The Regina Pats have the opportunity to pick a hometown phenom in the upcoming Western Hockey League Prospects Draft. The Pats won the WHL draft lottery, giving the team the No. 1 pick in the May 7 draft. Regina is widely expected to choose 15-year-old Regina native Maddox Schultz. The Regina Pats hit the jackpot…
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Dr. Michelle Barton has been working at the heart of Ontario’s measles outbreak for months, trying to contain the damage…
It’s a fierce, majestic beast that disappeared thousands of years ago, save for artistic renderings in books and on screen, as in Game of Thrones. Or, maybe, it’s just a grey wolf with a few tweaks. American biotech company Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the…
Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan edged South Korea’s Eun-Jung Kim 6-5 to finish pool play with a 4-1 record on Friday night at the AMJ Players’ Championship. Homan scored one in the eighth to hand Kim (4-1) her first loss at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. The playoffs start Saturday and the…
Environmental issues have slid way down the list of Canadians’ concerns in this federal election compared to the last campaign, according to data from Vote Compass. When asked “What issue is the most important to you in this election?” survey respondents most frequently said Canada-U.S. relations were their top concern. Environmental issues didn’t crack the top five….
UPDATE | After this story was published, the Atlantic Veterinary College issued an apology and offered to reinstall the painting in a prominent campus location. Read the full update here. The now former artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College has quit his position, saying the Charlottetown institution was trying to censor one of his paintings. Christopher Griffin,…
The Trump administration late Friday said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from “reciprocal” tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. The move would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung, and chip makers like Nvidia. U.S. Customs and…