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Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects
Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders. The stud...
Jul 8, 2022
Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage. Prosecutor Jrme Laflamme says it is ...
Jul 8, 2022
Power outage affects 3,000 plus customers east of Valleyview: BC Hydro
UPDATE: (8:45 a.m.): BC Hydro says power has been restored.KAMLOOPS - Thousands are without power in the Dallas and Valleyview neighbourhoods Friday (July 8) morning.BC Hydro's outage map shows 3,231 ...
Jul 8, 2022
Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death. Abe was assassinated...
Jul 8, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can retu...
Jul 8, 2022
Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Former Angolan President Jos Eduardo dos Santos died Friday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the Angolan government said. He was 79 years old and died following a long illness,...
Jul 8, 2022
Toronto police work on 911 connection issues as Rogers customers report outage
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has been hit with a widespread network outage that has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning. Toronto police say the Rogers networ...
Jul 8, 2022
COLLINS: Do we really understand reconciliation?
THIS WAS A TOUGH COMMENTARY TO WRITE. I have long been an advocate for minority rights, especially those of Indigenous peoples. I am supportive of almost all of their efforts to gain what is rightfull...
Jul 8, 2022
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury charged up for Olympic debut of dual moguls in 2026
Mikael Kingsbury was golfing with NFL player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif near Montreal in late June when his mobile phone in his bag began chiming and binging like a casino. Kingsbury pulled out his phone...
Jul 8, 2022
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soc...
Jul 8, 2022
