AdvertisementTORONTO --A Yellowknife woman has been revealed as the winner of the Northwest Territories’ largest-ever lottery jackpot.The on Monday that Laura Tutcho had won the $55 million Lotto Max draw from May 1."I'm just beside myself," Tutcho to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), "It's so exciting and overwhelming."According to the WCLC, Tutcho bought her winning Lotto Max ticket -- an $11 quick pick -- from a Reddi Mart convenience store in Yellowknife. She was the only player across Canada to hit all seven winning numbers in the draw.Tutcho said that she checked her...…AdvertisementTORONTO --A Yellowknife woman has been revealed as the winner of the Northwest Territories’ largest-ever lottery jackpot.The on Monday that Laura Tutcho had won the $55 million Lotto Max draw from May 1."I'm just beside myself," Tutcho to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), "It's so exciting and overwhelming."According to the WCLC, Tutcho bought her winning Lotto Max ticket -- an $11 quick pick -- from a Reddi Mart convenience store in Yellowknife. She was the only player across Canada to hit all seven winning numbers in the draw.Tutcho said that she checked her...WW…

TORONTO --A new study has found evidence supporting a link between "COVID toes" -- bluish-red or purple lesions that can appear on the feet and hands of children and young adults -- and the novel coronavirus., published Wednesday in the British Journal of Dermatology, reported that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was present in skin biopsies in children with symptoms of "COVID toes," despite negative results from traditional testing methods."Our findings support a causal relation of SARS-CoV-2 with COVID toes. Endothelial damage induced by the virus could be the key mechanism...…TORONTO --A new study has found evidence supporting a link between "COVID toes" -- bluish-red or purple lesions that can appear on the feet and hands of children and young adults -- and the novel coronavirus., published Wednesday in the British Journal of Dermatology, reported that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was present in skin biopsies in children with symptoms of "COVID toes," despite negative results from traditional testing methods."Our findings support a causal relation of SARS-CoV-2 with COVID toes. Endothelial damage induced by the virus could be the key mechanism...WW…

TORONTO --U.S. President Donald Trump's 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum imports takes effect today, despite Canada's plan to hit back with .The U.S. administration as aluminum organizations on both sides of the border condemned the move.In announcing the new trade action, Trump claimed that the American aluminum business has been "decimated" by Canada, calling it "very unfair" and accusing Canadian producers of flooding the U.S. with exports.Canadian and American aluminum groups have disputed that assertion, and other business groups have stated the tariffs will hurt businesses in...…TORONTO --U.S. President Donald Trump's 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum imports takes effect today, despite Canada's plan to hit back with .The U.S. administration as aluminum organizations on both sides of the border condemned the move.In announcing the new trade action, Trump claimed that the American aluminum business has been "decimated" by Canada, calling it "very unfair" and accusing Canadian producers of flooding the U.S. with exports.Canadian and American aluminum groups have disputed that assertion, and other business groups have stated the tariffs will hurt businesses in...WW…

TORONTO --After a record number of new COVID-19 cases were reported worldwide over the weekend, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the pandemic is worsening despite some regions having appeared to slow its spread.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that the world has "clearly not reached the peak of the pandemic" and the "outbreak is accelerating."Ghebreyesus acknowledged that while the number of infections appears to have levelled off globally, some countries such as the United States and Brazil continue to see a surge in cases."In...…TORONTO --After a record number of new COVID-19 cases were reported worldwide over the weekend, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the pandemic is worsening despite some regions having appeared to slow its spread.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that the world has "clearly not reached the peak of the pandemic" and the "outbreak is accelerating."Ghebreyesus acknowledged that while the number of infections appears to have levelled off globally, some countries such as the United States and Brazil continue to see a surge in cases."In...WW…

TORONTO --Police in the U.K. are looking for a mysterious person who has been spotted walking around a Norwich suburb dressed as a 17th-century plague doctor.Video and pictures of the person, uploaded by Jade Gosbell and verified by social media intelligence and news agency Storyful, show the unidentified person walking through a park in Hellesdon wearing a long black coat, hat, gloves and pointed beak mask.A spokesperson for Norfolk Police said their officers are looking to trace the individual "in order to provide words of advice about the implications of his actions on the local...…TORONTO --Police in the U.K. are looking for a mysterious person who has been spotted walking around a Norwich suburb dressed as a 17th-century plague doctor.Video and pictures of the person, uploaded by Jade Gosbell and verified by social media intelligence and news agency Storyful, show the unidentified person walking through a park in Hellesdon wearing a long black coat, hat, gloves and pointed beak mask.A spokesperson for Norfolk Police said their officers are looking to trace the individual "in order to provide words of advice about the implications of his actions on the local...WW…

Share this story:Click to ExpandAn Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government. Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria. "Why shouldn't I be able to go home? I've done nothing in Canada. I've broken no laws there at all," said Ali in an interview....…Share this story:Click to ExpandAn Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government. Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria. "Why shouldn't I be able to go home? I've done nothing in Canada. I've broken no laws there at all," said Ali in an interview....WW…

AdvertisementAn Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government.Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria."Why shouldn't I be able to go home? I've done nothing in Canada. I've broken no laws there at all," said Ali in an interview.Ali and his family...…AdvertisementAn Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government.Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria."Why shouldn't I be able to go home? I've done nothing in Canada. I've broken no laws there at all," said Ali in an interview.Ali and his family...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --An Ontario-based tech company acquired by Google last month has told customers that its smart glasses will no longer work after Friday.North, which started as Thalmic Labs in 2012, announced on June 30 that it would be "winding down" production of its Focals smart glasses . After July 31, the "smart" element of the glasses will be unusable.In a , North said Focals 1.0, its first generation of smart glasses released last year, will be discontinued. The wearables company also said it has cancelled any plans to ship its second-generation Focals 2.0."Focals smart glasses...…AdvertisementTORONTO --An Ontario-based tech company acquired by Google last month has told customers that its smart glasses will no longer work after Friday.North, which started as Thalmic Labs in 2012, announced on June 30 that it would be "winding down" production of its Focals smart glasses . After July 31, the "smart" element of the glasses will be unusable.In a , North said Focals 1.0, its first generation of smart glasses released last year, will be discontinued. The wearables company also said it has cancelled any plans to ship its second-generation Focals 2.0."Focals smart glasses...WW…

TORONTO --The United Nations has issued a new warning about starvation in Yemen, calling it one of the worst famines the world has seen where the level of suffering is so staggering the head of the World Food Program (WFP) says it is a "disgrace on humanity."WFP Executive Director David Beasley recently visited Yemen and said he was horrified by what he saw."I'm standing here in this hospital room where this child, literally, is on the verge of death. In fact, 400,000 children are at risk of dying right now," Beasley ."It's a horrible situation. It's a disgrace on humanity what’s happening...…TORONTO --The United Nations has issued a new warning about starvation in Yemen, calling it one of the worst famines the world has seen where the level of suffering is so staggering the head of the World Food Program (WFP) says it is a "disgrace on humanity."WFP Executive Director David Beasley recently visited Yemen and said he was horrified by what he saw."I'm standing here in this hospital room where this child, literally, is on the verge of death. In fact, 400,000 children are at risk of dying right now," Beasley ."It's a horrible situation. It's a disgrace on humanity what’s happening...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --A mysterious anomaly is causing the Earth’s magnetic field to weaken between South America and Africa, and scientists don't know why.and published in May notes that the affected area, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has seen the magnetic force weaken by nearly 9 per cent over the last 200 years.There is a lot of speculation about this phenomenon is happening, but according to York University astronomy and physics professor Paul Delaney, the anomaly could be caused by a regular reversal of Earth’s magnetic field."If you go back through the geologic record you can...…AdvertisementTORONTO --A mysterious anomaly is causing the Earth’s magnetic field to weaken between South America and Africa, and scientists don't know why.and published in May notes that the affected area, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has seen the magnetic force weaken by nearly 9 per cent over the last 200 years.There is a lot of speculation about this phenomenon is happening, but according to York University astronomy and physics professor Paul Delaney, the anomaly could be caused by a regular reversal of Earth’s magnetic field."If you go back through the geologic record you can...WW…