Florida Dealing with Invasion of African Land Snails
Last Friday, officials said hundreds of giant African land snails turned up on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The species threatens to destroy a vast amount of plants and trees. They even pose the risk of transmitting a rare type of meningitis to humans. The snail is native to East Africa and is considered one of the […]
Check Out NASA’s 4 New Webb Telescope Images
On Monday, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released its first image and now four more have been unveiled. The new photos were released at 10:30 a.m. ET. The pictures include a view of a giant gaseous planet outside our solar system, two images of a nebula where stars are born and die, and a classic […]
Should the Value of a Tree be Measured in Money?
One expert says smaller communities in Canada are “often struggling to put a good value on their trees,” Along a street in Edmonton, trees sit protected behind by a green fence, near a construction site. Signs on the fence show each tree has a specific dollar amount associated with it. A rosy bloom crabapple tree […]
Charles Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc was back with a smile on his face after winning the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. He kept putting on a brave face as success escaped him and tensions arose at Ferrari with five F1 races in a row without a podium spot. Leclerc had some major problems in the closing laps as […]
Why is A380 Superjumbo Plane Staging a Comeback?
The A380 superjumbo passenger plane is finally making a comeback as demand for travel increases. Being the world’s largest passenger plane, it seemed to be out of commission just two years ago. This was because airlines were grappling with the spread of coronavirus and the demand for travel was at a low. Many planes went […]
Astrophysics Grad Student Pinpoints Particles in ‘Space Manatee’
A grad student from the University of Manitoba has assisted in confirming theories about an unusually-shaped object in space. The Manatee Nebula is more than 18,000 light years away. It was given the name because astronomers who photographed it in 2013 thought it looked just like the aquatic mammal. Brydyn Mac Intyre, a graduate student […]
James Webb Telescope Helping us See Back to the Dawn of Time
Images being released on Tuesday could reveal an atmosphere around an exoplanet and some of the universe’s earliest solar systems. It was roughly 13.8 billion years ago when everything we’ve come to know and understand was born. Most people consider this event as the Big Bang, the creation of our universe. However, it took over […]
Canada’s Premiers to Meet in Victoria
Due to the pandemic, it has been three years since the annual summer premier’s gathering was held in person. As the Council of the Federation gathers once more, some of Canada’s premiers are packing a lot of familiar baggage. Especially when it comes down to their demands of the federal government. Earlier in the pandemic, […]
U.S. Lifting Tariffs on Canadian Solar Products
The Canadian Trade Minister said the United States has agreed to lift tariffs on Canadian solar products. This was after a trade dispute settlement panel sided with Ottawa earlier this year. Canada was arguing that the tariffs violated the terms of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In February the panel had confirmed that the tariffs were “unjustified […]
Montreal Canadiens Select Juraj Slafkovsky in the First Pick of NHL Draft
The Montreal Canadiens stunned many fans at the Bell Centre after choosing Slovak Jurak Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old from Slovenia walked on stage with a huge smile after being called. Slafkovsky is a winger and is the top-ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. Many habs […]