ca
Pentagon denies report of heated meeting with Vatican representative
The Pentagon pushed back late Thursday on a report that suggested a meeting in January between a U.S.-based cardinal and a member of Donald Trump’s administration grew heated. Source link
Former CFL quarterback Michael O'Connor chasing Olympic dream in flag football
After going unsigned as a CFL free agent in 2023, quarterback Michael O’Connor figured he was done with football. Three years later, the Ottawa native is chasing the Olympic dream as part of the Canadian men’s flag football team on the cusp of qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Source link
Canada's economy adds 14,000 jobs in March after February's whopping losses
Canada’s economy added 14,000 jobs in March, Statistics Canada said on Friday, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 per cent. Source link
Scrambled Rock League teams learning to keep their frenemies close
Through the opening days of Rock League, friends turned enemies, enemies turned friends and a mishmash of the world’s top curlers being thrown into the proverbial hockey coach’s line blender has become a major part of the intrigue. Source link
Maritime provinces to create public travel nurse agency, P.E.I. health minister says
The P.E.I. government says it is working with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to reduce reliance on travel nurses. Source link
Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows
Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease. Source link
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dead at 68
Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Source link
Protecting wildfire crews from the dangers of smoke exposure isn't as simple as it sounds
Manitoba’s government has relied on disposable N95 masks and training to help its firefighters deal with heavy smoke billowing from wildfires, but protecting them from the noxious gases remains a significant challenge. Source link
The man who ruined mathematics
The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says it was a bombshell when Kurt Gödel first introduced it. Gödel’s seminal work directly contradicted one of the great minds of mathematics and limited the field forever Source link
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle East during Iran war
Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine. Source link