Day: April 20, 2025

Snack food created after cancer crisis was ‘labor of love’ for husband and wife

4:30 pm April 20, 2025

Lori Levine and her husband, Scott, created a healthy, high-protein snack and a new business. But how they got there was originally by accident — the result of a health scare and a firm commitment to make a tasty, nutritious snack that wasn’t filled with processed foods. Accountant Scott Levine was enjoying a comfortable but […]

Easter has a triumphant message for our terrifying, noisy, angry world

4:30 pm April 20, 2025

Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 20. This event marks a time when the whole universe was changed forever. The timeless message of Easter has something to say to us today in our tumultuous, noisy, fearful world. If you saw an Easter display in a store, you might think Easter is all […]

Skyrocketing antisemitism in Canada sparks concern for country’s Jews ahead of election

4:00 pm April 20, 2025

Antisemitism in Canada has exploded in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, reaching record numbers last year and becoming a central issue for the country’s Jewish community ahead of an April 28 federal election. Last week, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, the main challenger to Prime Minister Mark Carney accused pro-Hamas protesters of […]

The AI-powered robot army that packs your groceries in minutes

3:30 pm April 20, 2025

Imagine a grocery store where your entire order is picked, packed and ready for delivery in just five minutes without a single human hand touching your food. This is exactly what’s happening inside Ocado’s revolutionary Hive, a fully automated warehouse system that’s changing the way we shop for groceries. At the core of Ocado’s Customer […]

Grateful Dead’s ‘Hell in a Bucket’ duck got drunk on set, pal points to who likely made it happen

2:30 pm April 20, 2025

Filming the Grateful Dead’s MTV-era music video for “Hell in a Bucket” was one long, strange trip. Len Dell’Amico, the band’s “film and video guy,” has written a new memoir, “Friend of the Devil: My Wild Ride with Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead.” He detailed what it was like witnessing “love, happy chaos and pot […]