Philae is a spacecraft that was sent on an important mission by scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) about 10 years ago. It took a decade to reach its destination, an icy comet known as 67P.
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Senator Mike Duffy On Trial Facing 31 Charges
A Canadian senator is involved in a lengthy and significant criminal trial.
Scientists Land Spacecraft On Fast-Moving, Icy Comet
Scientists recently landed a spacecraft on the icy surface of a comet that was travelling 130,000 kilometres an hour.
Now, we’re getting information, photos and sounds from the comet that just might tell us something about our own origins.
Canadian Scientist Loves Mummies
Heather Gill-Frerking is a Canadian scientist who loves working with mummies.
Mummies are the preserved bodies of humans and animals.
Gill-Frerking is the director of science and education for the “Mummies of the World” exhibition at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
Fun Quiz: 2013 In Review (Part II)
How much do you remember about the news that happened in 2013? Our fun 2013 quiz continues.
The answers to the quiz can be found by clicking on the TKN article beside each question.
16) What is a Bitcoin?
17) In April 2014, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health was worried about the large number of overweight people in the city so he put out a news release saying he wants restaurants to add something to their menus. What does he want added?
18) In May 2013, Chris Hadfield went home. Where was he coming from?
Greyson And Loubani Back Home In Canada
Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani are home at last.
The two were in an Egyptian jail for more than seven weeks.
They were never charged with any crime. Egyptian security held them in jail under terrible conditions.
Many people fought for Greyson and Loubani’s release. Canadian politicians, friends and family members, Canadian officials and even people Greyson and Loubani will likely never meet—tried to convince Egypt to let the pair go.
The two were in Egypt so Loubani, a doctor, could volunteer at a hospital there. Greyson, a filmmaker, was going to film his work.
Canadian Government Urging Release Of Loubani And Greyson
Two Canadians—a doctor and a filmmaker—are being held in a jail in Egypt.
They have been there since Aug. 16.
Tarek Loubani and John Greyson have been told that they, along with about 600 others arrested in August, will be held for 45 more days.
On August 16, Loubani and Greyson witnessed a violent clash between Egyptian security forces and supporters of the country’s former president, Mohammed Morsi.
Dr. Loubani had travelled to Egypt to volunteer at a hospital. Greyson was there to make a short film about Loubani and his work.
When they saw the clash happen, they did what they do best: Dr. Loubani started treating the wounded and Greyson filmed the incident.
Canadian Senators’ Expenses Being Reviewed
Senators are people who are chosen to help make the laws in Canada.
But right now, some of the senators are getting attention because of money they are spending on travel, and on apartments or houses to live in while they sit in the Senate in Ottawa, Ont., Canada’s capital city.
Senators can get as much as $22,000 each year from Canadians or their living expenses, as long as their main residence is at least 100 kilometres away from Ottawa.
But people say that some of the senators are claiming money to pay for their homes even though they are not living in them when they claim to be.
In other cases, people say the homes that are being paid for by Canadians are the main place of residence, or where the senators live most of the time — not just when they have to help make laws in the Senate.
If that is the case, these people say, the senators should be paying the cost themselves.
The senators who are being questioned about whether Canadians should be paying their housing and travel expenses include former TV news personalities Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy.
New Space Mission Will Study Asteroid In 2018
A new joint project between the Canadian and U.S. space agencies will bring a piece of the universe to Earth.
The goal of the mission, known as OSIRIS-REx*, is to study an asteroid.
NASA, working with the Canadian Space Agency, will send a spacecraft to Asteroid 1999 RQ36. A robotic arm will grab pieces of the asteroid.
The spacecraft will be launched in Sept. 2016 and it will reach the asteroid in 2018.
The asteroid will be studied and mapped for about six months in space and then the sample will be brought to Earth in 2023.
Eating Like They Do In The Mediterranean Is Good For Your Heart
Eat like they do in the Mediterranean and you’ll live to a ripe, old age. Or at least a little longer than you might otherwise have done.
A new study has found that people who eat a Mediterranean diet are less likely to suffer heart-related problems like a heart attack or a stroke.
The Mediterranean region comprises the 18 countries, plus Portugal, that border the Mediterranean Sea. It includes Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Egypt, Israel and Turkey.
People there eat lots of extra-virgin olive oil and nuts as well as fruit, fish, chicken, wine, beans and salads. They tend not to eat a lot of baked goods or pastries.
