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☆ Photos of the Titan sub's wreckage support the theory that the carbon-fiber hull failed first, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Glimpses of the wrecked Titan submersible wreckage were seen as its remains were brought ashore. Though it's difficult to know for sure, the carbon fiber hull likely failed first, an expert told Insider. The titanium structural rings are intactAn annotated picture of the titanium structural rings pulled from the wreckage of the Titan submersible. OceanGate Expeditions' controversial Titan submersible is thought to have imploded within hours of its descent towards the Titanic wreckage on June 18. These were encased in a metal cage that would have been bound to the carbon fiber hull.

Persons: —, Jasper Graham, Jones, OceanGate, Graham, it's, David Lochridge, It's, Paul Daly Organizations: Service, US Coast Guard, & Marine Engineering, Plymouth University, Titan, CBC News, Canada's CBC, Expeditions, Graham, OceanGate Expeditions, Reuters, Canadian Press, AP

☆ Submersible touring Titanic wreckage: A challenging search in remote waters intensifies for the vessel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A multi-agency search is intensifying for a submersible that went missing with five people on board while touring the wreckage of the Titanic, as crews comb through choppy, remote waters in low visibility. “It is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area,” Mauger said during a news briefing. However, British businessman Hamish Harding is one of the people on the submersible, according to a social media post by the company he owns, Action Aviation. What we know about the vessel and expeditionAn undated photo of the OceanGate Titan vessel. The Coast Guard’s current focus is on locating the vessel, Mauger said.

Persons: John Mauger, ” Mauger, ” Crews, Mauger, “, Hamish Harding, Harding, ” Harding, Larry Daley, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Sulaiman Dawood, Dawood, weren’t, ”, Mi’sel Joe, ” Rory Golden, ” Golden, Golden, Bobbie Scholley, ” Scholley, Scholley Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force, US Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces, OceanGate Expeditions, Horizon Maritime, Action Aviation, CTV, CBC News, Expeditions, “, Maritime Horizon Services, Facebook, US Navy Locations: Cape Cod, British, St, Pakistan, John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, ”

OTTAWA, June 15 (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, police said. The crash occurred at the junction of two major roads near the town of Carberry in southwestern Manitoba, 170 km (105 miles) west of Winnipeg. The bus passengers had been on their way to a casino in Carberry, CBC News reported, citing a casino spokesperson. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Police secures the area at the crash scene near Carberry, Manitoba, Canada June 15, 2023 in this still image obtained from a social media video. "My heart breaks hearing the news of the tragic accident near Carberry," Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said on Twitter.

Persons: We've, Rob Hill, Hill, Mike Blume, Justin Trudeau, Heather Stefanson, David Ljunggren, Ismail Shakil, Nia Williams, Sandra Maler, Matthew Lewis, Grant McCool Organizations: OTTAWA, CBC News, Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police, REUTERS Media, Handi, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Winnipeg Free Press, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Manitoba, Carberry, Winnipeg, Canada, Carberry , Manitoba, tarpaulins, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Ottawa, British Columbia

☆ Canada sends military to help battle blazes in Nova Scotia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Smoke from the Tantallon wildfire rises over houses in nearby Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 28, 2023. Nova Scotia is battling two large fires that are threatening communities on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Halifax. The armed forces would provide equipment and personnel to relieve firefighters "who have been working tirelessly around the clock to protect communities right across Nova Scotia", Blair said. The federal government sent the military to Alberta last month to help battle blazes there and Canada is also getting help from other countries. Some 800 U.S. firefighters have come to battle the blazes, mostly in Alberta, with another 100 are scheduled to arrive in Nova Scotia over coming days, officials said.

Persons: Eric Martyn, Bill Blair, Blair, Justin Trudeau, Steve Scherer, Anirudh Saligrama, Sharon Singleton, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, OTTAWA, CBC News, CBC, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Bedford , Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Alberta, Quebec, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

☆ Raging wildfire empties homes in eastern Canada, pollutes air in US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Eric Martyn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The fire, which is about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of downtown Halifax, has already forced 18,000 people to evacuate their homes. No fatalities have been reported but about 200 homes, structures have been damaged, the CBC reported, citing the Halifax Regional Municipality. Forest fires also led to evacuations of about 400 homes in the province of New Brunswick over the weekend, officials said. "The stories and the images we're seeing coming out of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are heartbreaking," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa, pledging federal support for the Atlantic provinces. The Halifax wildfire was expected to cause poor air quality hundreds of miles to the south in parts of the U.S. East Coast and Midwest as smoke drifts across the regions.

Persons: David Steeves, Justin Trudeau, what's, Brendan O'Brien, Ismail Shakil, Sriraj Kalluvila, Marguerita Choy, Deepa Babington Organizations: HALIFAX, U.S, Nova, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, CBC, CBC News, U.S ., National Weather Service, Thomson Locations: Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canadian, Halifax Regional Municipality, New Brunswick, Ottawa, Atlantic, Bedford , Nova Scotia, West Bedford, Alberta, U.S . East Coast, Midwest, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania , New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago

May 29 (Reuters) - United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith's election victory in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change. The populist premier's win signals a further rightward shift in the traditionally conservative province, and comes despite a series of controversies and gaffes from Smith, 52, since she first became premier in October. In her victory speech, Smith was quick to take aim at Trudeau and what she described as the federal government's "harmful policies". "As premier I cannot under any circumstances allow these contemplated federal policies to be inflicted upon Albertans. In early 2022 she announced plans to run for leadership of the United Conservative Party, which was born in 2017 from a merger of the Progressives Conservatives and Wildrose Party.

☆ Princess Anne: Slimmed-down royal family 'doesn't sound like a good idea'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne has said that a slimmed-down monarchy “doesn’t sound like a good idea.”Comments by the Princess Royal, who is 16th in line to the British throne and is considered to be one of the hardest-working royals, were made during a wide-ranging interview Monday. In the years before Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the royal family’s advisers had been promoting the idea of a slimmed-down monarchy that saw senior family members like Charles and Camilla as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales take on more duties. “Well, I think the ‘slimmed-down’ [comment] was said in a day when there were a few more people around … [to] make that seem like a justifiable comment,” Anne told CBC News’ Adrienne Arsenault. “It doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing, I would say. King Charles III and Princess Anne pictured at their mother's funeral.

☆ Canada's CBC says Twitter 'not serious' after '69% government-funded media' label
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File PhotoApril 18 (Reuters) - Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Tuesday pushed back against Twitter's move to label it "69% government funded media," saying it had complete editorial independence. The Elon Musk-owned social media platform had on Sunday stamped CBC with a label that said it was government-funded media, after placing similar notices for U.S. broadcasters NPR and PBS. "Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're 'less than 70% government-funded', so we corrected the label," Musk said in a tweet on Monday. "The real issue is that Twitter's definition of government-funded media means open to editorial interference by government. Twitter defines its "government-funded media" label as "where the government provides some or all of the outlet's funding and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content".

☆ The mystery of MH370 remains 9 years later — here are all the theories, dead ends, and unanswered questions from the most bizarre airline disaster of the century
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The theories so farA new Netflix documentary about the plane, "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared," was released in March 2023. The show's director called the plane's disappearance "the greatest aviation mystery of all time." But the July 2018 report had offered evidence against the idea that it was a deliberate act by the crew. But Australia's former prime minister, Tony Abbott, said in 2020 that the plane's disappearance was "almost certainly murder-suicide by the pilot." But the 2018 report said there was no technology on the plane that would allow control to be taken from the pilots remotely.

TORONTO, March 13 (Reuters) - Last week's sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could choke funding for Canada's technology start-ups and place them in the hands of domestic lenders who may be more selective in financing new ventures, financiers told Reuters. Companies including Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO) were examples of Canada's tech success story, which helped pull more investments into the sector. Benjamin Bergen, president at Council of Canadian Innovators, a lobby group for Canadian technology companies, agreed. "Before SVB went down, accessing capital was increasingly becoming tighter and tighter for Canadians for startups for scale ups," he said. Aside from the banks, the federal government also has a Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative program that invests in promising Canadian technology companies.

☆ Two Canadian firms included in US sanctions list for alleged support to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States' list of recently sanctioned entities for alleged support for Russia's war effort in Ukraine includes two Canadian companies, U.S. and Canadian authorities said on Monday. The Commerce Department recently imposed export curbs on nearly 90 Russian and third-country companies and prohibited them from buying items such as semiconductors. The Commerce Department list did not mention what the two firms shipped or attempted to ship that triggered U.S. action. He added the company intended to engage further to address the concerns but could not comment on any specifics at this point. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-CBC News headline on Trudeau calling for investigation into Canada’s security services is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian broadcaster CBC News did not publish a headline reporting that the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for an investigation into the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), despite a screenshot shared online. A spokesperson for CBC News told Reuters that no such headline was published by the outlet. A search through the CBC News website did not reveal the headline (archive.is/wip/mUwgo). A Twitter advanced search via CBC News’ Twitter account did not reveal any related social media post, either (archive.is/wip/24bz7). Meanwhile, Reuters found no credible media outlet reporting that Trudeau has called for an investigation into the intelligence agency (archive.is/wip/5oHJF).

☆ Fact Check-Clip of wooden cabin being swept away pre-dates Turkey-Syria earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of a red wooden cabin being swept away by a storm surge was not filmed following two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. The clip was filmed in Greenland and shows a tsunami that hit a village in June 2017. Examples of the clip being shared as if it showed the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday can be viewed (here) and (here). A 7.8 magnitude quake first hit Turkey and northwest Syria before sunrise, followed by a 7.7 magnitude quake in the afternoon (here). The clip was filmed in a village in Greenland and was uploaded to YouTube in April 2021.

☆ Police in Canada say remains of 2 slain Indigenous women are likely in landfill — but they won't search site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Police in Canada are facing scrutiny after saying they believe they know where the bodies of two Indigenous women allegedly slain by a suspected serial killer are buried — but that they won't be searching the area due to difficult conditions. In May, the Winnipeg Police Department announced that partial remains of one of the victims, Rebecca Contois, 24, had been found in a landfill. In a tweet Tuesday, Niki Ashton, a Member of Parliament with Canada's New Democratic Party, said: "We remember the Indigenous women who have been targeted and killed because they are Indigenous women. "These deaths must not be ignored, nor the reality that they represent the ongoing generational harms and trauma that are rooted in violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people," the statement said. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday that he believed all levels of government have failed Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people for centuries, CBC News reported.

☆ Climate protesters are chucking food at priceless paintings. A social movements expert says these tactics only convince people who already think climate change is serious.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A string of climate protests this year involved throwing food at famous pieces of art. But disruptive tactics won't sway those who aren't already concerned about climate change, a sociologist told Insider. "What I've found is that these tactics are likely to be viewed as positive by people who already believe that climate change is a serious social problem," Dylan Bugden, a sociologist at Washington State University who studies global climate change protests, told Insider. In Bugden's research, he's found disruptive and confrontational tactics aren't effective on people who are not already concerned about climate change. Tomato soup on van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'The van Gogh painting was unharmed due to protective glass, in October.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated CBC News headline says Canadian health authorities are advising parents to create vaccinated ‘trick-or-treat' groups during Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image containing a fabricated headline has circulated online purporting to show a report published by Canadian outlet CBC News that Health Canada that advises parents to check the vaccination status of their children’s friends ahead of Halloween. A Google advanced search does not reveal the supposed article (archive.ph/wip/P23GO). A Twitter advanced search via CBC News’ Twitter account does not reveal any related post (archive.ph/wip/Kw1yZ). Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada told Reuters: “This post is a fabrication and conveys misinformation.”Current Canadian government press releases can be viewed (www.canada.ca/en/news.html) while specific COVID-19 announcements are viewable (here). CBC News did not publish a headline claiming that the Canadian health authority is urging parents to create vaccinated trick-or-treat groups during Halloween festivities.

☆ The housing markets could crash in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. They're 3 cautionary tales for the US.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Global real estate markets have been in overdrive during the Covid-19 pandemic. The US housing market shares some of their problems, and it's a cautionary tale for us. In countries across the globe, rapid home price growth fueled by lackluster housing supply and robust investor activity have distorted local housing ecosystems — especially in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. As New Zeleand's housing crisis escalates, The Guardian reports that less and less of the nation's young buyers can afford home purchases. Economic volatility stunts buyer demand in AustraliaAustralia has not escaped the housing slowdown gripping global real estate markets.

☆ Dispensaries selling illegal magic mushrooms in Vancouver could lead to the legalization of the substance, like they did with cannabis, shop keeper says
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-05 | by ( Gabrielle Bienasz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He's trying to push Vancouver to manage or legalize it, as cannabis sellers did in 2015. Larsen told the Vancouver Sun that Canada would not have legalized cannabis without store owners like himself, who sold cannabis before it was legal. Now, he's betting that selling the substance will push the government to go ahead and make it legal. Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, but the illegal or semi-illegal market in Vancouver persisted, especially because of licensing issues. As of November, there were multiple stores openly selling mushrooms in the city, in one case as a way of making up lost pandemic revenue, according to the Daily Hive Vancouver.

Primarul Jan Polderman a dat ordinul de evacuare pentru a proteja viața oamenilor de efectele incendiului care s-a răspândit rapid în comunitatea. Întreaga localitate este în flăcări", a declarat Polderman pentru CBC News. Oficialul a completat că a fost nevoie doar de 15 minute pentru ca să ia foc localitatea în întregime. Temperaturile din Lytton au urcat marți până la 49,5 grade Celsius, cea mai ridicată temperatură înregistrată vreodată în Canada. A fost a treia zi în care recordul de temperaturi a fost doborât, recent două biserici catolice arzând în comunitățile indigene din vestul Canadei.

Persons: Jan Polderman, Oficialul Organizations: CBC News Locations: Canada, Canadei

☆ FOTO // Orașul din Canada unde temperatura a ajuns la aproape 50 de grade a luat foc
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaFOTO // Orașul din Canada unde temperatura a ajuns la aproape 50 de grade a luat focLa o zi după ce o localitate din British Columbia a atins cea mai ridicată temperatură înregistrată vreodată în Canada, locuitorii din Lytton au fost evacuați din cauza incendiilor. Întreaga localitate este în flăcări", a declarat Polderman pentru CBC News, citată de CNN. A fost a treia zi în care recordul de temperaturi a fost doborât. „Aceasta a fost o adevărată criză de sănătate care a subliniat cât de periculos poate fi un val de căldură extremă”, a declarat dr. Jennifer Vines, ofiţer de sănătate din judeţul Multnomah. Departamentul de Pompieri din Portland a interzis utilizarea artificiilor pentru weekend-ul din 4 iulie, când americanii sărbătoresc Ziua Independenţei.

Persons: Jan Polderman, ., Merritt, Kyle Brittain, Jennifer Vines, Joe Biden, marţi, Kate Brown Organizations: British Columbia, CBC News, CNN, Columbia Britanică, Portland Locations: Canada, British, Lytton, Vancouver, Canadei, SUA, Multnomah, Washington, Statele Unite, Columbiei Britanice, Incediile, Oregon, Portland, Profimedia

☆ Canada investighează un focar al unei boli neurodegenerative necunoscute
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Simptomele prezentate de către persoanele afectate sunt similare cu cele ale bolii Creutzfeldt-Jakob, o boală neurologică degenerativă rară și fatală, și includ pierderea memoriei, halucinații și atrofie musculară, potrivit The Guardian.Mai devreme, în cursul lunii martie, oficialii canadieni au alertat medicii din zona New Brunswick că monitorizează un focar de 43 de boli neurologice cu cauză necunoscută.Primul caz datează din 2015 însă oficialii au înregistrat o creștere a numărului de persoane afectate în ultimii ani, 24 de cazuri fiind raportate în 2020 și 6 până în luna martie a acestui an, conform CBC News.Cinci decese au fost legate de boală până în prezent.Medicii au suspectat inițial că îmbolnăvirile se datorează bolii Creutzfeldt-Jakob care este cauzată de prioni, cei mai mici agenți infecțioși cunoscuți.Prionii nu sunt viruși ci forme ale unei proteine celulare normale fără acid nucleic care produc un grup de boli neurodegenerative transmisibile ale animalelor și omului numite boli prionice.„Nu există nicio dovadă, nici măcar un indiciu - nici măcar în autopsiile efectuate - a unei boli prionice umane”, afirmă dr. Neil Cashman, profesor la University of British Columbia specializat în boli prionice.„Sincer să fiu acest lucru a reprezentat o surpriză pentru mine”, a declarat acesta pentru CBC News.Cashman face parte din una dintre echipele de investigatori care încearcă să depisteze cauza noii boli sau dacă aceasta este de fapt o afecțiune rară deja cunoscută.Starea pacienților diagnosticați cu afecțiunea s-a înrăutățit progresiv în decursul a 18-36 de luni, aceștia prezentând simptome ca dureri inexplicabile, spasme, bruxism, atrofie musculară și declin cognitiv.Majoritatea cazurilor identificate până acum au fost depistate în peninsula Acadia din nord-estul provinciei și în apropierea orașului Moncton din sud-estul New Brunswick, potrivit CBC News.

Persons: Jakob, . Neil Cashman Organizations: canadieni, CBC, University of British Columbia, CBC News.Cashman, CBC News Locations: New Brunswick, Acadia, Moncton

☆ Решение Байдена о запрете канадско-американского нефтепровода станет подарком для России
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Избранный президент США Джо Байден, инаугурация которого состоится 20 января, готовится в первый же день подписать документы о запрете канадско-американского нефтепровода Keystone XL, сообщает CBC News. Это решение станет подарком для России, поскольку в ближайшие несколько лет США столкнутся с нехваткой нефти и газа, на которой могут заработать и российские компании. Такое мнение в комментарии «Ведомостям» высказал глава Центра проблем энергетической безопасности Института США и Канады РАН Андрей Корнеев. Запрет станет продолжением политики США Барака Обамы, в администрации которого Джо Байден занимал должность вице-президента. Усредненные данные за последний месяц свидетельствуют, что они закупали в среднем 14,332 миллиона баррелей нефти в сутки, что сравнимо с показателями декабря 1996 года.

Persons: Джо Байден, Андрей Корнеев, Барак Обамы, Дональд Трамп, Корнеев Organizations: Keystone XL, CBC News, Ведомости, Центр проблем энергетической безопасности, Институт США и Канады, РАН, НПЗ, Минэнерго Locations: США, Россия, Венесуэла, Канада, Северный морской путь, Мексика, Саудовская Аравия

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