Apache Canada Ltd. is facing charges for a 2014 pipeline spill near Whitecourt, Alta., the energy regulator said Monday. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) said there’s a maximum penalty of $2.5 million in relation to five counts for contraventions of the Pipeline Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
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Apple is Raising App Stores Prices in Seven Countries Including Canada, Report
Apple has notified developers that App Store prices in Canada, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore and South Africa are increasing. Customers in these regions will see prices for apps and in-app purchases rise within the next 72 hours.
Read More »Cardiac arrest survival gets less likely the higher up you live, new study says
In a study of residential high-rise buildings, people who suffered cardiac arrest had a better chance of survival if they lived on lower floors, and survival odds decreased as floor number increased. The main reason is the time it takes to get to heart attack victims, with “an absolute decrease in survival of 7% to 10% for each 1-minute delay,” …
Read More »Quebec health minister Gaétan Barrette questions case of St. Mary’s patient death
Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette denied on Monday that his reforms to the health-care system played any role in the death of an emergency-room patient who was denied potentially life-saving surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital. Gaétan Barrette said the case “should have been handled differently” and the surgeon in question “made a decision on the basis of a situation that …
Read More »Supermodel Stephanie Seymour Accused Of Driving Drunk In Connecticut
Model and actress Stephanie Seymour got into a car accident in Connecticut on Jan. 15. Following the accident she was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence! Stephanie was allegedly going the wrong way at a stop sign when she was pulled over in Greenwich.
Read More »WhatsApp drops US$1 annual subscription fee, Ads Not Included
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service, is to drop its token $1-a-year subscription to go fully free for every user, the company’s chief executive has announced. According to the official WhatsApp blog, most WhatsApp users do not own a credit or debit card and such users may end up losing conversations with their friends and families if they are unable to …
Read More »Five Planets Aligned: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible at the same time
Five planets, namely Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will align in an event that is to happen after over a decade. The resulting ‘line’ will be visible in our sky around an hour before sunrise on January 20, and will persist till the last days of February. Jupiter is the highest in the sky, lying in the southwest. It …
Read More »Shark In Condo Pool? Live shark found in South Florida swimming pool; Officials Say
Shark In Condo Pool? A nearly dead blacktip shark was found swimming in a pool at a Palm Beach County condo last week. A live five-foot blacktip shark was found last week in the pool of the Mariner’s Cay condominium in Hypoluxo, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Wildlife officers removed the shark from the pool and …
Read More »Florida python hunt is underway “Report”
The hunt is on for invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s wetlands. More than 400 people have registered so far for Florida’s second Python Challenge, hoping to win prizes and fleeting fame in the fight against the Burmese pythons that have infested the Everglades.
Read More »Flower blooms in space? Nasa’s Scott Kelly Shares Photo of First Flower Grown in Space
First flower blooms in space aboard the International Space Station. US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter account, along with a photograph of an orange, 13-petalled flower.
Read More »2016 Lexus RX350 F-Sport: A Complete Overhaul, Report
The designers of the 2016 Lexus RX350 F-Sport apparently came from a galaxy far, far away. If not, they surely take the “Star Wars” narrative seriously. That much is evidenced by the many extreme lines, creases and sharp angles on the body of the RX350 crossover utility vehicle, which has been completely redesigned for the new model year. In fact, …
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