COVID-19 drops to 10th leading cause of death in 2023
COVID-19 was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, down from fourth place in 2022. Heart disease, …
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How extreme weather affects food prices in Canada
Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store …
‘On the brink’: Airlines flee small cities, cutting key links to rest of the country
While Canada’s total domestic passenger numbers now hover at around pre-COVID levels, air travel to smaller communities and even medium-sized cities has withered. (Gander International Airport Authority) From his office …
Noah Lyles eyeing new goals after scrutiny, bronchitis fear at Paris Olympics
Asthma didn’t stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200-metre at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID. Despite fears of bronchitis and conflicting reports about his fever, Lyles …
Canadian team tracking for another strong Olympic Games after Tokyo record
Canada’s team is poised for a banner Olympic Games in Paris despite safe-sport and financial turmoil since a record performance in Tokyo. “I believe this is as strong a Team …
The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave
This story originally appeared on WIRED Japan and has been translated from Japanese. The northern hemisphere is entering yet another Covid wave—while much of the world acts as if the …
2024 Paris Olympics hit by early COVID cases, but organizers don’t seem worried by risk of major outbreak
Paris — Thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world have descended on Paris for the looming 2024 Summer Olympics. They’ve brought with them the potential for a COVID-19 outbreak …
Biden won’t drop out, campaign insists in new memo
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 16, 2024. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden’s campaign insisted Friday …
Who might Kamala Harris choose as her vice-presidential running mate?
The U.S. presidential election has been jolted with just over 100 days remaining by Joe Biden’s decision to become the first president in 56 years not to seek a second …
Sri Lanka apologises to Muslims for forced Covid cremations against WHO advice
Traditionally, Muslims bury their dead facing Mecca. Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhists are typically cremated, as are Hindus. Muslim representatives in Sri Lanka welcomed the apology, but said their entire community, …