Here Are Your Worst Traffic Stop Stories
I wrote a sentence or two earlier. I’d written this up when it happened so I wouldn’t forget the details, but it took a while to find it. I had …
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‘There are less fish in the sea’: Extreme weather takes a toll on Mumbai’s fishermen
The fishing boats slowly pull into the bustling dock in northern Mumbai on India’s west coast, carrying a fresh catch after spending hours at sea trying to net as many …
5 now dead in ‘major’ cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as Canadian cases nearly double
Five people have now died in a salmonella outbreak linked to two brands of cantaloupe sold across Canada this fall, according to federal officials. The Public Health Agency of Canada …
Health Canada approves updated Novavax vaccine to protect against COVID-19
Health Canada has authorized an adapted vaccine from Novavax to prevent COVID-19 in people age 12 and older. The vaccine uses a traditional approach to defend the body against COVID. …
‘What’s next?’: Brock women’s volleyball team’s rapid rise as a national contender
When Brock women’s volleyball head coach Steve Delaney took over the job in the summer of 2018 there didn’t appear to be much immediate hope for optimism. The Badgers had been …
China tells WHO no ‘novel pathogens’ detected after pneumonia clusters reported among kids
Reports of clusters of unexplained pneumonia among children in multiple cities in China made headlines this week. Yet Chinese authorities and close watchers of the situation say the rise in …
Right-wing U.S. media covered fiction as fact: A non-existent terrorist attack from Canada at Rainbow Bridge
For a few hours Wednesday afternoon, Canada appeared to be staring down the barrel of an unwelcome and potentially painful international crisis. News reports were awash in misinformation following an explosion at the Canada-U.S. …
Starbucks workers across U.S. set to walk off the job Thursday to protest work conditions
Workers at hundreds of Starbucks stores began walking off their jobs during a key promotional event on Thursday, demanding improved staffing and schedules, Workers United said on social media platform …
Is that snack chocolate or ‘chocolatey’? How skimpflation might be affecting your groceries
Daniel Noël of Sherbrooke, Que., stopped snacking on Quaker Dipps granola bars last year after he took a bite and noticed something was up. The bar tasted “very old,” Noël, 51, told …
Israel bombards Gaza as world leaders call for pause in conflict to let aid in
The latest: Israel continues striking Gaza; military says it destroyed some Hamas tunnels. Fighting also reported in West Bank and near Syria, Lebanon borders. Western countries call for humanitarian pause to …