Blood Moon set to dazzle early‑morning sky over Canada on March 3
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Canadians willing to wake up early on Tuesday morning will be treated to a rare celestial show as a total lunar eclipse turns the Moon a coppery red. The phenomenon—popularly known as a “blood Moon”—will be visible across much of North America, including …
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Temitope Oriola: A look inside how the RCMP disciplines its own
Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal / edmontonjournal - The Canadian federal police “quietly released” on Jan. 21, its latest Report on the Management of the RCMP Conduct Process. The 22-page report covers disciplinary issues reported in 2024 involving sworn officers and civilian employees of the RCMP. Some ke…
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NASA’s Artemis II launch hits new problem, putting March date in jeopardy
Marcia Dunn / theglobeandmail - Flow of helium to the new rocket’s upper stage was interrupted in latest setback
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NASA delays Artemis II mission after liquid hydrogen leak
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - A liquid hydrogen leak found during a “wet dress rehearsal” has caused NASA to delay the launch of the Artemis II mission.
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Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - NASA's Artemis II mission will launch Orion spacecraft from Florida as early as Feb. 8
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NASA readies for historic Artemis II flight around the moon
Ivan Semeniuk / theglobeandmail - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and crewmates will be first to travel beyond low Earth orbit in half a century
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Sick astronaut returns to Earth with crew in NASA’s 1st medical evacuation
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the orbiting International Space Station with only one American and two Russians on board.
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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A paraplegic German engineer fulfilled a lifelong dream Saturday, floating in space after launching aboard a Blue Origin rocket, calling it the "coolest" experience of her life.
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Six of the federal budget’s under-the-radar proposals, from space launches to better weather forecasts
Stuart Thomson / nationalpost - Details are slim — literally one sentence in the 400-page budget document — but Canada looks to be joining the space race
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SpaceX delays are forcing NASA to rethink moon-landing contract
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - NASA chief says opening up the SpaceX contract to others including Blue Origin will ensure the U.S. gets back to the moon ahead of China
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