A group of gifted Canadian elementary school students has made a discovery that’s out of this world — EpiPens don’t work in space. “It was pretty cool,” said student Hannah Thomson. “NASA didn’t know.”Hannah is one of several students in grades four to six at St. Brother Andre Elementary School in Ottawa who are part
Global National Calls are growing for greater transparency about the nature of the threat from foreign interference in Canada’s democratic process. Mercedes Stephenson has the newest report from senior public servants about foreign meddling, the pressure the federal government is facing, and Dawna Friesen looks at how Australia’s security chief is defining the threat, and
Global National As part of a NASA experiment, a group of elementary school students in Ottawa wanted to see what happens if an EpiPen was sent up to space. Would the device that treats potentially fatal allergies still work? Touria Izri explains how their findings not only surprised and impressed career scientists, but also have
Peel police have charged a man in connection to a collision that killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist in Mississauga Wednesday. Police says Kyle Sayani, 19, of Mississauga was travelling at a high speed down Mississauga Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. on his 2000 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle when he ended up in the oncoming lane and
NEWMARKET, Ont. – A Mississauga man faces charges in the death of an off-duty Toronto police officer in a collision last summer. Const. Riccardo Torchia, 30, was riding a motorcycle on Highway 7 near Highway 50 in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, when he was struck by a garbage truck turning left out of a
Toronto police say the number of people who died in traffic collisions is on the decline thanks to improved awareness, increased enforcement and better emergency medical treatment. Police said 35 people died in traffic accidents and collisions in the City of Toronto in 2011 – a 19 per cent decrease from the previous year. “While
LONDON, Ont. – London’s police chief is downplaying fears that a dispute between two rival biker gangs has spilled onto the streets of the southern Ontario city. Chief Brad Duncan says there is no information to connect a shooting and several recent fires with the Hells Angels and Outlaws motorcycle clubs. A Hells Angels member
Jesse James has branded his ex-wife Sandra Bullock as just “some Hollywood actress”. The motorcycle customizer had several affairs during his five-year marriage with the Oscar-winning star – including a relationship with tattoo model Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee, which was exposed in March 2010 – but Jesse has complained the relationship changed him in a bad
The remains of an Argentinian man who disappeared earlier this month may have just turned up in the stomach of a shark that was captured by local fishermen. Diego Barría, 32, father to three children, went missing on Feb. 18 after riding around the southern Chubut province of Argentina on his all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Barría’s
With the release of the provincial budget on Tuesday, B.C. will become the first province in Canada to make prescription contraception free for all residents. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said free prescription contraception will be available for women and transgender and non-binary people starting April 1.The program will fully cover prescription contraception options, including most