Four Astronauts Land Safely on Earth
The long-duration team of astronauts launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station safely returned to Earth. The team of four astronauts were on a six-month mission and they departed the orbiting outpost early Thursday morning. The crew of three U.S. NASA astronauts and a German astronaut from the European Space Agency undocked at 1:20 […]
Mattea Roach Wins 23rd Jeopardy in a Row
Mattea Roach seals her 23rd Jeopardy win with the final question being about 20th century cinema on Thursday. The 23-year-old tutor born in Nova Scotia holds the record for the longest winning streak of any Canadian on the quiz show. She went into Final Jeopardy with $13,000 and has answered 633 correct answers so far. […]
Huge Demand for World Cup in Qatar
Still months before the World Cup in Qatar and FIFA has already received 3 million ticket requests. There is high demand to watch some of the World Cup’s biggest group-stage games, even with the issues of the nation’s ability to accommodate fans. Data issued by The Associated Press by FIFA shows there have been 2.5 […]
Ontario Logs More Than 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Thursday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 2,700 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. Officials confirmed that 1,676 people are currently being treated in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 but they reported 205 people are in intensive care units. Last week, 93.0 per cent of Ontarians over […]
Four-Astronaut Team Coming Back to Earth
The long-duration team of astronauts launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station for NASA departed the outpost early Thursday. The team of four astronauts were on a six-month mission and they safely departed the orbiting outpost. The crew of three U.S. NASA astronauts and a German astronaut from the European Space Agency undocked at […]
Canadian Mattea Roach Wins 22nd Jeopardy in a Row
Mattea Roach seals her 22nd Jeopardy win with the final question being about American history on Wednesday. The 23-year-old tutor born in Nova Scotia holds the record for the longest winning streak of any Canadian on the quiz show. She entered her 22nd Final Jeopardy with $28,400 and was given a special shout-out in the […]
Electric Locomotives are Hauling Freight Trains
The railway giants in Canada, CN and CP are testing zero-emission locomotives to haul freight trains. CN is more focused on testing battery-electric locomotives, and CP has been testing hydrogen locomotives. There’s another smaller railway, Southern Railway of B.C., is working on hydrogen locomotives as well. The transportation sector is the second largest producer of […]
Canada Reports $2.5B Trade Surplus in March
As imports and exports climb to record highs, Statistics Canada said the country’s merchandise trade surplus was $2.5 billion in March. The total compared to a revised surplus of $3.1 billion for February which is higher than the initial reading. The statistics agency said imports rose by 7.7 per cent in March to a record […]
Toronto’s New Fire Truck has Tallest Firefighting Apparatus in North America
The city of Toronto has a new fire truck that will allow fire crews to reach new heights. Mayor John Tory and Fire Chief Matthew Pegg displayed the Bronto Skylift 70m articulated aerial unit, nicknamed Tower 1. Its firefighting apparatus is the tallest in North America and at full extension it can reach up to […]
Ontario Logs More Than 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Wednesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 2,488 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. Officials confirmed that 1,698 people are currently being treated in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 but they reported 199 people are in intensive care units. Last week, 93.0 per cent of Ontarians over […]