it was stated that “there are no fossilised bones from this 220-million-year-old dinosaur, but similar footprints in the USA are known to have been made by the dinosaur
Coelophysis which does not occur in the UK.”
Richard Wilder, Lily’s father, told Carol Off, host of the show
As It Happens, that the four-year-old is now very interested in dinosaurs and that his daughter, “carries a toy
Tyrannosaurus rex everywhere she goes,” despite having been afraid of dinosaurs before the discovery.
“Now she’s a massive dinosaur fan,” her father explained.
The footprint was an unexpected finding, as the Wilder family were walking on Bendricks bay beach looking for shells, as reported by the
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect millions of Canadians and the world, the federal government is streamlining their efforts to prevent more outbreaks in the country with new travel restrictions beginning Jan. 31. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that these restrictions will be in place until April 30.
The strategy comes at the time when Canada has reported more than 840,000 COVID-19 cases around the country and the deaths of over 21,000 Canadians as of Feb. 20. Ontario and Quebec continue being the worst hit provinces in both tallies.
The new travel measures are seen positively by Canadians as 86 per cent support the actions implemented by the federal government according to a new poll by
Last month the University of Calgary announced new funding available for different co-op and internship placements for external employers as part of the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP).
According to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) the program aims to provide post-secondary students across the country with the opportunity to have “paid work experience related to their field of study.”
A UCalgary news article welcomed the funding, noting that it comes at a time when “both students and employers find themselves navigating challenging economic conditions.” These challenging conditions were brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic which is impacting the student population in Alberta and across Canada.
Black History Month officially began on the first day of February and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary is preparing a variety of online events. The events are open to all U of C members and aim to recognize the life and work of Black Canadians.
By holding these events, the university continues to follow their goal of acknowledging that “diversity, equity, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights have to be at the core of [our] mission” as expressed in the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement of the Faculty.
The celebrations will begin with several keynote speakers. Cynthia Okafor, a consultant and educator, will be the first of five speakers and will explore how “the Arts Faculty can foster a more anti-racist working and learning culture.”
A Japanese post-secondary institution located near the city of Osaka is joining a forestry company to produce the first ever wood satellites which will have the mission of reducing space junk in the earth’s atmosphere.
Kyoto University recently announced a partnership with Sumitomo Forestry to design and assemble wooden satellites. These new kinds of space capsules are set to be in orbit as early as 2023.
The project’s purpose in the long run is to provide a replacement to the main materials satellites are made of mainly from aluminum. This will reduce possible environmental problems that could not only affect humans but the millions of living organisms around the world.