Friday, April 11, 2025

Belgian chocolatiers hatch exhibition for charity

A chocolatier works in the background as a large, ornately decorated, chocolate egg sits in the foreground.

A collection of 50- to 60-centimetre-tall eggs created out of chocolate by 35 Belgian chocolatiers were put on display in Brussels on Thursday. The Art Deco-inspired Easter eggs were up for sale for approximately $750 euros each, with the money being donated to the Hospital of Saint Pierre.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6721433?cmp=rss

Canadians required to register with U.S. government if in country at least 30 days

Vehicles are shown at a toll or border point.

Beginning Friday, Canadians over the age of 14 who will be in the United States for 30 days or longer will have to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Trump administration says it's just enforcing laws that essentially have been on the books for decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-visitor-registration-requirement-1.7507764?cmp=rss

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Death toll rises to 221 in Dominican roof collapse

People mourn at a wake.

Memorials were taking place Thursday for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic, as the number of dead surged to 221 and crews completed their search for bodies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jet-set-roof-collapse-death-toll-1.7507172?cmp=rss

Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high despite Trump's claim they're 'much cheaper'

A carton of eggs

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record high of $6.23 US per dozen despite U.S. President Donald Trump's predictions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/egg-prices-trump-1.7506739?cmp=rss

Writer-director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion US in sexual abuse case

A closeup of a man's face, with his shoulder in view at the left side of the image. He has a closely-cropped beard and is bald on top with some hair at the sides. He's wearing glasses and a dark shirt.

A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion US in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/toback-metoo-sexual-abuse-1.7506837?cmp=rss