In the market for a new computer monitor? Because of all the options out there – namely, in size, shape, brand and price – strolling the aisles at your local big box electronics store could be an overwhelming experience. The good news is displays are getting bigger, thinner and supporting higher resolution inputs and with … Read more
Matisse Thybulle is ineligible for Games 3 and 4 of the upcoming Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors first-round playoff series due to his vaccination status. Games 3 and 4 are in Toronto, where Canada has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to enter the country. Because of Thybulle’s vaccination status, he would be unable to play any … Read more
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt because it offered bondholders payments in rubles, not dollars, credit ratings agency S&P has said. Russia attempted to pay in rubles for two dollar-denominated bonds that matured on April 4, S&P said in a note on Friday. The agency said this amounted to a “selective default” because investors … Read more
Astronomers the world over are buzzing with anticipation for the new science that will be possible once the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space telescope, completes its commissioning. Since the telescope launched on December 25, 2021, it has unfurled its hardware into its final configuration, reached its final orbit around the sun, … Read more
EDMONTON- A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter’s phone logs. David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alanna Smith, a former Calgary Herald reporter now of The Canadian Press. Wallace said Denis told him he wanted to trace … Read more
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled to kick off on June 6 and we can safely anticipate the latest versions of Apple’s mobile, desktop and wearable operating systems. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that iOS 16 will bring improved notification management and new health-tracking features though no specific details were mentioned in the report. … Read more
Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022.POOL/Reuters Elon Musk rejected Twitter Inc’s TWTR-N offer to join its board, a dramatic turn in a week when the billionaire became its biggest shareholder, with the social media company warning of “distractions ahead.” The company’s … Read more
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 9:55 a.m. When Ontario launched its rapid testing program in the fall of 2020, Premier Doug Ford touted the swabs as “game changers” in the pandemic battle. As infections … Read more
Getty Images You may recall that Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 48 home runs last season, tying him with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez for the most in Major League Baseball. We’re here to share the news that Guerrero launched his first home run of the new campaign on Sunday … Read more
Planetary scientists strive to understand the ins and outs of planet formation. Discoveries of unusual planetary systems don’t make this formidable task any easier. In particular, Jupiter-class gas giants on far-flung orbits have challenged what is known as the standard formation scenario. Scientists converged on the scenario that our solar system’s giant planets formed via … Read more