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Since the start of the pandemic, over 26,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19, according to government statistics. While that’s a devastating count, a new study says the true number of Canadians who have lost their lives due to COVID may vastly exceed the official toll. A new report by the Royal Society of Canada, published Tuesday, estimates that between […]
Late last week, it finally happened: A long-teased intelligence report on UAPs, complete with firsthand accounts of Navy pilots, was released. And for those who have been following this issue for a long time, the report—though inaccurately downplayed in a number of ensuing news updates—was about as inconclusive (on the surface) as it was expected […]
Though no one should need further proof that federal laws targeting marijuana are inherently ridiculous, recent comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas certainly qualify. More generally, the entire case in which Thomas’ comments were a part makes clear just how convoluted the current situation is for many across the country, even as more and […]
Marika Sila’s family originally thought she would be a professional skier. The Inuk TikTok star, who grew up in Canmore, Alberta and still resides there today, had the skills and guts to make it happen, but during those pivotal teenage years, her true passion bubbled to the surface. When Sila was 17, she traded in her […]
The Tour De France spectator whose complete lack of spatial awareness caused a massive pile-up during a race on Saturday has allegedly fled the country. This comes as an intent to sue her was announced by Tour de France deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault. As told to the AFP news agency, Thouault says the plans to pursue legal […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court voted 8-3 on Monday in favor of striking down laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana, per BBC News. The decision deemed legislation that banned the personal use, and home cultivation of marijuana as unconstitutional. Adult residents can now apply for permits that will allow someone to carry as much as 28 grams, or grow no […]
California has added Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia to a list of states where state-funded travel is banned due to discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community, CNN reports. These latest states were included for passing legislation which targets transgender people, most recently laws that prevent trans women and girls from competing in women’s sports. California Attorney General Rob […]
A woman in Texas was arrested Friday night after driving into a liquor shop, hitting a pedestrian and hitting parked cars before fleeing the scene, NBC DFW reports. 58-year-old Annie Williams was reportedly involved in a domestic disturbance with a man, who she tried to hit with her vehicle. Williams allegedly drove into the store and backed up, when […]
The youngest-ever mom to have a baby in the United Kingdom is now thought to be 11 years old. The Sun reports that the child discovered she was pregnant when she was 10, and that her family didn’t know she was pregnant. “It has come as a big shock,” an insider who knows the family told […]
Two people were killed Sunday after a tandem skydiving accident in Goulburn, a regional city in the Australian state of New South Wales. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, emergency services were called to Adrenalin Skydive Goulburn after two male skydivers fell from an aircraft as it was landing near the runway of the airport. “They were located […]
