Harrison Amit is leading a small startup with a big idea. “The vision for the company is helping over 10 million drivers,” said the 28-year-old CEO of Hovr (pronounced Hover). The Toronto-based ride-hailing company launches today, and will service the city and surrounding suburbs. Amit’s goal is to make the company a national brand within … Read more
Harrison Amit is leading a small startup with a big idea. “The vision for the company is helping over 10 million drivers,” said the 28-year-old CEO of Hovr (pronounced Hover). The Toronto-based ride-hailing company launches today, and will service the city and surrounding suburbs. Amit’s goal is to make the company a national brand within … Read more
Astronomer David Lane, who created the world’s first telescope controlled by social media at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, died late last month following a nine-month battle with brain cancer. Lane was born in Germany in 1963 before moving to Hebbville, N.S., where he grew up, according to his obituary. He worked at Saint Mary’s University for 29 years, starting … Read more
More than 100 inmates including those on death row in various custodial centres in Kano State have applied for clemency. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) controller in the state, Suleiman Inuwa, made this known when officials of the state Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, led by the chairperson, Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, visited the Maximum Security Custodial … Read more
A female killer whale that beached on northern Vancouver Island died on Saturday despite efforts by the community to push the mammal back into the water. Video of the incident, which occurred near the village of Zeballos on the island’s northwest coast, shows dozens of people trying to save the stranded orca. The female orca was stranded on shore … Read more
A red panda named Paprika was introduced to her potential mate at the Greater Vancouver Zoo recently, as part of a conservation program for the endangered species. After being in quarantine since she arrived from the Toronto Zoo in December, the six-year-old red panda finally met her match, Arun, on Saturday. “I won’t say that they … Read more
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again come under fire for the remarks he made in the House of Commons about transgender people. The prime minister was addressing the House during an exchange with Labour Party leader Keir Starmer when he jibed the latter for his stance on gender identity. “It’s a bit rich to hear … Read more
Karolina Shiino, the Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant, has been forced to relinquish her crown after a media report revealed she had an affair with a married man. The 26-year-old was crowned Miss Japan just two weeks ago. Her win sparked a debate on social media, with people saying that she did … Read more
A 103-year-old man from India has taken social media by storm after it came to light that he married a woman almost half his age. Habib Nazar married 49-year-old Firoz Jahan last year in the Itwara region of Bhopal. However, the marriage only made headlines after a video of the wedding ceremony went viral on … Read more
An Australian news channel is being called out for using a doctored image of Victorian MP Georgie Purcell in a broadcast. The matter came to light after the MP took to social media platform Twitter (now called X) to share her disappointment and disbelief over its use. “[H]aving my body and outfit photoshopped by a … Read more
