Fri., July 6, 2018 The Cabin at the End of the World By Paul Tremblay The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay, William Morrow, 270 pages, $33.50 cloth (William Morrow) Unseen Figures: Selected Stories, by Steve Rasnic Tem, Valancourt Books, 340 pages, $23 paper. (Valancourt Books) The Outsider, by Stephen King, Simon and […]
Toronto doctors have successfully transplanted lungs from deceased donors with hepatitis C into patients in need of the life-saving organs, followed by treatment to prevent them from becoming infected with the potentially liver-destroying virus. Since October, surgeons at Toronto General Hospital have performed the transplants in 11 patients as part of a pilot study to […]
By The Canadian Press Fri., July 6, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning, against the backdrop of the city’s escalating gun violence and Ontario’s clashes with Ottawa over carbon pricing and refugee resettlement. Trudeau met yesterday with newly elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who earlier in the […]
Picturing yourself somewhere else is easy with these new titles where location is key. On the Up, Shilo Jones, McClelland & Stewart Bearskin, James A. McLaughlin, Ecco (Ecco) On the Java Ridge, Jock Serong, Text (Text Publishing) On the Up, Shilo Jones, McClelland & Stewart (McClelland and Stewart) The Bleeds, Dimitri Nasrallah, Esplanade (Esplanade Books) The Crossing, Jason Mott, […]
By The Associated Press Fri., July 6, 2018 MAE SAI, THAILAND—A Thai navy diver working as part of the effort to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave died Friday from lack of oxygen, underscoring risks of extracting the team. The rescuer, a former Thai SEAL, was working in a […]
Don’t cancel your balloon order just yet! New sources of helium may soon be discovered. For years, scientists have been warning that the second most abundant substance on earth (helium) may be running out. Helium, the gas that fills balloons, is in short supply. It has industrial uses and the price has been increasing. (Frank Augstein […]
By Tales AzzoniThe Associated Press Mon., June 18, 2018 SOCHI, RUSSIA—This is unfamiliar territory for five-time World Cup champion Brazil. The last time it didn’t win its first game in a World Cup, Pele had just retired from soccer. The “Selecao” had won every one of its opening matches since 1978, a year after “The […]
Is envy our blind spot when it comes to truly understanding that most people’s lives are at least as fragile as our own? Last week was an extraordinary one, in which two well-known, highly successful people killed themselves in what could be regarded as the prime of their lives. Anthony Bourdain, seen interviewing and having […]
This much is for sure: there’s no dearth of injustices around the world. But just when you tackle the proverbial elephant, up pops this logical fallacy: “What about that other bit here, what about that bit there?” When I, as a Canadian from India, write about racism and white supremacy, the predictable question is, “But […]
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA—Sweden coach Janne Andersson makes no bones about spying on South Korea’s training sessions ahead of their game at the World Cup. The South Koreans responded by swapping players’ numbers around to confuse the Swedish “spy” because, in the words of coach Shin Tae-yong, “it’s very difficult for westerners to distinguish between Asians.” […]
