Disney Postpones of Big-Budget Movie Production
Disney’s big-budget film “Mulan” has been postponed indefinitely. The media giant has also pushed back the latest installments of “Star Wars” and “Avatar” by a year according to statements Disney made on Thursday. With its release most recently delayed to August 21, the live-action “Mulan” had earlier been postponed twice. Movie fans will have a […]
U.S. Parents Say Canada’s Travel Rules Unfair to 1st-year Foreign Students
The federal government is being asked to relax rules that make parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall next to impossible for their kids to enter the country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has shut the door to students with study permits granted after […]
Study shows: After Covid-19 noise that vibrates Earth dropped drastically.
VANCOUVER – Team of researchers around the world in 117 countries uses seismic station data to learn that COVID 19 restrictions led to an unprecedented drop in noise, NEWS SOURCE.
Canada – U.S. Asylum Agreement Infringes on Charter, Federal Court Says
Canada’s asylum agreement with the United States infringes upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms according to a federal court justice. Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald gave the federal government only six months to respond. McDonald’s says the agreement stops people from asking for asylum and entering either The U.S. or Canada at […]
A Comet is the Closest it will be to Earth in 6,000 Years
A giant “icy snowball” was near Earth Wednesday night before its orbit began to take it out into the solar system and will not make its way back for 6,000 years. The comet’s name, C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, is a combination of when it was discovered and the name of the infrared telescope first used to […]
China Attempts to Land Rover on Mars
In a bold attempt to join the United States in landing a spacecraft on the red planet, China launches its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday. The rocket called a “Long March-5” rocket, departed under clear skies from Hainan Island, south of China’s mainland. With engines blazing, gathered across the bay from the launch […]
Ontario Hospitals Strive to Clear Surgery Backlog
Hospital officials face a new challenge as they tackle a massive backlog of surgical procedures that were canceled or postponed after the outbreak of the pandemic. An estimated 100,000 patients across Canada, including many patients in Ontario, had their surgeries delayed earlier this year according to reports from CBC News. Although it may take months […]
U.S. Labs Struggle With Covid-19 Testing Surge
Laboratories across the U.S. are reporting long processing delays due to a surge of coronavirus tests. Experts say the delays are undercutting the effectiveness of the pandemic response. With a total of 3.9 million infections reported on Wednesday and new cases rising, the delays create problems for nursing homes struggling to keep the virus out. […]
Earthquake Near Alaska Causes Small Tsunami
A powerful earthquake jolt registered off the southern coast of Alaska late Tuesday. While the region is sparsely populated, some residents briefly fled to higher ground over fears of a tsunami. Although there was a tsunami warning, it was canceled due to no reports of damage in the Alaska Peninsula after the magnitude 7.8 quake […]
Canadian Military Intelligence Data-Mined Social Media Accounts of Ontarians.
A team that was assigned to a Canadian military intelligence unit collected information from people’s social media accounts in Ontario. The team claimed that the data-mining was necessary in order to help the troops working in long-term care homes during the pandemic. In the majority of cases, data collected included basic information about the long-term […]