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Ex-Zimbabwean cricketer Guy Whittall attacked by leopard
Zimbabwe – Ex-Zimbabwe all-rounder Guy Whittall sustaining injuries in a deadly leopard attack while he was trekking in the conservancy that he owns in the Humani region. He was hospitalised. His dog-Chikara also got injured while trying to save him. The incident took place after almost 11 years when Whittall woke up with an eight-foot and 165kg Nile crocodile sleeping …
National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Apr 21-27
Ottawa – This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. There is a critical need for more donors across the country. Every year, many Canadians receive life-saving organ transplants; however thousands still wait. Lives are at stake. As of 2022, over 3,777 Canadians are still waiting for life-saving organ transplants and many more are waiting for tissue transplants. …
Canada imposes further sanctions against Iran
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against Iran under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. Iran continues to threaten international peace and security through multiple destabilizing activities across the Middle East region and beyond. Iran poses a threat to the region both through its armed forces and through its support for its proxies, …
NFB at 2024 Sommets du cinéma d’animation: Wave of premieres
Montreal – The NFB is making an impressive return to Montreal’s Sommets du cinéma d’animation (May 6–11), with 11 productions and co-productions screening as world premieres—including Le tableau (The Painting), by Michèle Lemieux, made with the famous Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen, and LOCA, by Véronique Paquette. The festival’s closing film will be Loïc Darses’ Graver l’homme: arrêt sur Pierre Hébert (Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert). Additionally, filmmaker Arash Akhgari will be giving an Artist’s Talk about …