Month: April 2020

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz says a forced write-off of the entire 2020 F1 season would entail “very negative consequences” for the sport. So far, the global coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of the first nine races of the current campaign, with the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard scheduled for June 28…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires. Trudeau said he was both surprised and dismayed to find out recently that Canada last year destroyed as many as two million N95 respirator masks…

Canada Day will be celebrated “virtually” this year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal minister of heritage said Friday. Steven Guilbeault made the announcement at a press conference in Ottawa, where he touted a new, $500-million emergency fund from Heritage Canada to support the arts, culture, and sports sectors struggling during the public…

SQUAMISH, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service says crews are making good progress on a ground fire that’s so far charred one square kilometre of bush and trees in the Upper Squamish Valley. Marg Drysdale, an information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, says calm weather has kept the fire’s activity low Thursday afternoon as…

The Queen is sending her condolences to the victims of the “devastating attacks” in Nova Scotia over the weekend. A 51-year-old gunman left at least 19 people dead across the province during the shooting rampage. A police manhunt ensued, which ended with the gunman’s death.  “Prince Philip and I have been deeply saddened by the…

It was already a busy year for Canadian editorial cartoonists, in the worst way possible. As 2020 progressed, the country’s been thrown into a devastating news cycle – from Wet’suwet’wen protests that led to tense moments at rail blockades, to the spread of COVID-19, which has shut the country down and put vulnerable populations at…

LITTLE ROCK, AR — A state legislator in Arkansas wants to send students to class without lunch if their schools don’t improve reading scores. Sen. Alan Clark, a Lonsdale Republican, admits the idea is controversial, but said “seeing that Arkansas children can read is worth a few bruises.” Clark said 60 percent of graduates from…

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA — At least two passengers were killed and multiple others injured when a charter bus headed from Florida to New York overturned on I-95 in Prince George County early Tuesday morning, the Virginia State Police said. Police said that around 5:22 a.m., a Tao’s Travel Inc. bus overturned at the on-ramp…

Dans le cadre de la loi santé, l’Assemblée nationale a voté l’interdiction de la publicité pour les cabines et les appareils de bronzage, ainsi que l’interdiction de leur mise à disposition pour les mineurs. Environ 10.700 établissements pratiquent cette activité en France, et 40.000 appareils sont en fonctionnement, ceux des particuliers inclus. Mieux encadrer et…

Adidas et Spotify ont dévoilé conjointement cette semaine ce qu’ils présentent comme la toute première application de running capable de sélectionner sa musique en fonction de la cadence de course du sportif grâce à l’accéléromètre de son smartphone. Avec la nouvelle application Adidas Go plus besoin de réaliser sa playlist avant de partir faire du…