Monthly Archives: May 2024

Astronauts are ready to test out Boeing’s new spacecraft — and a Canadian will be talking them through it

It’s been a decade in the making, but Boeing’s commercial spacecraft is finally launching with its first passengers. Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be in mission control helping lead the way.

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WestJet issues lockout notice to mechanics’ union

Airline president says work stoppages could begin as early as Tuesday at noon MT.

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London Drugs begins to gradually reopen stores after cyberattack

London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after the retail and pharmacy chain shuttered all locations, due to a cybersecurity incident.

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Why deathbed dreams and visions can be a comfort for the dying — and those left behind

Cynthia Good’s mother experienced a dream or vision as she was dying of pancreatic cancer. Researchers say these events can be a great comfort to the dying and their loved ones.

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Provincial governments facing higher debts and more financial pressure

After riding a red-hot economy to shrink deficits and grow surpluses, provincial governments across the country are beginning to see their finances flounder.

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Work stoppage averted as WestJet, aircraft engineers’ union reach tentative deal

WestJet and the union representing its maintenance engineers reached a tentative agreement late Sunday, averting a work stoppage that could have started disrupting flights as early as Tuesday afternoon.

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This voracious U.S. catfish species is now in Ontario, possibly due to climate change

For the first time, researchers have found evidence the flathead catfish — which is native to the southern U.S. and known for its huge size and monstrous appetite for fish — is spawning in the Thames River in southwestern Ontario.

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Competition Bureau investigating Lululemon over greenwashing allegations

Canada’s Competition Bureau has opened a formal investigation into Lululemon’s environmental claims in its marketing campaigns, a spokesperson for the agency told CBC News on Monday.

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Hundreds strike at Nestle chocolate plant in Toronto: Unifor

Hundreds of Nestle workers walked off the job in Toronto on Sunday after rejecting a tentative agreement the union reached with the chocolate maker.

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Canadian military should turn to private sector for space surveillance tech, MPs told

The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial opportunities in space, a House of Commons committee … Continue reading

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