Microsoft has been on a gaming acquisition tear for the last few years, hoping to give the edge to its Xbox and Game Pass platforms as Sony’s PlayStation continues to dominate with exclusive titles. The company previously purchased such notable companies as ZeniMax (AKA Bethesda), Minecraft developer Mojang, Id, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Rare, Double Fine,…
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been meeting with Indigenous people who have been affected by boil water advisories, forest fires and other threats — stepping away from 24/7 national media coverage just as a federal election call is expected within weeks.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, poses for a selfie with NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, centre,…
Canadian WNBA player and TSN commentator Kia Nurse hopes the NBA’s first all-women’s broadcast — scheduled for the Toronto Raptors game against the Denver Nuggets Wednesday on TSN — can inspire young women with the notion that if they see it, they can be it.Kia Nurse, who spent last season with the WNBA’s New York…
As the first terminally ill cancer patient in Canada to legally use so-called magic mushrooms to treat anxiety, Thomas Hartle is hopeful that more temporary approvals from the federal government signal a permanent regulatory regime may be in the works.In this May 24, 2019, file photo, a vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in…
The province’s pandemic exit strategy leans heavily on mass vaccination, but experts argue there’s a need for bold action to curb transmission. It doesn’t appear to be forthcoming.A man walks past the COVID-19 vaccination site at Maimonides long term care facility Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)The old saying holds that only…
Little Simz is aiming to sample Michelle Obama on a future track after America’s former First Lady championed her music. The 26-year-old Londoner was gobsmacked last month when both Michelle and her hubby, former US president Barack, spotlighted her music. ‘It’s very, very surreal,’ Simz told Guilty Pleasures after Michelle shared her track Pink Youth…
Michigan’s secretary of state announced that the state believes it will have all ballots counted within 24 hours. Earlier, officials had estimated…
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