A new coronavirus variant that was identified this week in South Africa has been named a variant of concern and given the name omicron by the World Health Organization.
Canada’s Ingrid Wilm raced to multiple first-place finishes and Sydney Pickrem picked up a victory as the penultimate playoff meet of the International Swimming League (ISL) wrapped up on Friday.
Thousands of farmers forced India’s prime minister into a rare reversal on Nov. 19, when Narendra Modi announced his government would repeal three agricultural reform laws that the farmers feared would shatter livelihoods and allow big corporations to seize control of the sector.
Avril Lavigne has announced her first cross-Canada tour in more than a decade. The Bite Me Canada 2022 tour is set to hit 14 cities between May 3 and 25, with special guests GrandsonandMod Sun.
Canada’s Roman Sadovsky is in third place after the men’s short program with 84.59 points, meanwhile Canadian ice dancing duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen.