Doctors have Found the Optimal Bedtime for Heart Health
According to new research, the best bedtime to promote better heart health is between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. This is based on the U.K. Biobank cohort study which was published in the European Heart Journal last month. The study found that the risk of developing heart disease is up to 38 per cent higher […]
New Zealand Plans a Lifetime Ban on Cigarettes for Kids
Starting 2027, anyone 14 years of age or younger will never be able to legally buy tobacco products in New Zealand under planned legislation. This is one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, in an effort to virtually stop people from smoking in the country. The pacific country of roughly five million […]
Leafs Forward Jason Spezza Suspended for six Games
The National Hockey League has suspended Toronto Maple Leaf’s player Jason Spezza six games for a kneeing penalty on Monday’s match. Spezza hit Pionk in the head with his knee during a 6-3 loss in Winnipeg in the third period. It happened as the Jets defenceman attempted to clear the puck away with his hand. […]
Ontario Logs More Than 1000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Wednesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 1,009 new infections of COVID-19 signifying an increase from yesterday. On Tuesday there were 928 new cases, on Monday, officials logged 887 new cases, and Sunday the province reported 1,184. Currently, there are at least 333 people in hospitals for COVID-19 and 155 patients are in intensive […]
Canadian Permafrost Study Finds Mammoths Survived Longer than Believed
A new study that analyzes soil samples and DNA for Canada’s permafrost has found evidence that wooly mammoths and Yukon wild horses may have lived thousands of years longer than previously thought. The paper was published in the journal Nature Communications. Consists of a 30,000-year DNA record of past environments, based on cored permafrost sediments […]
Chinese Rover to Investigate ‘Cube’ on the Moon
Over the next two to three Earth months, the Chinese rover Yutu-2 will travel 80-metres to a cube-like object. The rover captured a photograph of the cube-like object on the far side of the moon and researchers are wondering what it might be. The Chinese government posted the image on its science website from the […]
Stargazers can Catch Once-in a-Lifetime Look at Comet Leonard
People living in Canada can already see comet C/2021 A1 with binoculars, but by this weekend, it could be seen by the naked eye. Also known as Leonard, it gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a green comet. Experts in Astronomy, as well as the comet’s discoverer, provided tips on when and how to […]
Ontario Logs More Than 900 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Tuesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 928 new infections of COVID-19 signifying an increase from yesterday. On Monday, officials logged 887 new cases, Sunday the province reported 1,184, and Saturday they logged 1,053. Currently, there are at least 340 people in hospitals for COVID-19 and 165 patients are in intensive care units The […]
Another Billionaire Headed to Space
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire said he could barely hold in his excitement a day ahead of the blasting off to the International Space Station. The trip will act as a prelude to a more ambitious trip around the moon with SpaceX planned in 2023. Maezawa is a 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector who […]
Canadian Andreescu Won’t be Playing at Aussie Open
Bianca Andreescu the Canadian tennis star will be taking a mental break from tennis and sit out for the Australian Open. Andreescu explained that she wants to “reset, recover, and grow” after a difficult two years which included contracting COVID-19. From Mississauga, Ontario, the 21-year-old posted on Twitter that she has been impacted mentally and […]