Monday, March 3, 2025

Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88

An older man in a suit holds a baby

James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world's most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/most-prolific-blood-donor-1.7472937?cmp=rss

Private spacecraft Blue Ghost lands successfully on moon

Silhouette of a small lander on moon

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, a success for the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/blue-ghost-lunar-landing-1.7472896?cmp=rss

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates

People walk next to rubble of destroyed buildings.

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-humanitarian-aid-1.7472522?cmp=rss

Saturday, March 1, 2025

'You've got to have a laugh,' says British man who put fake legs in pothole

A pair of fake legs in jeans and sneakers sticks straight out of a puddle-and-brick-filled pothole on a gray, rainy day.

A British man has been either swerving around or barreling over the more than metre-long crater in his village for the last eight months. But instead of getting mad about it, he decided to do something silly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/you-ve-got-to-have-a-laugh-says-british-man-who-put-fake-legs-in-pothole-1.7471661?cmp=rss

Canada on Capitol Hill: Inside the fight against Trump's tariffs

A woman with brown hair, wearing a red suit, stands near the U.S Capitol building.

The House gets an exclusive look into the corridors of power on Capitol Hill as Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman makes a last-ditch push to spare the country's economy from President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/capitol-hill-the-house-1.7471641?cmp=rss