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Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson fall in quarterfinals at beach volleyball worlds
Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were knocked out in the quarterfinals at the beach volleyball world championships in Australia on Friday. Source link
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re expected to get worse as the world warms Source link
British skeleton racer Matt Weston wins 1st test race on controversial new Olympic sliding track
The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday. Source link
89 civilians killed in Islamic State-linked rebel attacks in east Congo: UN force
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lubero territory, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African country said on Friday. Source link
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian teens amid escalating West Bank violence
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead. Source link
Carney wraps U.A.E. visit with pledge of $70B to be invested in Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1-billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion in investment from the United Arab Emirates. Source link
5 things to watch as the PWHL’s 3rd season debuts on Friday
The PWHL has expanded to 8 teams from 6 for its 3rd season, but the league doesn’t plan to stop there. Another 2 to 4 teams are expected to be added as soon as next season. Source link
B.C. tech and shipbuilding firms eye boom from Ottawa’s defence push
Ottawa has earmarked billions of dollars for national defence and some B.C. companies see it as a golden opportunity. Source link
