A rare black iceberg photographed off the coast of Labrador has been making the rounds of social media on this planet, but its unusual colour could be the result of it carrying material from another world. The picture first surfaced last month after a fish harvester from Carbonear, N.L., took a photo of it while fishing for shrimp last month. Hallur Antoniussen, 64, was working … Continue reading Black iceberg spotted off Labrador could be result of an asteroid strike

OTTAWA — More progressive Liberal MPs expressed cautious concerns about their government’s decision to ram through the internal trade and major projects bill in a matter of days, with some of them saying it could lead to legal issues down the road. Bill C-5 would give the federal government sweeping powers for five years to quickly approve natural resource and infrastructure projects once they are … Continue reading ‘We have to get that balance right’: Liberal MPs express worries about major projects bill

A school bus driver who wore a schoolgirl’s uniform while driving a vehicle with a “Lolita’s Line” sign in the window will no longer be working for the York Catholic District School Board, a spokesperson has told National Post. The incident stems from a video that was posted to social media after being filmed outside St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan, Ont., … Continue reading Ontario school bus driver who wore schoolgirl’s uniform and had ‘Lolita’s Line’ sign removed from job

Four suspects, including a 16-year-old, have been arrested after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle from the home of Ontario Premier Doug Ford overnight on Tuesday. Ford discussed the incident later that day while speaking at an event marking the start of construction of a transit hub in Toronto’s east end. “Four thugs come racing down my street. Masks on. Ready to take the car … Continue reading Suspects arrested, including a 16 year-old, after failed attempt to steal Doug Ford’s car

As an Ottawa man who helped the Canadian Armed Forces during its NATO mission in Afghanistan waited for a decision from the Federal Court in a bid to bring his family to safety in Canada from the Taliban’s revenge, he heard distressing news from his sister. She had fled Afghanistan when her husband was shot dead after receiving threatening phone calls from Taliban fighters and … Continue reading Federal Court closes door on safety in Canada for fleeing Afghan advisors’ families

Those who drink one to two cups of black coffee a day are at a lower risk of death, a new study suggests . Black coffee and coffee with small amounts of added sugar and saturated fat were linked to a 14 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality (death from any cause) compared to no coffee consumption, according to the study from Tufts University’s … Continue reading More than 46,000 people observed in a study took their coffee black. Here’s what happened to them

Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom supplements. Until they disagreed on one important thing: the definition of mushroom. Continue reading What is a mushroom really? Two titans of the wellness world duke it out

A rare black iceberg photographed off the coast of Labrador has been making the rounds of social media on this planet, but its unusual colour could be the result of it carrying material from another world. The picture first surfaced last month after a fish harvester from Carbonear, N.L., took a photo of it while fishing for shrimp last month. Hallur Antoniussen, 64, was working … Continue reading Black iceberg spotted off Labrador could be result of an asteroid strike

OTTAWA — Shortly after cutting immigration levels, the federal immigration department heard through government-funded polling that a slight majority of Canadians still found this year’s number too high. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada commissioned the survey as part of its annual tracking of public sentiment towards immigration and reported it publicly as part of the government’s disclosures on its public opinion research. The survey, which … Continue reading Slim majority of Canadians found reduced immigration levels still too high: government polling