Canada is expected to send four of its relatively new M-777 howitzers to Ukraine to help it face down a renewed Russian offensive from the east, CBC News has learned.2nd Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Master Bombardier Art Fleming, from Chance Harbour, N.B., checks the sights on a M777 155mm howitzer at the forward operating base…
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New study looks at the dangers of washing poultry; 25 percent contaminated their salad
by Sue JonesAlthough many people know that washing poultry is not a good way of preventing foodborne illness, a recent study found that it might be more dangerous than most realize because it can lead to dangerous cross contamination. The study from North Carolina State University on the impact of poultry washing on kitchen contamination found that…
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks back to 1980, when the only Boston Marathon victory ever by a Canadian woman was briefly stolen by one of the most infamous fraudsters in sports history.Rosie Ruiz was crowned the women’s champion of the 1980 Boston Marathon before everyone caught on to her deception. (File/The Associated Press)This is an…
- Politics
Crown corporation proposes a bigger building to replace PM’s residence at 24 Sussex
by Sue JonesThe official residence of Canada’s prime minister, 24 Sussex Drive, should be replaced as it is not fit to serve as the home of a major world leader, says a new report by the Crown corporation responsible for government buildings in Ottawa.The prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex needs repairs expected to cost roughly $36.6…
- Politics
Downtown Winnipeg Bay building to be transferred to Southern Chiefs’ Organization for mixed-use development
by Sue JonesGovernment sources say the six-storey, 655,000-square-foot Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is to be transferred to Indigenous leadership and will be used partly for affordable housing.The downtown Winnipeg Bay store was closed in November 2020. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)Downtown Winnipeg’s Hudson’s Bay Co. store will be transferred to Indigenous leadership and transformed into a mixed-use development with an…
Streaming services that revolutionized how people consume entertainment are now facing a host of challenges when it comes to growing — or even sustaining — their subscriber base.Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and is expecting to lose another two million next quarter. (Shutterstock)Streaming services that revolutionized how people consume entertainment…
The CDC has a new center to help forecast and analyze outbreaks. Dubbed the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, the new entity is designed to enhance the country’s ability use data, models and analytics to enable timely, effective decision-making in response to public health threats, according to an announcement by the Centers for Disease…
- Lifestyle
Food and drug officials nationwide review the state of recalls and related needs
by Sue JonesAn ongoing Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) recall modernization project workgroup has released its recommendations after a three-year review of data and information. The AFDO team is made up of regulators and industry representatives from across the country. AFDO has released a Recall Whitepaper outlining the group’s work, which it explained as follows: “In 2018, AFDO developed…
The Ferrero recall linked to a Salmonella outbreak is likely one of the largest withdrawals of chocolate products in European commercial history, given timing in relation to Easter and wide distribution, according to a study. An outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium in at least 10 countries, mostly affecting young children, has been linked to Kinder chocolate produced…
For an entire decade, 25-year-old Maria Sylvia considered the unique-looking brown line on her fingernail to simply be a “cool streak.” The brown line, running vertically down her right thumbnail, just seemed like her own little quirk. The line first surfaced in high school, when Sylvia was participating in a lot of sports, so she assumed…