Quebec optometrists have confirmed 28 cases of eclipse-related eye damage since the solar event on April 8, and health officials say there could be far more. For the first time, the Quebec’s health surveillance directorate has set up a watch for eye injuries linked to a solar eclipse, according to Ministry of Health and Social … Read more
The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which also injured more than 1,000, was centered off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings … Read more
The Current23:55Retraining the brain to silence tinnitus For nearly 40 years, Ken Jones has heard a very loud hissing in his ears. “It sounds like [an] electrical power line,” he told The Current‘s Matt Galloway. “Mine is at about 92 dB on the decibel scale” — as loud as hairdryers and power tools. The sound … Read more
An international environmental organization is calling on the federal government to step up protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales beyond the 2023 measures it’s opting to repeat this year, noting birth rates are already below expectations for the season and at least three of the 19 calves born so far are believed to have died. Oceana Canada campaign director Kim … Read more
Stellantis has recalled more than 10,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans in Canada due to defective airbags. The company says an estimated 10,285 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans between 2018 and 2021 have been recalled to replace their side airbag inflator, which can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and … Read more
ALOR GAJAH: An express bus driver was killed and two passengers seriously injured after the vehicle they were in crashed into the rear of a trailer at KM220.4 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) northbound, near here. Six other passengers sustained minor injuries in the accident. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said in the 2.30am … Read more
It seems that a hectic schedule of Dharmendra might have possibly taken a toll on the veteran actor’s health, claim recent reports. The yesteryear superstar, who enjoys a massive fan following, left his social media followers concerned when he shared a post about facing sleep troubles and later deleted it. Post this, media reports are … Read more
As It Happens6:08This rare loon brought the Bellagio Hotel’s famous Vegas fountain show to a halt While it’s common to see crowds of people gathered outside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, they’re not usually there for birdwatching. But recently, a rare juvenile yellow-billed loon took up residence in the hotel’s artificial lake, … Read more
Investigators with the Toronto Police Service (TPS) are reviewing whether illegal activity occurred during a Saturday pro-Palestinian protest that led Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s team to cancel a reception to host a visiting G7 leader, the TPS said Sunday. The Saturday evening event at the Art Gallery of Ontario was meant to cap off a … Read more
The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says. In a post Monday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was “recovering well.” He added that “initial results show promising neuron … Read more
