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Trudeau, Canada Left Watching And Waiting Amid Cliffhanger U.S. Election

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OTTAWA — Tuesday’s cliffhanger of a U.S. presidential election leaves Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian government watching with little else to do. As the results trickled in throughout the night and early morning Wednesday, Democratic contender Joe Biden led in the electoral college but Republican incumbent President Donald Trump won key battleground states […]

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Study: Chemicals Linked to Cancer, Birth Defects in Water Near Fracking Hotspots

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The controversial oil and gas extraction process known as “fracking” employs dangerous chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and infertility that then contaminate ground and surface water and may expose populations near sites to direct health risks. So finds a study released Monday in The Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology, in which U.S. scientists analyzed surface […]

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How Movies Like COVID-19 Thriller 'Songbird' Can Fuel Conspiracy Theories

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Since the “Songbird”  trailer was released last week, the new pandemic thriller movie  has been widely panned. The film, which was developed, produced and shot since the pandemic began, has been called exploitative, “COVID fanfiction,” and something “absolutely nobody asked for” as the virus continues to ravage countries around the world.  Depicting a fictional future […]

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Obama Tells Voters That U.S. Should Have Handled Pandemic Like Canada

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Americans need only look north of the border to understand how completely the current White House administration messed up its COVID-19 response that’s cost thousands of lives, said former U.S. president Barack Obama during a campaign speech Saturday.  “If we had handled this pandemic like Canada did, 140,000 of our fellow Americans might still be […]

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Miss Vickie's Canada Recalls Kettle Chips Due To Possible Glass Contamination

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Miss Vickie’s Canada is recalling some Kettle Cooked Potato Chips due to possible glass contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the products were sold online and in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Recalled products include Applewood Smoked BBQ, Spicy Dill Pickle, Jalapeno, Sea Salt and Malt […]

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Iraq Teeters on the Edge as Political Violence Spikes

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Growing instability and political tension in Iraq spiked sharply this week following the violent arrest of a prominent Sunni lawmaker, a deadly raid on a protest camp in Anbar province, and the resignation of over 40 Sunni members of parliament on Monday in protest of the actions of President Nuri al-Maliki. The events come at […]

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Impact reveals start date for Knockouts Tag title tournament

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Impact Wrestling has revealed a couple of additional details regarding their revival of the Knockouts Tag Team titles. It was revealed last night that the tournament to crown new Knockouts Tag Team Champions will kick off on Impact in three weeks (Tuesday, November 17). It will be an eight-team tournament, though the teams for it […]