Ontario woman finds needle in her spine 16 years after giving birth
When the pain in her shoulders and weakness in her right leg started two years ago, Giovanna Ippolito thought it was just part of getting older — that’s until the … Read More
Month: October 2020
Coronavirus: Masks, contactless and antibacterial foggers – this is how The O2 is bringing back live music | Ents & Arts News
The O2 arena has announced details of its first live music gig for nine months – with Squeeze set to play to a reduced audience, with strict cleaning measures in … Read More
What Jason Kenney claims about the oil industry vs. what the evidence says
If there’s one topic Jason Kenney loves to talk about, it’s the oil industry. And understandably so. Oil, of course, is a major driver of Alberta’s economy. Despite tens of … Read More
Thomas Jefferson Byrd: Spike Lee pays tribute after actor’s ‘tragic murder’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thomas Jefferson Byrd with Spike Lee in 2012 Oscar winner Spike Lee has paid tribute to actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, who has been shot … Read More
Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Hepatitis C discovery
Image copyright Getty Images Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The winners are British scientist Michael Houghton and … Read More
Lana Del Rey criticised for wearing mesh mask to meet fans
Image copyright Lana Del Rey / Instagram Image caption The star read from her new poetry book at the event in Los Angeles Lana Del Rey has upset some of … Read More
How Inuit honour the tradition of naming, and spirits who have passed on
CBC North is doing a series on the history and significance of Inuit names. Traditional names hold great respect and honour. There are long-held Inuit beliefs that people take on … Read More
Public health urges people to stick to their own household, but there could be relief for those living alone
Stephanie Belding felt “a sense of loss” when Toronto Public Health urged people last Monday to limit contact with others to within their own household. Like so many others, Belding enjoyed a brief reprieve from isolation … Read More
New movie about Sask. farmer’s battle with Monsanto dredges up old fight over fact vs. fiction
There was a collective groan among Prairie farmers when they saw the initial marketing poster for the movie Percy, dubbed by the director as a true David-and-Goliath tale of a Saskatchewan … Read More
Calls for cultural safety training for health-care staff renewed after Joyce Echaquan’s death
Indigenous health professionals say the recent death of an Atikamekw woman in a Quebec hospital reiterates the need for governments to implement longstanding calls to action to combat racism in … Read More
Week of Nobel Prize announcements begins with medicine award
The 2020 Nobel Prizes announcements begin Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine. A panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm will … Read More
Cineworld closures ‘not a decision we made lightly’
Image copyright PA Media Image caption No Time to Die, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will now be released in 2021 Cineworld has confirmed it will suspend its cinema … Read More