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LONDON (AP) — British health officials will start offering vaccines to some men who are gay or bisexual or have sex with men, who are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. Britain's Health Security Agency said in a statement on Tuesday that doctors could consider vaccination for some men who are gay or bisexual and men who have sex with men at the highest risk of exposure, whom they defined as people with “multiple part
Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles are backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods that closed the park last week. (June 22)
Every time Monica Johnson's paddle hits the water of the Yukon River, she thinks about the children who travelled that same route to residential school. Johnson, who is a member of the Kluane First Nation, is one of four members of the Every Child Matters team taking on this year's Yukon River Quest — a grueling three-day, 700-kilometer journey from Whitehorse to Dawson City, with a handful of breaks. It runs June 22 to 25 this year. "[Children] were forced to go to these schools at five years o
Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies' nascent digital worlds compatible with each other. Participants in the Metaverse Standards Forum include many of the biggest companies working in the space, from chip makers to gaming companies, as well as established standards-setting bodies like the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the group said in an statement announcing its creation on Tuesday. Conspicuously missing from the member list for now however is Apple, which analysts expect to become a dominant player in the metaverse race once it introduces a mixed reality headset this year or next.
Doctors told Andrea Prudente she must wait until her unborn foetus' heartbeat stops, despite the risks that poses to her life.View on euronews
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says the first hot spell of the year is about to settle over much of British Columbia, bringing temperatures in the low to mid-30s until at least early next week. Special weather statements now cover the inner south coast, east to the Alberta boundary and north to Fort St. John, raising concerns that daytime heat and modest overnight cooling will rapidly melt still-heavy snowpacks, adding to flood risks. The River Forecast Centre has upgraded the Quesnel River east
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general is calling for more accountability and transparency at the Crown-owned liquor corporation. In a report released today, Paul Martin says NB Liquor lacks proper documentation to justify its business decisions. Martin says the corporation has special arrangements with some producers that have resulted in profit margins lower than the margins it makes on its deal with other producers. He says NB Liquor doesn't have the required documentation to justify i
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated the former head of two federal science and engineering agencies to be his science adviser, who if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first woman, person of color and immigrant to hold that Cabinet-level position. Biden nominated engineer and physicist Arati Prabhakar, who during the Obama administration directed the James Bond-like Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which came up with the Internet and stealth aircraft, to the scien
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans chose their nominees in two heavily GOP districts in Tuesday runoffs. In the 10th Congressional District east of Atlanta, Mike Collins beat former Democrat Vernon Jones. In suburban Atlanta’s 6th District, Rich McCormick beat Jake Evans. Former President Donald Trump had endorsed both Jones and Evans. Democrats on Tuesday were settling multiple statewide races and congressional primaries. That included three races where Stacey Abrams endorsed other members of h
Peggy Ife, a farmer in southeastern B.C., is preparing to pick up a small batch of chickens this week after losing her entire flock to avian flu in late April. Ife's birds were the third flock in B.C. to test positive for the highly infectious H5N1 virus in April. Investigators with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the virus and euthanized more than 100 birds, mostly chicks, on her farm near Burton. "It was a really, really hard awakening that kicked you right in a bad spot,"
The University of Windsor says an investigation is ongoing into a recent "cybersecurity incident." The school said in an update at 4 p.m. on Wednesday that its website and other university systems are temporarily unavailable. The website appeared to be accessible as of 5 p.m. "Once we became aware of the incident, we immediately took steps to secure our systems and mitigate the impact to data and operations. A team of leading external cybersecurity experts was engaged to conduct a full investiga
At just 15 years old, Canadian Summer McIntosh asserted herself as a swimming force on Wednesday at the aquatics world championships. In the first event of the day, the Toronto native won her first career world championship gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly. Later, in the last race on the schedule, she powered Canada to bronze in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay with an opening leg that would have been fast enough to win individual gold. McIntosh wasn't the only Canadian teen to make waves
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told university students across Canada via video link Wednesday that his country remains committed to democracy nearly four months after Russia invaded. "We've already surprised the world," said Zelensky, who spoke through a translator. "We've come together to do the impossible and we shall prevail against all the odds for the free and democratic future." The University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy is hosting the event, which
The woman at the centre of an indecent assault charge involving a former residential school priest at the Fort Alexander Residential School in Manitoba spoke out for the first time about the painful secret she's held for 50 years.
President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend. (June 21)
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. It's a face that Victoria McIntosh worked so hard to block from her mind — Father Arthur Masse. The retired priest is now facing a charge of sexually assaulting McIntosh more than 50 years ago, when she was just 10 years old and a student at the Fort Alexander residential school in Sagkeeng First Nation, in eastern Manitoba. "I remember that smile," said McIntosh. "At first, he was nice.… He was soft in his mannerism, but at the same time he remi
On this day in weather history, a tornado hit Elie, Manitoba.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week's end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Lawmakers released the 80-page bill nine days after agreeing to a framework for the plan and 29 years after Congress last enacted major firearms curbs. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he expect
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has tested positive for COVID-19. Stefanson has posted on social media that she is experiencing minor symptoms and is working from home while self-isolating. The premier says her office has informed people she came into contact with over the last few days. Stefanson was at a few public events recently, including the unveiling of a mural at the legislature Monday which had dozens of people in attendance. Manitoba's other main party leaders have also t
The gap between downtown real estate and houses in the suburbs narrowed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a development that may make markets outside big cities even more vulnerable to a slowdown. That's one of the main takeaways from a recently released analysis by the Bank of Canada that looked at housing valuations in 15 cities across the country, both before the pandemic and now. Historically, real estate in downtown cores tends to be more expensive because people want to live clos