Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A recent study has found that hundreds of species in nine ecoregions across Canada are threatened by habitat and biodiversity loss due to climate change. The study, conducted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), analyzed nine “crisis ecoregions” in southern Canada housing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Defining the start of the COVID-19 pandemic varies greatly from person to person, officially referred to as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, it was in the days and weeks that followed, with cancelled trips and postponed surgeries, that the severity
Continue Reading Natalie Sanchez heard it in her children’s voices when their birthday parties were canceled and saw it on their faces when they couldn’t play with friends. It was more than just simple disappointment. It was fear that the world they once knew might have changed forever. “I think that it’s something that’s going to kind
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The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals following a single dose, a new real-world study in the UK suggests, raising questions about whether the UK’s strategy to delay second doses should apply to such patients. A second dose of the vaccine at three weeks, however, boosted their protection significantly,
Continue Reading Adding a word to the dictionary has long been a sign of mainstream legitimacy. And in the latest batch added to Dictionary.com, the online dictionary has included multiple African American Vernacular English words such as “finna” and “chile,” among other words and phrases related to race and identity. The latest update includes 450 brand-new entries,
Continue Reading We’re approaching the peak of tornado season, and the next few days will bring an increased threat of storms (oh, and flooding) to the middle of the US. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue Reading China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal on “improving the electoral system” of Hong Kong, further restricting the ability of people in the city to freely elect their leaders. Members of the National People’s Congress in Beijing voted 2,895 in favor of the proposal, with no votes against and one abstention. The passage
Continue Reading A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged at officers while holding at least one knife that he grabbed from inside a homeless shelter, police said. According to police, the man was threatening to harm himself, local
Continue Reading Two lawsuits have been filed against the local power company, blaming the utility for the extent of the damage caused last year by Oregon’s Beachie Creek fire. The fire, which ignited in August and burned through the end of October 2020, destroyed nearly 200,000 acres. More than 1,300 structures, including 470 homes, and at least
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An increasing number of states and communities say they are planning to resume or expand in-person learning a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as new infections decline and vaccinations rise. North Carolina’s governor on Wednesday announced an agreement on a bill with lawmakers — still to be passed — that would remove capacity limits from
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A man who was charged with murder in 2018 was released prematurely from Rikers Island prison, officials said. Christopher Buggs, 26, was arrested three years ago in connection to a second-degree murder charge. During a routine virtual hearing on February 16, his attorney made an application for Buggs to be released on bail, which the
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A group of bipartisan senators is reintroducing a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent. In the United States, most states observe DST — which starts on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. and ends on the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m. — for eight months out of the
Continue Reading A police officer in Rochester, New York is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged at officers while holding at least one knife that he grabbed from inside a homeless shelter, police said. According to police, the man was threatening to harm himself, local
Continue Reading The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama and Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran over allegations of sex discrimination from 12 current and former female corrections officers. The complaint alleges the women — and other female employees — were subject to a sexually hostile work environment, which
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Chelsea Gibbs has filed suit against Holts Summit Police Department and Police Chief Kyle McIntyre for sexual discrimination. Gibbs alleges the City and McIntyre exposed her to a sexually hostile work environment from several other employees multiple times. Holts Summit police lawsuitDownload In the lawsuit, Gibbs alleges 26 different times of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a March 3 incident where he allegedly hijacked a vehicle. According to court documents, Ahmad Chairse-McCutcheon broke a windshield of a vehicle and put it into drive as it moved onto Business Loop 70 with children inside the car. Chairse-McCutcheon also took the phone away from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting another person at Douglass Park in Columbia has been sentenced. A judge sentenced Gerrod Taylor to five years of probation Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. Witnesses saw him carrying a rifle through the park. One person was shot in the leg. Taylor
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One new part of this bill, different than the CARES Act, is a grant program aimed at helping out restaurants and bars. The bill sets aside $25 billion dollars for the program that the Small Business Administration will manage.
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The Columbia Missouri National Teachers Association and Columbia Public Schools continued labor negotiations Wednesday night. The two groups are negotiating in good faith.
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