It’s going to be a busy weekend in Seattle (Taylor’s Version). Between Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour and Canada’s only MLB team taking on the Seattle Mariners in a three-game series, Canadians are flocking to the city south of the border. Earlier this year, Swift skipped Canada when announcing the international leg of her world tour. Blake McCorquodale, a driving fan who’s also heading to Seattle from Maple Ridge, B.C., has been a Swiftie since 2006. She added, “Having her come [to Canada] would have been nicer.”The anticipation for Taylor Swift’s tour and the Canadian baseball series has drawn countless Canadians to make the trip to Seattle.

July 22, 2023 15:28 UTC

It shows a herring seagull gulping down a whole squirrel like it's an unattended hot dog on Coney Island. Though, this, I have to say, is the first time I've come across [one eating] a squirrel." Read Next: Watch Komodo Dragon Swallow a “Deer” WholeMost likely, the gull happened upon the dead squirrel and decided to scavenge it and did not actually hunt it itself. Regardless, the resulting footage is disturbing—in a good way, I guess...It's just a seagull doing what seagulls do. Watch a Seagull Hunt and Eat Pigeonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YxMktfwh2AWatch a Seagull Gulp Down a Rathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYtBQ5Wy_IWatch a Flock of Seagulls Chow Down on a Pizzahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAFvwualXrs

July 22, 2023 08:05 UTC

Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. It says tests impact up to five per cent of Canadian users (new window). Many have questions about the federal government's Online News Act, why it's being opposed by social media companies and how the friction between the two will impact Canadian users. What are the concerns for social media companies?

July 22, 2023 03:33 UTC

World 200 metre champion Shericka Jackson gave the clearest indicator yet that she will be the one to beat in that event at the upcoming World Championships with a convincing victory at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday. Meanwhile, it was a dramatic maiden Diamond League appearance for teenage sensation Jaydon Hibbert. Jackson clocked 21.86 seconds to win the event ahead of St Lucia's Julien Alfred 22.08 and Great Britain's Diner Asher-Smith who posted a season's best 22.23. There was drama in the men's triple jump where teenage sensation Jaydon Hibbert just missed on winning the event in his maiden Diamond League appearance. The next Diamond League meet is on Sunday in London.

July 22, 2023 01:31 UTC

Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. One of country music’s biggest stars faces backlash for a song critics say glorifies vigilantism and its video that was filmed at the site of a lynching. CBC News published this video item, entitled “Jason Aldean and country music’s culture war” – below is their description. Leave a Comment Subscribe in Google NewsAbout This Source - CBC NewsCBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation’s English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. It frequently collaborates with its French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info, although the two are organizationally separate.

July 21, 2023 21:00 UTC





FILE - People walk on a trail at the Montissippi County Park near the Xcel Energy Monticello Generating Plant, a nuclear power plant, in Monticello, Minn., on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River, the energy company responsible for the leak from its nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota, announced on Thursday. Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has not been detected in the river water itself, Xcel Energy said in a statement. The utility made a temporary fix but learned in March that hundreds more gallons of tritium-laced water leaked, leading to a dayslong shutdown to fix the pipe. The nuclear plant is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis.

July 21, 2023 16:53 UTC

2023 Fantasy Baseball Week 16 Closer Tracker: Aroldis Chapman, Kyle Finnegan, and More! Welcome to the Week 16 Closer Tracker! In the chart below, I’ve created a Closer Tracker that will hopefully stay ahead of the closer curve. The Closer Tracker is organized in three ways:In the left column, you’ll find my closer power rankings. I promise this isn’t a marketing trick – I just don’t want to spoil the Closer Tracker.

July 21, 2023 16:27 UTC

In 2021, the World Economic Forum (new window) identified the fashion industry as the world's third-largest polluter. Photo: Submitted by Ken PuckerThe fast fashion industry is expanding. Kelly Drennan is the executive director of Fashion Takes Action, a Canadian non-profit that works to advance sustainability in the fashion industry. Drennan estimates it will take approximately 10 years before Canada builds up to a textile EPR scheme for its own textile companies. The challenging aspect we're facing right now is a new era of fast fashion, or what we're calling ultra-fast fashion, with brands like Shein and Fashion Nova and Boohoo that are pumping out thousands of styles every single day.

July 21, 2023 15:19 UTC

Alberta paid $14 million in rent on behalf of delinquent oil companies in 2022. The government is supposed to recoup that money from companies but data shows debt collection remains below one per cent. Apparently, in the petro-province of Alberta, a landowner must grant access to their property for oil and gas exploration, for which they than receive annual compensation. If the well is abandoned or the rent is otherwise deemed uncollectible, financial responsibility falls to the taxpayers. With the current number of abandoned wells in Alberta alone hovering around 75,000 there are certain to be massive unfunded liabilities coming due.

July 21, 2023 14:18 UTC

Here are 10 things to know about Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin. TattoosDallas Stars Tyler Seguin displays a tattoo depicting his family and their attributes in their Frisco locker room, Friday, January 17, 2014. "I guess I sucked and wanted to play forward, or rushed the puck too much, so they put me back at forward," Seguin told NHL.com. Charity workDallas Stars Tyler Seguin signs an autograph. Courtesy of The Dallas StarsSince coming to Dallas, Seguin has been very active with the community.

July 21, 2023 11:38 UTC

Canadian diver Ware earns bronze in 3m springboard at world aquaticsPamela Ware, shown in this file photo, will bring home a bronze medal from the World Aquatics Championships in Japan. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images - image credit)Canada's Pamela Ware won a bronze medal in the women's 3-metre springboard diving final on Friday at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. scored a total of 332.00 points to finish behind gold-medallist Chen Yiwen (359.50), and silver medallist Chang Yani (341.50), both of China. Ware posted a fourth-place finish in the women's 1m springboard event earlier in the week in Fukuoka. Live streaming action from the event continues on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app, and on CBC Gem.

July 21, 2023 11:05 UTC

She also co-chairs the PMRA's science advisory committee. Environmental groups had argued the agency was relying on outdated science and was being unduly influenced by the pesticide industry and food producers. Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Lanphear and others worry the pesticides industry is exerting undue influence on Canada's pesticide regulator.

July 20, 2023 21:07 UTC

TORONTO — Ginella Massa says she is not returning this fall as host of CBC News Network's weeknight show "Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa. TORONTO — Ginella Massa says she is not returning this fall as host of CBC News Network's weeknight show "Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa." Massa announced her plans on her social media accounts, explaining that giving birth has been "transformative" and made her contemplate what success means to her. Massa says it's been "an honour" to be the first woman in a hijab to host a national newscast in Canada, and hopes her mainstream success will inspire other Muslim women. Before joining CBC, Massa worked as a journalist for CityNews in Toronto and CTV News in Kitchener, Ont.

July 20, 2023 18:53 UTC

Fantasy Football RBs: How to handle Josh Jacobs, Ezekiel Elliott, Saquon Barkley and other unsigned backsThe running back market has never been worse and now there are a ton of big named running backs who remained unhappy or unsigned. The history of running backs coming off that many carries is not in the favor of running backs. There is a reason why these teams aren't giving running backs the big second contract and this is the reason. In the end, we expect him to hurt another back's fantasy value more than land somewhere and become a fantasy asset. It's not impossible, however, right now we are just hoping he doesn't land somewhere and torpedo one of our top running backs' value.

July 20, 2023 15:23 UTC

Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has inked crossover deals with dozens of companies to promote both the movie and the famous doll herself. The Barbiecore fashion trend — which favours hot pinks and other vibrant colours — started picking up last year as Barbie re-entered the zeitgeist. WATCH | Ryan Gosling surprises a CBC reporter on the red carpet:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. There is a Barbie Xbox, a Barbie rug, Barbie candles, glassware and electric toothbrushes.

July 20, 2023 15:06 UTC