbit, including right-right extremists, evangelical pastors, libertarian radio hosts and conspiracy theorists.The US is using the Guardian to justify jailing Assange for life. Why is the paper so silent?
Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and extradition to the United States. Assange faces 175 years in a US s
Misc World | 245 hits | 6:04 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and extradition to the United States. Assange faces 175 years in a US s JPMorgan to pay a record $1 billion to settle market-manipulation charges, report says
JPMorgan is set to pay nearly $1 billion to settle with US authorities investigating whether the bank manipulated the metals and Treasury markets, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
The sum would set a record for spoofing-related settlements and could beNorth Korean troops killed missing S.Korean official, burned body, Seoul says
Misc World | 275 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Gucci is selling denim overalls with grass 'stain effect' for $1,750
Gucci is taking distressed denim to a new level. The Italian luxury brand is selling denim overalls that appear grass-stained for $1,750. Why do leaves change colour'
Wondering about the science behind those beautiful fall colours? CTVNews.ca explains why leaves turn red, yellow and orange as autumn arrives.Hundreds of pilot whales die in record mass stranding in Australia
The majority of a 470-strong pod of pilot whales found stranded off southern Australia has died, officials said on Wednesday, as rescuers struggled in freezing waters and fading light to free those still alive.
The majority of a 470-strong pod of pilot whales found stranded off southern Australia has died, officials said on Wednesday, as rescuers struggled in freezing waters and fading light to free those still alive.2 police officers shot in Louisville, Ky., as protests over Breonna Taylor's death continue
Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville, Ky., police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations.
Law & Order | 259 hits | 9:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville, Ky., police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations.Belarus: Water cannons disperse protesters denouncing Lukashenko's secret inauguration
Belarus authorities deployed water cannons on Wednesday to disperse protesters who had gathered in central Minsk to denounce the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Several dozens of protesters were also arrested, AFP reported.
Misc World | 248 hits | 10:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarus authorities deployed water cannons on Wednesday to disperse protesters who had gathered in central Minsk to denounce the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Several dozens of protesters were also arrested, AFP reported.China 'coercing' thousands of Tibetans into mass labour camps - report
Misc World | 296 hits | 9:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Government to demolish Legislature Annex building, remediate siteProvincial Politics | 234 hits | 9:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It’s been maligned as a “monstrous eyesore” and lamented as a heritage edifice. Either way, the turquoise-walled Legislature Annex building is coming down.Dutch 'living coffin' aims to provide source for life after death
A Dutch startup has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus instead of wood that it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants.
A Dutch startup has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus instead of wood that it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants. Ethics watchdog dismisses conflict of interest charges against PM's chief of staff
The federal ethics watchdog has dismissed Conservative allegations of conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff and her husband. Shell reportedly to slash oil and gas production costs to focus more on renewables
Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40 per cent off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters. B.C.'s top doctor says she's received abuse, death threats during COVID-19 responseLaw & Order | 223 hits | 5:06 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
California wildfire threatens over 1,000 homes
A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatened more than 1,000 homes on Tuesday as crews across the West battled dozens of other major blazes in California. Beta drenches eastern Texas, 9th storm to make landfall in U.S. this season
Tropical storm Beta stalled out Tuesday along the Texas coast, flooding streets in Houston and Galveston hours after making landfall amid an unusually busy hurricane season. Psychiatric patients upset about possible end of AISH benefitsProvincial Politics | 236 hits | 7:37 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
An Edmonton psychiatrist says his patients are upset by comments made last week by Premier Jason Kenney suggesting only people with "severe" disabilities should qualify for benefits under the Assured Income for Severely Handicapped (AISH) program. Hunting restrictions imposed after another Nunavut caribou herd dwindlesEnvironmental | 255 hits | 6:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Nunavut government has imposed a total allowable harvest on the Dolphin and Union caribou herd after a survey showed the population had plummeted from 18,000 to 4,000.Hundreds of whales are stranded on a sandbank in Australia
Hundreds of pilot whales are stranded on a sandbar in Tasmania, an island off the southern coast of Australia.
Environmental | 210 hits | 6:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hundreds of pilot whales are stranded on a sandbar in Tasmania, an island off the southern coast of Australia. Arctic sea ice shrinks to 2nd lowest level in 4 decadesEnvironmental | 220 hits | 6:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Warming in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists announced Monday, yet another sign of how climate change is rapidly transforming the region.Elephant deaths in Botswana caused by toxic blooms in waterholes linked to climate change
Environmental | 250 hits | 6:42 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
PMO failed to check with key former employers before Payette's appointment as Governor General: sources
Simple checks with past employers, including federally regulated agencies, could have turned up troubling evidence of Julie Payette's treatment of subordinates before she was appointed governor general, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or his officials n B.C. Election 2020: Premier John Horgan calls snap election | Vancouver SunProvincial Politics | 265 hits | 1:09 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
'The biggest issue is lameness': True cost of raising cheap chicken counted in largest study of its kind
Much-hyped chicken sandwiches and $5 rotisserie birds come at a toll beyond their price tags. For fast-growing broilers — chickens raised for meat — cheap food comes at the cost of well-being. As breast yield and growth rate increases, animal welfare wors Emmys 2020: A glitch-free technical triumph and a thrilling comedy sweep for Schitt's CreekArts & Entertainment | 237 hits | 9:37 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
It was a historic night at the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards in more ways than one. Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek swept the comedy awards, while HBO's Watchmen and Succession won big over streaming juggernaut Netflix. World's richest 1% produced 'double the CO2 of the poorest half'Environmental | 262 hits | 9:31 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta could lead Canada in wind and solar power by 2025, expert saysEnvironmental | 215 hits | 8:26 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Growth in Alberta's renewable energy sector should continue to trend upwards, experts say, with one forecast expecting that a surge of projects could have the province poised to lead the nation in utility-scale wind and solar capacity as early as 2025. Hardisty, the 'nerve centre' of Alberta's oil industry, loses its only schoolProvincial Politics | 210 hits | 7:24 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada's most critical oil pipelines to the U.S. all start in Hardisty, Alberta. Now, the town has no school.NASA data: global fires down by 25 percent
Environmental | 231 hits | 7:14 AM on Monday | posted by uwish
Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observe the Assange hearing'
Law & Order | 225 hits | 6:47 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up -- by hand -- a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark's devastati
Misc World | 196 hits | 6:26 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up -- by hand -- a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark's devastatiThe [US] Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet
The U.S. Air Force revealed this week that it has secretly designed, built, and tested a new prototype fighter jet. The fighter, about which we know virtually nothing, has already flown and “broken records.” (The image above is Air Force concept art from
The U.S. Air Force revealed this week that it has secretly designed, built, and tested a new prototype fighter jet. The fighter, about which we know virtually nothing, has already flown and “broken records.” (The image above is Air Force concept art from China's 'hybrid war': Beijing's mass surveillance of Australia and the world for secrets and scandalMisc World | 179 hits | 6:08 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data, which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. Wondering why your glasses are so pricey' One company controls almost everything about them
Prescription eyeglasses can range anywhere from the mid-$200s to more than $1000 a pair in Canada. They're an expensive, but necessary, product for many. But why are they so expensive? How's the harvest' Farmers reflect on six months of agriculture during the pandemic
At Crooked Lake Farm near Wetaskiwin, they couldn’t keep up with demand in March. Customers wanted to avoid busy grocery stores and load up their deep freezes with the farm-direct beef. Tropical storm Beta spurs hurricane fears in Texas
An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that's forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead.Back to Canada News
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