Tag: World

Calgary Stampede Sets New Guiness World Records for Most Pancakes Served

The Calgary Stampede, the annual event known as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the most pancakes served in eight hours. The Stampede served 17,182 pancakes on July 9, as verified by an official judge for Guinness World Records, and even with 15 pancakes disqualified, Calgary beat…


Peter Menzies: Online News Act Debacle Was All Very Predictable

Commentary Canada’s attempts to play the tough guy took some laughable turns last weekend as those leading the fight couldn’t have made it more clear that politicians need Facebook a lot more than it needs politicians. The week began with a macho enough veneer. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez held a news conference in which—as a…


Icelandic Volcano Erupts Near Capital

OSLO—A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, near the capital Reykjavik, following intense earthquake activity in the area, the country’s Meteorological Office (IMO) said on Monday. “At the moment, it’s a very small eruption,” said Matthew Roberts of the service and research division at the IMO. He added there was no…


BC Announces Total Campfire Ban Amid Drastic Wildfire Surge

British Columbia is imposing a total campfire ban across the entire province, except Haida Gwaii, after lightning combined with tinder-dry conditions sparked a huge surge in wildfires over the weekend. The measure, announced by Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma and effective at 3 p.m. Monday, totally bans the smallest category 1 campfires, measuring up…


Postmedia and Toronto Star Owner Nordstar Drop Merger Discussions

Two of Canada’s largest news publishers, Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Nordstar Capital LP, have dropped discussions about a potential merger deal less than two weeks after announcing talks on the subject. Postmedia, which owns papers such as the National Post, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun, initially announced on June 27 that it had entered into…


Documentary Exposing China’s Medical Genocide Wins 2 Leo Awards

State Organs, a documentary exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) practice of forced organ harvesting, has won in two categories in the 2023 Leo Awards. Directed by Vancouver-based filmmaker Raymond Zhang, the film won both Best Direction and Best Musical Score in the feature-length documentary category. An award ceremony was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Vancouver…


Turkey Agrees to Admit Sweden into NATO, Says Alliance Secretary General

Sweden is set to join NATO as the military alliance’s 32nd member following its acceptance by Turkey. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on July 10 that a meeting between Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resulted in an understanding being reached between the two powers. Sweden initially requested membership in…


Turkey Agrees to Admit Sweden to NATO, Secretary-General Says

Sweden is set to join NATO as the military alliance’s 32nd member following its acceptance by Turkey. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on July 10 that a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resulted in an understanding being reached between the two nations. Sweden initially requested membership in NATO…


Innocent Bystander Killed by Stray Bullet Identified as Toronto Mother of Two Young Girls

The woman killed by a stray bullet while walking to pick up lunch in Toronto’s east end has been identified as Karolina Huebner-Makurat, also known as Caroline, a mother of two young girls aged 7 and 4. “Caroline was an innocent bystander who succumbed to her gunshot injuries as a result of a stray bullet…


Biden Criticizes Israeli Prime Minister’s Cabinet Over ‘Extremist’ Views

President Joe Biden criticized Israel in a recent interview, describing the Cabinet of the Jewish state’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as “extremist.” In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that aired on Sunday, Mr. Biden acknowledged that Mr. Netanyahu is dealing with the factions in his coalition, but the president also alluded to some members…