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Scientists find world's oldest sperm in Myanmar amber
A team of paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the world's oldest animal sperm, frozen in tree resin 100 million years ago inside a tiny crustacean in Myanmar.
A team of paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the world's oldest animal sperm, frozen in tree resin 100 million years ago inside a tiny crustacean in Myanmar.Bacterial outbreak infects thousands after factory leak in China
Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease called brucellosis, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year.
Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease called brucellosis, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year.
Edmonton bubble to host 2021 World Juniors
Previously planned for both Edmonton and Red Deer, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday the World Junior Championship would be played at Rogers Place only — with no fans. 
As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there’s more interest in the flu shot this year — and there should be. But they’re warning patients to get the shot sooner rather than later. Here's why.Hurricane forecasters tracking 7 disturbances, including 4 named storms
Forecasters are closely watching the potential for the remnants of Sally to bring heavy rain to Atlantic Canada. There is also the potential for this part of Canada to see impacts from Hurricane Teddy next week.
Forecasters are closely watching the potential for the remnants of Sally to bring heavy rain to Atlantic Canada. There is also the potential for this part of Canada to see impacts from Hurricane Teddy next week.Greece lashed by rare hurricane-force storm
Greek civil protection authorities have been put on maximum alert after a Mediterranean cyclone made landfall, battering the west of the country and many of its popular Ionian islands.
Greek civil protection authorities have been put on maximum alert after a Mediterranean cyclone made landfall, battering the west of the country and many of its popular Ionian islands. Guaranteed basic income tops policy priorities for Liberal caucus at upcoming conventionPolitical | 243 hits | 9:33 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Pods of orcas are ramming boats off Spain and Portugal and scientists don't know why
Victoria Morris has had her fair share of orca encounters, but nothing quite like this.
Victoria Morris has had her fair share of orca encounters, but nothing quite like this. Why some of Canada's richest millennials want to pay more taxes
Many people wish for lower tax bills and more money in their bank accounts. But a group of young, rich Canadians want the federal government to tax them more. After part of school's roof collapses, Manitoba First Nation looks for alternative classroom spaces
A northern Manitoba First Nation is calling on the federal government for a safe place for their students to learn in, after part of their school's roof collapsed in March. PST in Alberta has long been taboo. Is Jason Kenney the one to finally sell it'Provincial Politics | 236 hits | 9:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Premier Jason Kenney’s conservative ideology and long-term opposition to tax increases could work in his favour if he ever tried to introduce a provincial sales tax in Alberta, political observers suggest. Calgary-made whisky named best in the world by annual Whisky Bible
A smooth, Canadian whisky made in Calgary has been named best in the world by writer Jim Murray's prestigious Whisky Bible.Pods of orcas are ramming boats off Spain and Portugal and scientists don't know why
Victoria Morris has had her fair share of orca encounters, but nothing quite like this.
Environmental | 254 hits | 7:32 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Victoria Morris has had her fair share of orca encounters, but nothing quite like this. Holocaust: New U.S. survey shows adults under 40 have 'shocking' ignorance of slaughter | National Post
More than one in ten of those asked had never even heard the word 'Holocaust'Belarus protests: Maria Kolesnikova charged under security law
Belarusian protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova has been charged with incitement to undermine national security, officials say.
Three women have been leading a mass opposition movement, but she is the only one not to go into exile.
Misc World | 238 hits | 7:03 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarusian protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova has been charged with incitement to undermine national security, officials say.
Three women have been leading a mass opposition movement, but she is the only one not to go into exile. Freeland, Bains and seven other federal officials barred from official dealings with ex-envoyLaw & Order | 231 hits | 6:02 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada’s Ethics Commissioner has barred two federal cabinet ministers and seven senior officials from any official dealings with David MacNaughton for one year, after ruling that the former Canadian ambassador to the United States broke the Conflict of In Inquiry into alleged anti-Alberta energy campaigns doesn't have time to fact-check statements: commissionerProvincial Politics | 236 hits | 7:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A year after Alberta launched an inquiry to investigate whether alleged "foreign-funded special interests" are spreading misinformation about the province's energy industry, the commissioner leading it says his team doesn't have the time or resources to p Jasper National Park says one caribou herd gone, two others on the brink of local extinctionEnvironmental | 240 hits | 7:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Alberta Wilderness Association says that southern mountain woodland caribou populations in Jasper National Park are dangerously low, and are calling on Parks Canada to intervene.Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Alabama with punishing rain
Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Ala., as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi
Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Ala., as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi Is Plastic Recycling A Lie' Oil Companies Touted Recycling To Sell More Plastic : NPREnvironmental | 230 hits | 5:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.Climate science denier appointed to top position at NOAA
Environmental | 289 hits | 1:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
U.S. drops tariffs on Canadian aluminum, avoiding retaliation | CTV News
The federal government is celebrating the United States' decision to lift its 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland calling the tariffs a mistake from the beginning, and 'good news' for aluminum workers on b 
As the federal government puts the finishing touches on a national hydrogen strategy designed to kickstart the budding sector, some experts say one of the vital ingredients for the industry to flourish is to build more pipelines. 'My honour has been shredded': 94-year-old Vancouver vet fights legion expulsion
At 16, Ralph Jackson signed up to fight during World War II. Now, at 94, he's fighting for his dignity, after he said he was inexplicably expelled from the Vancouver branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, where he was once president, for alleged "theft or mHate Speech on Facebook Is Pushing Ethiopia Dangerously Close to a Genocide
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform.
Misc World | 288 hits | 6:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform. Facing a $1M campaign debt, Peter MacKay considers running for Parliament again
Still recovering from the blow of losing the Conservative leadership race, Peter MacKay has quite a to-do list ahead of him: figure out why he lost, retire roughly $1 million in campaign debt and find a new job — or try to get his old one back. Massive fire destroys stretch of New Westminster pier; residents warned of 'highly toxic' smoke
A massive fire that broke out Sunday night has destroyed much of a park along New Westminster's waterfront. Canadian wildfire attack south of the border has Washington family in tearsEnvironmental | 363 hits | 8:04 AM on Monday | posted by Robair
A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken offEnvironmental | 273 hits | 7:44 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change. Cable of Sea-to-Sky Gondola deliberately cut for a 2nd timeLaw & Order | 271 hits | 6:24 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The cable of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola has been deliberately cut for the second year in a row, and less than six months after the attraction fully reopened. QAnon conspiracy theorists, far-right group join Vancouver anti-mask rally
Several hundred anti-mask and anti-vaccine advocates, 5G and child-trafficking conspiracy theorists and members of a far-right group gathered in Vancouver Sunday for what was dubbed a “March for Freedom.” UCP and NDP tied as Alberta voters sour on government direction, poll suggestsProvincial Politics | 244 hits | 6:10 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A year and a half after forming government, the United Conservative Party (UCP) finds itself in unfamiliar territory — tied with Alberta's NDP Opposition, according to a new poll. Justice system's handling of O'Leary boat crash case a 'slap in the face' for victims' familiesLaw & Order | 245 hits | 6:08 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Flurry of lawsuits stemming from fatal boat crash in August 2019 on an Ontario lake includes claim by entrepreneur and TV personality Kevin O'Leary against owner and operator of other boat involved. U.S. Gulf Coast braces for 2nd hurricane in a month as Sally strengthens
Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemeteryArts & Entertainment | 334 hits | 5:03 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Groundhogs are digging up old graves and occasionally leaving bones scattered on the surface of a cemetery in Montreal. Aline Chretien, wife and trusted adviser of former PM, dead at 84
Aline Chretien, the wife and trusted adviser of former prime minister Jean Chretien, has died at 84. Terry Fox honoured with Google Doodle on anniversary of first tribute run
Sunday's Google Doodle pays tribute to famed Canadian athlete and cancer activist Terry Fox on the anniversary of the first run event organized across 760 sites around Canada in his honour. Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal faces breach of trust, fraud charges
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal faces a handful of criminal charges after he allegedly failed to report receiving millions in personal loans to the ethics commissioner "in circumstances that constitute a criminal breach of trust," according to Moths having 'huge party' in Metro Vancouver, expert says of ongoing outbreak
An unpleasant outbreak is underway in the Lower Mainland, with an unusually large number of tiny white moths flocking to light sources and making their way inside homes and businesses.Half a million flee growing wildfires in Oregon
Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee encroaching flames while residents to the south tearfully assessed their losses.
Environmental | 349 hits | 11:44 AM on Friday | posted by Strutz
Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee encroaching flames while residents to the south tearfully assessed their losses. Lululemon lampooned for 'resist capitalism' post
Lululemon, known for its £128 yoga leggings, is facing mockery on social media for promoting an event about "decolonising gender" and how to "resist capitalism".
'Without reserve and without estimate': Rare 102-carat white diamond mined in Canada is up for auction
A flawless 102-carat oval diamond will head to auction on October 5 in Hong Kong at Sotheby's. 'A bit ironic': Iveson responds to Alberta justice minister's warning against defunding police Provincial Politics | 335 hits | 7:56 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said it was ironic to receive a letter from Alberta’s newly-appointed justice minister warning against reducing police funding after…A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peaceBack to Canada News
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