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Firefighters battle blaze in decommissioned incinerator in La Petite-Patrie CBC.ca Around 80 firefighters were on hand to battle a flame at a decommissioned garbage incinerator on des CarriA” res Street in La Petite-Patrie on Saturday night. Read more: www.cbc.ca
Read MoreHPE announced it was buying Cray for $1.3 billion, giving it access to the company’s high-performance computing portfolio, and perhaps a foothold into quantum computing in the future. The purchase price was $35 a share, a $5.19 premium over yesterday’s close of $29.81 a share. Cray was founded in the 1970s and for a time represented the cutting edge of super computing in the United States, but times have changed, and as the market has shifted, a deal like this makes sense. Ray Wang, founder and principal analyst at Constellation…
Read MoreA fishery management board is due to make a decision about the 2020 catch limits in early June. The options include maintaining this year’s levels or reducing them further, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said in public documents. The agency wants to avoid overfishing at a time when a scientific assessment has shown a below-average number of young herring are joining the population. Scientists have said it’s not clear why that’s the case, but two possibilities they’ve cited are climate change and an abundance of predators. The lobster…
Read MoreSPOILER WARNING. Game of Thrones Season 8 and its Battle of Winterfell kind of shattered the internet last night. It was complete utter madness. One wild plot twist in particular regarding Arya Stark and her moment with the Night King, has left the internet with all kinds of pressing questions regarding who Azor Ahai is. They spent so much time on building up the Prince Who Was Promised… If you’re looking for more Game of Thrones Season 8 content, check out all the best Twitter reactions to last night’s episode…
Read More(CNN)Before heading out on his trip to Japan, President Donald Trump spoke with the press Friday reasserting his claim that he is the “most transparent” President.
Read MoreI wrote a lot about the Galaxy Fold here. After a week with the device, I was left with mixed feelings independent of the whole ongoing display saga. The TLDR; of it is the story of a first-generation device that’s full of promise but still a bit clunky and prohibitively priced. Of course, the real reason we couldn’t possibly recommend the device is the high percentage of issues around the device. Samsung issued a handful of early units to reviewers and multiple devices returned with broken screens. Samsung was quick…
Read MoreTogether, the two space rocks are known as a binary asteroid system, meaning two asteroids that orbit each other. The binary asteroid, NBC News reports. “potentially hazardous,” scientists stress there is absolutely no danger of it hitting Earth. according to CBS News. The smaller rock is about a third of the size of its companion. University of Arizona planetary scientist Vishnu Reddy told NBC that the asteroid system will be “one of the closest binary flybys probably in recent history,” but that it still will be too far away to…
Read MorePenticton residents stage sidewalk sit-in to protest new bylaw CBC.ca A group of Penticton residents staged a sit-in on a downtown sidewalk Saturday to mark their disagreement with a new bylaw alter which the city says is … Read more: www.cbc.ca
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Read More(CNN)A volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Bali has resulted in the cancellation of some flights overnight, Reuters reports. Mount Agung, which stands at 3,031 metres (9944 feet) tall, has now erupted three times in May with six days between each eruption, according to the BNPB. The volcano’s alert level remains at level three — the second-highest level — and a 4 kilometer exclusion zone has been established. Nearby settlements are not at risk, the BNPB said. In 2017, authorities raised Mount Agung’s alert level to four, the highest…
Read MoreBank teller’s mistake causes reputation headache for handyman CBC.ca Scott Belway, a Richmond handyman, says CIBC double-deposited cheques he had submitted from clients. Some suspected it was him causing damage to … Read more: www.cbc.ca
Read MoreCourtesy of Dr. Pepper What Does Dr. Pepper Dark Berry Taste Like? This Fruity Sip Will Make You Nostalgic By Amanda Fama a day ago In case you missed it, Dr. Pepper released a brand new limited-edition flavor on May 1. It’s called Dr. Pepper Dark Berry, and it’s a bit different than the soda you’re used to. If you haven’t tried the new flavor yet, you’re probably asking yourself, “What does Dr. Pepper Dark Berry taste like, anyway?” Let me put it this way: If you like berries, then…
Read MoreZuckerberg made the comment in response to co-founder Chris Hughes’ call to break up Facebook. According to Hughes, the Federal Trade Commission made a grave mistake in letting Facebook buy WhatsApp and Instagram, which helped the company gain control over the social networking market. Zuckerberg disagrees. During the press call, he pointed to competing products such as Apple’s iMessage, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok, which many users rely on for messaging or social media. “The average person here uses seven or eight different services,” he said. “We are less than…
Read More‘Historic milestone’: Fort McKay MA( c) tis declare self-governance CBC News The Fort McKay MA( c) tis near Fort McMurray has declared self-governance after members voted to adopt a constitution, elections act, membership act and … Read more: www.cbc.ca
Read MoreShareTweetPinterest Most of us have been through bad relationships. You know the kind I’m talking about. It’s the kind of relationship that doesn’t inspire you to grow as a person but actually makes you feel less. It’s the kind of awful influence on your life that hurts you in the long run. You feel comfortable with it, so you keep it around, even though you know it’s killing you. You just can’t let go. You get to a point where you don’t even know how. This type of relationship cripples…
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