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MIAMI, April 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ibogaine By David Dardashti (IBDD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Whitney Nuckolls as the Alumni Coordinator of their free aftercare support network for women. IBDD is always looking for innovative ways to support their clients, and this new program is a testament to that commitment. The clinic understands that there are gender specific issues that women do not always feel comfortable discussing in the presence of men. To help address this need, IBDD has decided to appoint Whitney as the coordinator for a free aftercare support network for women who have…
The Alberta Environmental Appeals Board has dismissed a challenge by a group of concerned citizens regarding the construction of a motorsports park near the community of Rosebud. The group has been fighting a 2020 Water Act approval by Alberta Environment and Protected Places.The recent ruling from the Alberta Environmental Appeal Board allows for the development of the Badlands Motorsport Resort.The panel determined there wasn’t enough evidence the racing complex would harm birds such as bank swallows, eagles and falcons.The construction of the racetrack would fill in two wetlands and modify three others.“The director acknowledged the Badlands Activities would have some…
Spring was in the air Saturday, as people, young and old, gathered in Pointe-Claire to fundraise for a good cause. It was all part of the Empty Bowls initiative, benefitting Corbeille de Pain.“It’s an initiative that was started by potters actually, to bring awareness to food insecurity,” said Anik Vigneault, Corbeille de Pain’s communications coordinator. “So we decided it aligns really, really well with our mandate and raison d’être.”Around 70 local potters donated over 600 handmade bowls to the non-profit.People were able to buy a bowl at $25, and with that they also got a homemade soup.All of the money…
A recent report sheds light on the Canadian population residing abroad– estimated at around four million people in 2016, which constitutes just over 11 per cent of the country’s total population, according to Statistics Canada. The report, published Monday from the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, was commissioned by Senator Yuen Pau Woo, who is calling on Ottawa to create a strategy for how to better support Canadian expats. The figure marks a significant increase of about 36 per cent since 1990, marking a growing trend of Canadians choosing to relocate. While data on the Canadian diaspora remains…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds are expected to park up at Regina’s International Trade Centre as the Majestics Car Show rolls into town this weekend. Wayne Smith was a little boy when he started attending car shows and it wasn’t long before he was participating in them.“I think 55, but maybe all 56 car shows, I had a car in the first Majestics Car show here in 1967,” said Smith. Breaking news from Canada and around the world sent to your email, as it happens. The Majestics Car Club is a non-profit organization that helps the…
The first race of the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) took place on the Yas Marina Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 track today, and I’m pleased to report that a race both began and ended. But the event was not without strife — far from it. During qualifying time trials, the driverless Dallara Super Formula racers outfitted with cameras and software seemed to struggle mightily to complete a full lap.During the trials, cars randomly juked:Or just pulled off the track to take a little break:You get well-acquainted with the interstitial music during these highlights. All praise to the…
Several students have launched an encampment at McGill University as they call on the institution to cut financial ties with Israel. Several posts on social media show protesters joining hands in a circle around several tents that were set up on Saturday. Concordia and McGill University students in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 have began an indefinite encampment in the lowerfield of the McGill campus to demand an end to the genocide in Palēstine 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/Rq5sU51foC — 🔻 mari 🔻 (@marisaturno_) April 27, 2024 Protesters shouted “Divest now” and “Free Palestine.” Posters circulating online state students from…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday that the Canada Revenue Agency is “very, very good” at getting the money it’s owed. On Saturday, Premier Moe responded to the prime minister’s comments on the Roy Green Show, saying to Trudeau, “The CRA, I don’t think they are able to come after the province of Saskatchewan.”“It’s our position that we paid all the tax that is owing so the threat is not a threat at all,” said Premier Moe. “(The) prime minister thinks he’s going to start sending agencies after provinces that had…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The town of Drumheller, Alta., is hoping to set a record for the ultimate prehistoric challenge on Saturday. Hundreds of residents and dino-fans will don their best dinosaur costumes and participate in the Jurassic Jamboree, which aims to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Dinosaurs.’The event, organized by Travel Drumheller, requires all of the participants to wear full body dinosaur costumes with head pieces and the body of a dinosaur. No ride-on style costumes will be accepted.The final results won’t be known for a couple…
It didn’t happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would, but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end as the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft on Saturday. Johnson had been projected as a possible second-day selection.“(That) wasn’t in the cards for me but I think I got picked exactly when I was supposed to and exactly where I was supposed to,” Johnson told reporters in New York after his selection. “Since the beginning of this process, the Giants were very clear with their…