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Man killed in Kahnawake was a well-known criminal from Montreal
Kyle Grabowski had a long criminal record and had previously received a 10-year sentence for a series of violent crimes.
Scientists uncover hidden cells fuelling brain cancer - and a drug that could stop them
A Canadian team led by scientists from McMaster and the Hospital for Sick Children has uncovered a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and currently incurable form of brain cancer – and identified an existing medication that could treat it. Certain brain cells — once thought to simply support healthy [...]Read More...
Afar fossil shows broad distribution and versatility of Paranthropus
The Afar depression in northeastern Ethiopia contains a rich palaeontological and archaeological record, which documents 6 million years of human evolution. Abundant faunal evidence links evolutionary patterns with palaeoenvironmental change as a principal underlying force1. Many of the earlier hominin taxa recognized today are found in the Afar, but Paranthropus has been conspicuously absent from the region. Here we report on the discovery, in the Mille-Logya research area, of a partial mandible that we attribute to Paranthropus, dated to between 2.5 and 2.9 million years ago and found in a well-understood chronological and faunal context. The find is among the oldest fossils attributable to Paranthropus and indicates that this genus, from its earliest known appearance, had a greater geographic distribution than previously documented2. Often seen as a dietary specialist feeding on tough food, the range of diverse habitats with which eastern African Paranthropus can now be associated shows that this suggested adaptive niche did not restrict its ability to disperse as widely as species of Australopithecus and early Homo. The discovery of Paranthropus in the Afar emphasizes how little is known about hominin evolution in eastern Africa during the crucial period between 3 and 2.5 million years ago, when this genus and the Homo lineage presumably emerged. With its attribution to Paranthropus, a 2.6-million-year-old partial mandible expands the range of the genus into the Afar region of Ethiopia and adds to our understanding of hominin evolution in eastern Africa.
Fire in Montreal forces closure of Jacques-Cartier Bridge
A fire burning in a vacant historic building in Montreal has forced the closure of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge on Wednesday. The building was slated for redevelopment.
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Survivor of Spain's train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally
Blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek, Ana García issued a desperate plea: she needed help finding her dog, Boro.
Alanis Morissette, Taylor Swift, Kiss to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift, Kiss’s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Tricky Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.
Bills owner Terry Pegula pins Keon Coleman pick on coaching staff
Team owner Terry Pegula, at a press conference with general manager Brandon Beane on Wednesday, told reporters that the decision to draft Cole shouldn't fall on the front office's shoulders, and that the former coaching staff under Sean McDermott should be at fault.
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