Canadians may find a lot of long faces at the pump heading into the long weekend as gas prices across the country remain high. If you want to gauge how high fuel prices may be affecting long weekend travel plans, call companies that rent RVs. “Compared to other long weekends …
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Amid high hopes of a return to normal with the end of COVID-19 restrictions, this year may be defined by another concerning trend: the rising price of gasoline. Exceeding an average of $2 per litre across the country for the first time this month, the cost of gas has set …
Read More »Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: expert
OTTAWA – A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada’s unregulated drug supply. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction said in an alert there is a rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic …
Read More »Rap superstar J. Cole signs with Toronto basketball team
The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season. Chart-topping North Carolina rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole — better known as J.Cole — has signed with the expansion outfit, the league announced Thursday. “BREAKING: @sss–cebl have signed 6’3 guard, …
Read More »5 Creative Ways to Make a Winning Home Offer, According to Real Estate Experts
Linda Landon, 68, purchased this home located just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Landon says she included a personal letter in her bid detailing what she loved about the property. Sellers have the upper hand in today’s housing market. But that doesn’t mean buyers are helpless to improve their odds. …
Read More »Joe Biden Meets With the Pope As Tensions With Catholics Bubble Up Back Home
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are greeted by the Head of the Papal Household, Mons. Leonardo Sapienza, as they arrive at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican on October 29, 2021 for a private audience with the Pope The two men exchanged gifts. President Joe Biden …
Read More »Exclusive: Inside the Facilities Making the World’s Most Prevalent COVID-19 Vaccine
If you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19, chances are pretty high that you’re benefiting from a product made by BioNTech. The German biotech company, co-founded by a husband-and-wife team of scientists, developed the vaccine that became not only the first to earn authorization in the U.S. for COVID-19 in December but …
Read More »Inside the World of Black Bitcoin, Where Crypto Is About Making More Than Just Money
t the Black Blockchain Summit, there is almost no conversation about making money that does not carry with it the possibility of liberation. This is not simply a gathering for those who would like to ride whatever bumps and shocks, gains and losses come with cryptocurrency. It is a space …
Read More »Inside Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic—and the Biggest Fight for Abortion
Shannon Brewer’s eyes dart to a grid of grainy images on a wide, black screen above her desk at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO). Live footage shows a large truck creeping into the clinic’s parking lot, its side emblazoned with a pair of blue, ghostly baby feet and the …
Read More »It May Be Too Late to Find the Origin of COVID-19. The WHO Is Trying Anyway
WHO Technical Lead for COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 9, 2020 Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s still not clear exactly how, where or when the SARS-CoV-2 virus began infecting people. Many experts …
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