Amid lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, businesses and industries are suffering from COVID-19 -- and potato farmers are no exception. Despite a growing demand in grocery stores, potato prices have plummeted in the last few weeks due to social distancing guidelines and a lack of demand in...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Government of Haiti has received funds amounting to US$16.1 million from the United States, to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will support the Haitian Government's...
One of the worst mass killings in Canadian history unfolded over 12 hours starting late Saturday night, as Gabriel Wortman, 51, a denturist in the Halifax area, murdered 17 people in a rampage through northern Nova Scotia, setting fires and shooting at police while dressed,...
Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus. The coronavirus pandemic may be the largest test of political leadership the world has ever witnessed. Every leader on the planet is...
NASA scientists announced Wednesday that they’ve discovered an Earth-size exoplanet that is remarkably similar to our planet. NASA says a team of transatlantic scientists were looking through old observations from the now-retired Kepler space telescope when they discovered the planet, Kepler-1649c, orbiting in its star's habitable...