BusinessCBCGas prices creeping toward record high on P.E.I.
Gas prices are inching toward record prices again on P.E.I. Fuel prices were up across the board Friday in IRAC's weekly adjustment. Gas is up 2.5 cents a litre. That means self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline will cost from $1.46 to $1.47 a litre at the pumps. Islanders paid a record high price for gas in October, 2021 - when it was $148.6 a litre. It dropped down again in December, but has been climbing back up ever since. Other fuels up as well Heating oil is also up by 1.4 cents -- for a ma
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Romania hits pandemic record of nearly 20,000 infections
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania on Friday hit a new pandemic record of 19,649 COVID-19 infections amid a rapid rise of cases, but hospitalizations and deaths remain significantly lower compared to the previous wave, official data shows. Just a month ago Romania was registering fewer than a thousand coronavirus infections a day. But daily cases have skyrocketed since the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant. Despite the record case number, only 49 deaths were reported, compared
NewsThe Weather NetworkRecalling the 1999 tornado outbreak — Little Rock, Arkansas got hit by dozens
Between January 21–23, 1999, 127 tornadoes touched down across the Mississippi River Valley.
NewsThe Canadian Press'Minor incursion' by Russia could complicate West's response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine that would vastly complicate a U.S. and allied response. He might carry out what President Joe Biden called a “minor incursion” — perhaps a cyberattack — leaving the U.S. and Europe divided on the type and severity of economic sanctions to impose on Moscow and ways to increase support for Kyiv. Biden drew widespread criticism for saying Wednesday that retaliating for Russia
HealthCBCWhy letting users know what's in the drugs they're taking is important as opioid deaths rise
With opioid-related deaths mounting across Canada, health experts are warning that drug checking services are now more important than ever in helping users make informed decisions — and one Toronto pilot program is helping to do just that. Launched in October 2019, Toronto's Drug Checking Service helps to keep users aware of the content of the drugs that they are taking by anonymously collecting and analyzing samples from five downtown harm-reduction agencies. The funding for the pilot program i
HealthCBCOntario sewage tests indicate slow decline of COVID-19 infection rates
Results from over 80 facilities testing sewage for COVID-19 across Ontario reveal that infection rates in the province have slowly declined following a peak at the beginning of the month. But scientists, while expressing cautious optimism, say the reopening of schools and loosening of restrictions could send those rates back up. "Of course it's good news, but we just we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves," Dr. Peter Juni, scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, who is inv
ScienceCBCRoberta Bondar reflects on space flight, nature and the cake she almost didn't have
Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, sits in front of a computer screen with the delicate curvature of Earth hanging in the blackness of space as her background. It's not a photo she took, but it's a view she remembers well. "I'd been working so hard for a couple of days," she recalled of her flight on board the space shuttle Discovery in 1992, 30 years ago this week. "And [Commander Ronald Grabe] just said, 'Roberta, I'm not gonna let this flight go by with you working as hard a
NewsCBCGarbage in, energy out: Proposed gas plant in Lewisporte sparks opposition
The debate over a proposed plastic gasification plant in Lewisporte, N.L., has reignited, now that environmental plans are in front of Newfoundland and Labrador's environment minister. Synergy World Power wants to build a waste-to-energy plant in the central Newfoundland town that would import and process plastic, cardboard and wood waste from Europe. But critics in the community say the project threatens to turn their town into the world's dumping ground. "You're opening up the doors to the wor
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Saskatchewan plans to redeploy government workers to help its health-care system
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is looking at redeploying government employees from other departments to help the health-care system. Saskatchewan's emergency operations centre and the health authority are putting together a plan to address a rise in hospital admissions and the number of staff off sick due to COVID-19. The health authority says part of the plan includes redeploying public sector employees into health care to help in non-medical roles such as meal preparation,
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Beatle George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd in a secret ceremony at Epsom Registry Office. (Jan. 21)
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressReview: The Lumineers shine on "BRIGHTSIDE"
“BRIGHTSIDE,” The Lumineers (Dualtone Records) It will be hard for The Lumineers to top their immersive 2019 masterpiece “III” — a three-part concept album and accompanying short film exploring the cycle of addiction through generations. So, they didn’t try to. Instead, the Denver band, consisting of founding members and songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, went in a different direction entirely on their fourth LP, “BRIGHTSIDE.” If their last album was lightning in a bottle, this alb
NewsCBCSydney couple frustrated by months-long wait for public housing
A Sydney, N.S., couple who has spent months waiting to hear whether they're eligible for public housing say the process should be faster and easier for people who are desperately in need of a home. Jonathan and Victoria Mercer first applied to the Cape Breton Island Housing Authority back in late October. Soon after, they received a letter saying their eligibility would be determined within a few weeks. But they've heard nothing since. "Maybe call and let us know what's going on, give us some up
BusinessCBCNon-profit asks HRM for $1.1M to help build marina at Sheet Harbour
A non-profit group wants to build a full-service marina in Sheet Harbour, N.S., and is looking for $1.1 million in financial support from the Halifax region. The Sheet Harbour Marina Association is in the midst of buying the East River Wharf. The site was chosen because it's close to the mouth of the harbour and can be expanded to accommodate 50 to 70 boats. The president of the association told Halifax's audit and finance committee on Wednesday that the marina would not only attract boaters to
ScienceThe Canadian PressB.C. study links low river flows with lower chinook salmon productivity
VANCOUVER — A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are managed to support fish, the authors say. The study published Friday in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence used data from 1992 to 2013 to examine changes in the productivity of early summer chinook in the Nicola River, a tributary of the Thompson River in B.C.'s southern Interior. The model
HealthCBCMontreal health agency unable to analyze COVID-19 tests in time, throws out thousands
When Lauren Aghabozorgi got news that she had been in contact with somebody with COVID-19 on Jan. 2, she immediately went into isolation. But a couple of days later, she decided to confirm she had reason to quarantine. So she headed out for a PCR test at a nearby clinic in northern Montreal. "As I was waiting for results, which I never got, I completed an isolation of about 10 days at home," she said. Aghabozorgi attended online classes, but stayed inside. She didn't even go to get groceries, de
NewsCBCStudents and faculty say MUN's plan for returning to in-person classes lacks detail
Memorial University students, faculty and staff are heading back to in-person classes on Jan. 31, but student and faculty representatives say the plan fails to ensure student and instructor safety. On Wednesday, the university announced most classes would resume in-person instruction, including classes on the St. John's campus with fewer than 100 students, all classes at the Marine Institute, and most classes at the Grenfell campus, depending on occupancy. Kat McLaughlin, the chairperson of the
NewsThe Canadian PressNepal imposes tough restrictions as virus cases set record
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's capital shut schools, ordered citizens to carry vaccination cards in public, banned religious festivals and instructed hotel guests to be tested every three days as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak. The chief government administrator of Kathmandu issued a notice on Friday saying all people must carry their vaccination cards when they are in public areas or shop in stores. Nepal, however, has only fully vaccinated 41% of its population. The notice did not s
NewsCBC'Policy black hole' delays 2nd vaccine dose for 4-year-olds
Ottawa parents are being told their children born in 2017 who aren't yet five years old, but were able to get a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month, will potentially wait several months for a second dose instead of the recommended eight weeks. Children who turned five in 2021 were able to get their first dose before their birthday, but a change in policy this year means children will have to wait until their fifth birthday to get their first dose. The same policy is now in plac
NewsCBCSnow storms delaying Christmas tree pick up
The CEO of Island Waste Management Corporation says the annual Christmas tree pick up is being delayed by winter weather. Karen MacDonald said large snow storms the past two weekends have made collection a challenge, and that they're continuing the collection when weather permits. "It does make it difficult because sometimes you find that they've been covered in snow," she said. Trees can't be under the snow or frozen to the ground, and large trees must be cut in half, said MacDonald. Anyone loo
NewsCBCUPEI air quality study reveals some classrooms not to standard, major upgrades needed on campus
An air quality report which looked at 69 classroom spaces on campus at UPEI shows some classrooms do not meet current ventilation standards. The school's office of the vice-president sent out an email including the report by MCA Consultants to faculty and staff on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The report identified a total of 16 classrooms which have issues — some have mechanical ventilation systems, which did not meet standards, others relied entirely on open windows to ventilate. The report did say, "Th
NewsCBCSlush cannons, ice probes among ideas to extend Rideau Canal skating season
The National Capital Commission (NCC) wants to find ways to open the Rideau Canal Skateway earlier in the season and will be working with Carleton University to try out some ideas — including something called a "slush cannon." The NCC has been working for years to figure out how climate change affects attractions like the canal so that it can better manage them. A 2020 report said one of the problems of warmer, wetter winters is a shortened Rideau Canal skating season. Seven of the last 10 skati
NewsThe Canadian PressJudge to decide fate of man accused of killing mom, two of her children in Ajax
OSHAWA, Ont. — A judge is set to give his decision today in the case of a man accused of murdering a woman and two of her children east of Toronto. Cory Fenn has pleaded not guilty to three counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Krassimira Pejcinovski, 39, her 13-year-old daughter, Venellia, and her 15-year-old son, Roy. The prosecution says Fenn killed the three in a rage on March 14, 2018, in Ajax, Ont., after Krassimira Pejcinovski broke up with him. The mother and her daughter were
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