Ontario government investigating what caused the death of 1.2 million bees in Lively

Ontario government investigating what caused the death of 1.2 million bees in Lively

Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is looking into the massive bee kill that happened at Mikkola Family Farm & Apiary in Lively early in June.  Spokesperson Gary Wheeler told CBC News in an email that staff visited the property where the sudden deaths took place in late August.  They are currently “assessing the available information … Read more

Trudeau says Israel needs to follow ICJ ruling and halt operations in Rafah

Trudeau says Israel needs to follow ICJ ruling and halt operations in Rafah

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says military operations in Rafah must stop now that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, the prime minister repeated Canada’s call for a ceasefire and for Hamas to release the … Read more

How some of your favourite brands are brought back from the dead

How some of your favourite brands are brought back from the dead

Cost of Living27:31Dead brands brought back to life One brand of clothing — specifically pants — has always had a special place in the closet of Alex Curry of Sexsmith, Alta., a small town about 20 kilometres north of Grand Prairie.  “From high school, I loved Modrobes. I think from about Grade 7, I really noticed they … Read more

Small-brained hominid species challenges human exceptionalism, says paleoanthropologist

Small-brained hominid species challenges human exceptionalism, says paleoanthropologist

The 2013 discovery of the largest collection of hominid fossils ever found is rewriting the origin of complex behaviours we thought were uniquely human, says a renowned paleoanthropologist. The fossilized bones belonged to an entirely new species of ancient human relatives called, Homo naledi, which lived in South Africa several hundred thousand years ago when the first Homo … Read more