A group of scientists on Thursday published evidence that the Southern Antarctic Peninsula, a region where glaciers were previously thought to be stable, is now undergoing sudden—and dramatic—ice loss due to the warming of the ocean. Published in the journal Science under the title Dynamic thinning of glaciers on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula, the research […]
Die-hard supporters of Kimi Raikkonen are pulling out all the stops to keep their favourite driver at Ferrari next season, making their voice heard through an online petition. The initiative was launched last week at Change.org and has collected to date approximately 75,000 signatures, urging Maranello to keep the 38-year-old Finn onboard for 2019. “Kimi […]
VANCOUVER — The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes environmental issues. The money included $135.8 million in direct subsidies and $183.8 million in indirect subsidies that were not clearly disclosed to […]
After getting canned by Sportsnet, Don Cherry is moving on — joining former mainstream-media stars like Jian Ghomeshi and Peter Mansbridge in pivoting to podcasting. The longtime “Coach’s Corner” host — who was ousted last week after he berated immigrants for supposedly not wearing poppies on Remembrance Day — launched his new venture, “DC’s Grapevine,” […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government will change its environmental assessment process and procure land for transit projects more quickly, the infrastructure minister said Tuesday. “The current environmental assessment process system has proven cumbersome and the land assembly system susceptible to delays,” Minister Laurie Scott told the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships conference, P319, at a […]
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford’s decision to tear up 750 renewable energy contracts shortly after winning the election last year is costing Ontario taxpayers more than $230 million. The Progressive Conservative government said the final figure, which includes the cost of decommissioning a wind farm already under construction in Prince Edward County, Ont., has yet […]
HONG KONG — As night fell in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. Protesters advanced on the police from outside the cordon, while others emerged from the campus, their trademark umbrellas at the fore. Police in some places swooped in […]
Click:高仿奢侈品包包 TORONTO — First-time novelist Ian Williams singled out a special member of the audience as he accepted the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize — Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood. Williams choked back tears as he took to the stage to receive the honour at a glitzy Toronto gala on Monday night for Reproduction. “I’ve got notes […]
Marcus Ericsson carries his weight in F1, but Sauber boss Fred Vasseur insists the Swede’s natural ballast was detrimental to his performance last year. The 27-year-old estimated that the 10kg weight difference between himself and 2017 team mate Pascal Wehrlein was worth a deficit of four tenths of a second a lap! Factoring that handicap […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the quality of the racing displayed in Bahrain and China proves patience rather than “erratic” decisions should prevail when it comes to the sport’s future. Formula 1’s management and fans were unimpressed with the opening round of the world championship in Melbourne and its lack of close racing and overtaking, […]