Nuclear fusion energy breakthrough could change future of clean energy
Global National Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California are expected to announce a breakthrough in a decades-long quest for limitless, zero-carbon energy. Eric Sorensen explains what nuclear fusion is in, and the research underway, including here in Canada, that holds so much promise.
‘Sister Wives’ stars Kody Brown and Janelle separate after nearly 30 years together – National
The Brown family’s relationships are getting messier and messier on TLC’s Sister Wives. In a teaser for an upcoming Sister Wives: One-on-One special hosted by Sukanya Krishnan, Kody Brown and second wife Janelle confirmed that they have “separated.” The pair has been together, though not legally married — as polygamy is illegal in Utah where
Elon Musk booed heartily during surprise appearance at Dave Chappelle show – National
Twitter CEO Elon Musk was invited onstage by comedian Dave Chappelle during his San Francisco stadium show on Sunday evening — and things did not go as planned. Chappelle was performing at the Chase Center in San Francisco, coincidentally also the hometown of Twitter’s headquarters, when he unexpectedly announced near the end of his set:
How strangers came to the rescue of N.S. woman who couldn’t afford new winter tires
Kayli Metzler’s plans of driving safely this winter looked like they had hit a roadblock, until a kind stranger and a local tire shop decided to offer some help. The mother of four arrived at Star Tires, a tire shop in Sackville, N.S., last week with two second-hand winter tires that she purchased off Facebook’s
Iran publicly hangs man from crane in 2nd protest-related execution – National
Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary force after purportedly
Ontario police watchdog investigating collision involving police vehicle in Bowmanville
Toronto – The province’s police watchdog has invoked its mandate after a police vehicle and a motorcycle collided in Bowmanville Sunday evening, leaving two people injured. Durham Regional Police say it happened in the area of Nash and Green roads around 7 p.m. The two occupants of the motorcycle were transported to a Toronto hospital
Motorcyclist sustains serious injuries following crash in Brampton
TORONTO – A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Brampton Sunday afternoon. It happened in the area of Steeles Avenue and Torbram Road just before 3:30 p.m. when a motorcycle collided with a vehicle. The motorcyclist was rushed to a trauma centre in serious condition. The driver of the other vehicle remained
Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with truck on DVP
TORONTO – A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision on the Don Valley Parkway Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the northbound lanes of the Toronto highway south of Don Mills Road just after 2:30 p.m. for a crash. Toronto Fire said a motorcycle hit the back of a truck that was trying
18-year-old killed in alleged impaired hit-and-run remembered as ‘loving and bright’
TORONTO – The family and friends of an 18-year-old man killed in an alleged impaired hit-and-run last week say he was about to head to university and “had his future ahead of him.” Jacob Quinonez came to Canada as a refugee from Colombia at the age of six with his mother. He had just graduated