Look closely at this predawn springtime scene: shooting stars sputtering over a southerly horizon on a dark, moonless night in early May. This picture of shooting stars appears annually when the Eta Aquariid meteor shower—literally the cosmic dust shed by Halley’s Comet—collides with Earth as it orbits the sun. The Eta Aquariids’ peak period doesn’t
The long term demand outlook for Canadian oil and gas is strong despite the recent plunge in crude prices and market upheaval, said the head of the country’s biggest oil and gas advocacy group. “The entire planet is dealing with the current market volatility and certainly oil and gas is no exception to that,” Lisa
Voters heading to the polls in the Ottawa riding held by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre since 2004, will have to navigate an unusually large ballot in the upcoming election. An electoral reform group known as the Longest Ballot Committee has targeted Poilievre’s Carleton riding, resulting in 91 candidates appearing on the preliminary list released by
The B.C. government has announced it will discontinue a program that permitted patients to receive radiation therapy in the United States. The program was launched in May 2023 to give eligible patients the option to receive “timely access to life-saving” radiation therapy at two clinics located in Bellingham, Washington. Now that provincial wait times have
The Alberta government is moving forward with plans to allow municipalities to replace the RCMP with a new provincial police service. An independent police service agency could play a role in addressing concerns about the Mounties’ personnel shortages and escalating costs, Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said during an April 7 press conference. The proposed
A second psychiatrist is expected to tell a trial today that the man accused of driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should not be held criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others. Dr. Sylvain Faucher is scheduled to take the stand for Day 2 of the trial of Pierre Ny
2 min read Crypto analyst CasiTrades (@CasiTrades) published a new XRP analysis, highlighting yesterday’s intraday plunge to about $1.61 after the widely watched $1.90 level gave way. “Overnight we saw $1.90 break down, and price flushed to around $1.61,” the analyst commented via X, pointing out that this sudden drop produced “new extremes on the
Ripple will acquire prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion to expand its institutional offerings. Hidden Road will integrate the RLUSD stablecoin as a collateral asset and employ the XRPL Ledger for post-trade settlement. XRP saw a 3% downtick on Tuesday, with the ongoing global trade war outweighing positive sentiments from the Hidden Road
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In recent developments, XRP, the cryptocurrency associated with Ripple, has seen several pivotal events unfold, including the launch of the first-ever XRP ETF in the United States. This marks a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency, offering a new way for investors to gain exposure to XRP. Despite the excitement surrounding the ETF launch, the market