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Research from N.S. prof suggests sperm whales taught each other how to avoid whalers
HALIFAX - New research from a team including a Dalhousie University biologist suggests sperm whales taught each other to avoid whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries. The scientists published a paper ...
Mar 17, 2021
Woman pressured by half-sibling to sell cocaine on the streets: court
The latest person sentenced in connection to the Project Norse drug investigation, has received a two and a half year suspended sentence and must complete 200 hours of community service.Miranda Parent...
Mar 17, 2021
Women's organization urges Inuit women to get COVID-19 shot, citing increased risks
A national Inuit women's organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Speaking from her home in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of C...
Mar 17, 2021
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
FRANKFURT - German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the ...
Mar 17, 2021
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has book out in September
NEW YORK - The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. One Signal Publishers announced Wednesday that Hayhoe's "Saving Us" will be rel...
Mar 17, 2021
Walker clan settles into curling bubble life again with Canadian mixed doubles
CALGARY - Geoff Walker knows every inch of the room, hall, lobby and parking lot of the hotel housing teams in Calgary's curling bubble. He and infant son Liam will cover the same ground while Laura W...
Mar 17, 2021
Athabasca Basin News
Fond du Lac Housing ProjectsWhat started as a discussion two years ago has turned into two fourplexes, two duplexes, six family units, and potentially fourteen more units next year, all built by local...
Mar 17, 2021
Quebec health officials investigate job posting requiring applicants be white women
MONTREAL - A regional health authority north of Montreal says it is investigating after it was revealed one of its job postings last year for a patient attendant required candidates be white women. Mo...
Mar 17, 2021
Sask. Chamber of Commerce publishes report on future of energy in the province
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has published a report on what a low-carbon economy could look like in the province.The report features 18 recommendations on how the provincial and federal ...
Mar 17, 2021
Ontario sets $2.35 million for OHL post-secondary scholarships as part of initiative
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League will receive $2.35 million from the Ontario government as part of $15.3 million in funding to support sport and recreation organizations and high-performance athlet...
Mar 17, 2021
