When I asked NAD for a sample of their Masters Series M50.2 digital music player, which I reviewed in the December 2017 issue, they also sent me a Masters Series M32 DirectDigital integrated amplifier, which had also been introduced at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. Costing $3999, the M32 offers a continuous power output of […]
The Big Bang Few would have predicted that the Sex Pistols’ first gig—in November 1975, at the Saint Martin’s School of Art in central London—would be the start of an explosion of music. Not many even knew it was happening. That soon changed. Punk would create a space that other bands rushed to fill. Inspired […]
Découvrez les premiers images de “Man On A Ledge”, un thriller de Asger Leth dans lequel une psy interprétée par Elizabeth Banks est confrontée à la tentative de suicide d’un ancien policier incarné par Sam Worthington. Sortie prévue chez nous le 11 janvier 2012. Synopsis : Une psy est confrontée à la tentative de suicide […]
OTTAWA — Half of Canadians believe they’re not getting the whole truth from their governments about COVID-19, a new poll suggests, and some also believe conspiracy theories about where the novel coronavirus began. The most recent survey from Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found 50 per cent of respondents felt governments were deliberately […]
OTTAWA — How Parliament should function in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis remained unresolved Monday as the Conservatives dug in on their demand that the House of Commons resume normal operations with a reduced number of MPs in the chamber. For much of the day, MPs debated a government motion to waive “normal” Commons […]
The City of Calgary is the latest Canadian municipality to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy. The bylaw passed its first reading unanimously in council Monday, following two weeks of heated debate and discussion from Calgary’s faith and LGBTQ communities. The second and third readings passed 14-1, with only opposition from one councillor. “Sometimes in this job, […]
HALIFAX — The repeated threats and isolation a Nova Scotia mass shooter allegedly used against his spouse show why such cruelty should be a criminal offence in Canada, experts on domestic violence say. Acquaintances and former neighbours have described the 51-year-old killer as a clever and manipulative millionaire who would threaten harm to his spouse’s […]
EDMONTON — Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn’t leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice comes in a daily COVID-19 newsletter distributed to physicians, volunteers and staff by AHS president Dr. Verna Yiu and senior medical […]
Before the COVID-19 crisis, Kimberly Underhay volunteered for several organizations, including a disability resource centre in St. John’s. She cannot work but felt it was important to use her time to help her community. Underhay has health issues related to surviving cancer treatment, lives with osteoarthritis, and uses a walker. But with the help of […]
OTTAWA — The Canadian researcher who was among the first to predict the deadly spread of COVID-19 says the world needs to change the way it monitors for and reacts to disease outbreaks. Dr. Kamran Khan set out to make a “smoke alarm” that would detect disease outbreaks around the world when he created his […]