Around 22% of all puppies become ill or die before they turn one – according to new Kennel Club research. The lockdowns led to an “explosion” in people looking for pets, which would later lead to an increase in adoptions with dog and cat shelters said to be overwhelmed. During the pandemic, welfare standards reportedly dropped as more and more people turned to social media to buy their new furry friends....
Ontario doctors are advising people to keep up with vaccinations before the fall, when diseases like COVID-19 and the flu are expected to spread amid challenges to the health system. The doctors spoke on a virtual panel hosted by the Ontario Medical Association for a future discussion about the pandemic and other health care issues in the coming months. Infectious disease expert Dr. Zane Chagla says other countries have seen flu spikes this year, and Ontario should brace for something similar, as well as a possible spike in COVID-19 cases in the fall....
Photo: Colin Dacre Police are warning the public after “several” cases of people being drugged and robbed while hiring escorts across the Lower Mainland. Surrey RCMP say they have become aware of people hiring an escort online, meeting at a prearranged location and then getting drugged. When they wake up, they find their valuables have been stolen. “These incidents are alarming as they pose a high risk to the health and safety of those who are drugged with unknown substances,” says Cpl....
La police a ouvert le feu sur un véhicule après avoir refusé d’obtempérer dans la nuit du jeudi 18 au vendredi 19 août, à Vénissieux, en périphérie de Lyon. Le passager est décédé peu après la fusillade. Le conducteur, grièvement blessé, “est décédé des suites de ses blessures” a annoncé ce samedi 20 août, dans la matinée du parquet de Lyon dans un communiqué. Les deux agents impliqués dans la fusillade ont été placés en garde à vue vendredi avant d’être relâchés....
The Avanti West Coast train from London was 100 minutes late arriving at Oxenholme on Tuesday night when station staff had locked up and left for the night, passengers said. Some resorted to climbing the fence in scenes that local MP Tim Farron described as an “unacceptable farce”. Avanti told the MP it took the incident “very seriously” and promised to investigate. Several passengers on the delayed 7.30pm service from Euston say the train was delayed so quickly that they were told the service would not stop as planned at Oxenholme, the nearest station in the Lake District....
Le voltigeur de centre de 27 ans semblait particulièrement enthousiaste à l’idée de rejoindre le CH lors d’une conférence téléphonique jeudi après-midi. Il est également apparu à l’écran avec un chapeau des Canadiens comme décoration derrière lui. Écoutez Sean Monahan dans la vidéo ci-dessus. « Je suis ravi de rejouer au hockey de haut niveau et de me joindre aux Canadiens, a-t-il déclaré. je n’ai entendu que du bien [au sujet du CH]....
Graham had formally appealed a judge’s order requiring him to testify on Tuesday, saying doing so would cause “irreparable harm” that would be “in violation of his constitutional immunity.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Sunday temporarily stayed his appearance, asking a lower court to consider whether Graham should be shielded from answering certain questions about his official duties as a U.S. senator. Graham called the Georgia investigation “a fishing expedition” and argued that the constitution’s “speech or debate clause” protects lawmakers from answering questions about their official legislative duties....
In an Ottawa courtroom on Friday, Sundeep Singh pleaded guilty to breach of trust and the sexual assault charge was dropped. He also submitted his resignation from the Ottawa Police Service, which was “accepted and processed immediately,” the force announced that day. The agreed statement of facts filed in court says Singh was one of four officers sent to help the 19-year-old after she left a party drunk and went home in early February 2021, not properly dressed for the cold weather....
The men were released on Monday by the Gujarat government after serving 14 years to life in prison. Under Indian law, after 14 years some prisoners can be released on parole, provided they meet certain criteria regarding age and behavior. Bilkis Bano and her husband were not informed that the men were to be released. He said the news came as a bolt from the blue and left them “numb” with disbelief....
The late director’s verified social media accounts confirmed Vitali’s death on Sunday… writing: “It is with the greatest sadness that we have to tell you that the linchpin of many of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night. Our thoughts are with his family and all his new and loved ones.” No other details were given. It is with great sadness that we have to tell you that the linchpin of many of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night....
©APA (Symbolbild) Nach Unwettern mit teils verheerenden Folgen, die zuletzt vor allem im Süden und Westen Österreichs Hunderte von Einsatzkräften beschäftigten, droht nun auch im Osten heftiger und anhaltender Regen. Betroffen seien voraussichtlich das Nordburgenland, Wien und Teile Niederösterreichs, teilte die Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) am Sonntag mit. Am Montag ziehen stärkere Regenbänder vor allem nach Niederösterreich und Wien. Ansonsten bleibt der Himmel über der Osthälfte Österreichs oft bewölkt und regnet gelegentlich....
And in the 85 years ending in 2016, Switzerland’s glaciers lost an area the size of Manhattan every ten years. The before and after pictures are amazing. The analysis, carried out by scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, led to a striking visual contrast between Switzerland’s glaciers today and what they looked like nearly a century ago....
Rourke suffered the injury when he was sacked by Riders defensive lineman Pete Robertson. The 24-year-old needed the help of two teammates to leave the pitch after being watched by the Lions’ coaching staff. Rourke wore a walking boot when he left the field at the end of the game. Starting in the first year, the Canadian has become a candidate for the best player of the CFL this season....
The striking scene captured by Spanish photographer Roberto García-Roa, from the University of Valencia, was the fruiting spores of a parasitic fungus bursting from the body of a fly in the Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. The image “depicts a conquest shaped by thousands of years of evolution,” García-Roa said in a press release. “Spores of the so-called ‘zombie’ fungus have penetrated the fly’s exoskeleton and brain and forced it to migrate to a location more favorable for the fungus to grow,” he said....
Die Todesursache von Anne Heche (†53) ist bekannt. Nach ihrer Odyssee durch eine Hauswand wurde nun die Todesursache von Anne Heche bekannt. Die Schauspielerin starb nicht an dem Aufprall, sondern an ihren Verbrennungen. 1/6 Anne Heche erlag nach ihrem selbstverschuldeten Autounfall schweren Verbrennungen und einer Rauchvergiftung, wie das Büro für medizinische Untersuchungen des Bezirks Los Angeles jetzt mitteilte. Der Notruf der Nachbarn des Hauses, in dem Anne Heche (†53) fuhr, macht deutlich: Die Schauspielerin war in ihrem Mini Cooper eingeklemmt, als dieser Feuer fing....
“We don’t welcome these kinds of tourists,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters when asked about recreational marijuana use among foreign visitors. In 2018, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize cannabis for medical use. In June, the entire plant was decriminalized, leading to widespread recreational use. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Despite government calls not to crack down, cannabis businesses with designated smoking rooms have struck a chord with locals and visitors alike....
Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea include Brighton’s Adam Webster on Wesley Fofana’s transfer shortlist, while Manchester United prepare to make a second bid for Ajax winger Anthony. By Abdi Rashid for Mailonline Posted: 08:25, 22 August 2022 | Updated: 11:21, August 22, 2022 Here’s Sportsmail’s daily live blog of all the latest transfer news and new deals, with a number of high-profile players set to move this summer. Share or comment on this article: title: “Transfer News Live Chelsea Eyeing Brighton S Adam Webster As Manchester United Chase Anthony Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-12” author: “Ronald Stollsteimer” Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea include Brighton’s Adam Webster on Wesley Fofana’s transfer shortlist, while Manchester United prepare to make a second bid for Ajax winger Anthony....
Continued reports of shortages in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids letter to patient caregivers caused some confusion and misunderstanding. Some misinterpreted a prescription recommendation for acetaminophen and ibuprofen to ensure access as a requirement. No prescription needed. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Barry Power, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Thursday. Power says the majority of the drugs are made in Canada and that the shortage is a demand issue, not the result of any production problem or plant closing....
After the meetings in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Mr Zelensky said he pressed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the nuclear plant, which Russia has seized since the early days of the war. Explosions around the plant in recent days knocked a reactor off the grid and sparked fears of a nuclear disaster. title: “Ukraine Presses Un Over Nuclear Blackmail At Russian Held Plant Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Dave Barrows” After the meetings in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Mr Zelensky said he pressed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the nuclear plant, which Russia has seized since the early days of the war....
Posté à 5h00 Louis-Samuel Perron La Presse BBC News, Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, etc. Le chercheur montréalais de 33 ans, régulièrement cité dans les plus grandes publications mondiales, connaît un début de carrière universitaire enviable. Son « TED Talk » sur la « philosophie de la gestion du temps » donné à l’Université Concordia a été visionné plus d’un demi-million de fois en ligne. L’UQAM s’est également réjouie fin juillet d’une entrevue accordée par le professeur au prestigieux magazine américain The Atlantic....
