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National Post
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
Canadian man gunning for third straight Jeopardy! win tonight. Who is Brendan Liaw?
Anyone looking for a Canadian pride bandwagon to jump on should probably watch Jeopardy! tonight. Article content Article content Vancouver's own Brendan Liaw, a 25-year-old self-described 'stay-at-home son,' scored back-to-back victories on the game show this week and will look for a third straight win in an episode airing at 7:30 p.m. ET. Article content A win in tonight's pre-taped show will further pad his two-day total of US$38,798 (CAD$53,787) and see him defend his title again on Friday. Article content Article content It could also help get him out of his parents' house in Richmond, where he lives, having recently completed a master's degree in political science at the University of British Columbia. Article content Well uh, I did a thing. The Thing really. Finally fulfilled a lifelong dream of questioning answers on national... Posted by Brendan Liaw on Thursday, May 8, 2025 Article content The hero is host Ken Jennings, whom he identifies as a fellow resident of Cascadia — a term referring to a Pacific Northwest bioregion encompassing parts of British Columbia and Washington, where Jennings has roots. Article content Article content 'Pretty good gig,' he agreed with Jennings regarding his living situation during their pre-game banter. Article content 'I think they want to promote me to away-from-home son soon,' he said. 'But we'll see how the games turn out.' Article content In his first appearance, Liaw actually got off to a somewhat shaky start in his bid to unseat Mitch Loflin, the reigning three-time champion from California, and hold off fellow newcomer Wendy Pous of Iowa. Article content By the end of the first round, Single Jeopardy!, Liaw found himself in third place with just $1,600 and Poush at $6,200, according to a recap from TV Insider.
The Independent
21-05-2025
- Science
- The Independent
How a strong earthquake could put parts of US in the sea
Scientists are warning that a potential "mega- tsunami" up to 1,000 feet tall could devastate parts of the American West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. This could be triggered by a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, a fault line stretching from Vancouver Island to California. There is a 15 per cent chance of a magnitude 8.0 or greater earthquake hitting the region within the next 50 years, according to a study. Such an earthquake could also cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet, exacerbating the tsunami's impact. Cities like Seattle and Portland are particularly vulnerable, and the event would occur rapidly, leaving little time for response, experts say.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cascadia Commences First Drill Test of 1,065 g/t Gold Outcrop at Amp Zone Catch Copper-Gold Property, Yukon
VANCOUVER, BC, May 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Cascadia Minerals Ltd. ("Cascadia") (TSXV: CAM) (OTCQB: CAMNF) is pleased to announce the commencement of its fully-funded exploration program for the 2025 field season. Crews have recently mobilized to the Catch copper-gold porphyry and gold-silver epithermal project, where work is underway to follow up on a new 1,065 g/t gold outcrop discovery made in 2024 and other copper-gold target areas. Highlights Amp Zone Epithermal Gold-Silver±Copper Target Prospecting and mapping underway to follow up on 2024 discovery of a new undrilled outcrop returning 1,065 g/t gold with 267 g/t silver (Figure 1); Hand trenching and sampling will focus on a 20 m long area where the average grade of 20 outcrop samples was 73.45 g/t gold with 19.5 g/t silver (Figure 1); Sampling will also follow-up on an area 70 m to the north which returned 2.13% copper in outcrop (Figure 1); Diamond drilling to commence in late May, totaling 400 m in two or three holes targeting the high-grade trend (Figure 1); and Grid soil sampling underway to refine a trend of anomalous results including 1,128 ppb and 471 ppb gold in soil and 531 ppm copper in soil (Figures 2-3). Volt Zone Porphyry Copper-Gold Target Prospecting and surficial mapping underway to identify the bedrock source of a 500 x 500 m area of copper-gold mineralization in float, with rock samples returning 3.03% copper with 4.46 g/t gold, 2.83% copper with 6.07 g/t gold, and 14.60 g/t gold with 0.42% copper (Figures 2-3); and Diamond drilling planned totaling up to 600 m testing the bedrock source of mineralization (Figure 4). Prospecting will also occur at numerous underexplored areas throughout the property with compelling copper-gold±molybdenum soil anomalies. "We're very excited to have our 2025 exploration at Catch underway," stated Cascadia's President and CEO, Graham Downs, "The discovery in 2024 of extremely high-grade gold-silver mineralization at the Amp Zone is a game changer for Cascadia. Crews are conducting detailed prospecting and mapping of outcrops at Amp to refine drill targeting and drill pad placement. With diamond drilling scheduled to begin before the end of the month, we will soon see what these high-grade rocks look like at depth. The next priority for crews will be systematic exploration of the Volt Zone, which has extensive float mineralization across a broad geochemical anomaly. Our team is confident we can localize the bedrock source of this mineralization for drilling after the Amp holes are completed." Figure 1 – Amp Zone Drilling Plan Figure 2 – Amp-Volt Zone Gold-in-Soil Figure 3 – Amp-Volt Zone Copper-in-Soil Figure 4 – Volt Zone Drilling Plan Catch Property Exploration The 119 km2 Catch Property is located in central Yukon, 50 km southeast of the town of Carmacks, within the Traditional Territory of the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, in an underexplored part of the Stikine Terrane – a key geological terrane which extends from the Golden Triangle in British Columbia into Yukon. The property is only 10 km from an all-season highway and powerline and has no documented historical exploration before 2020. Work in 2025 is planned to focus on the Amp and Volt zones. At the Amp Zone, two to three shallow drill holes, totaling approximately 400 m, will test high-grade epithermal gold-silver mineralization discovered in outcrop in 2024. One sample returned 1,065 g/t gold with 267 g/t silver, with nearby follow-up samples returning 187.0 g/t gold with 33.9 g/t silver, and 141.0 g/t gold with 45.2 g/t silver. These samples are located within a highly silicified basalt associated with elevated arsenic and antimony geochemistry. Significant copper mineralization has also been encountered in rock samples at Amp, with 2023 sampling returning 2.13% copper in outcrop. Crews will also conduct prospecting and mapping at this target to better understand the distribution of mineralization, and the relationship between the high-grade gold and copper zones. At the Volt Zone, located 1 km north of Amp, drilling will target the as-yet unidentified source of significant copper-gold mineralization in float across a 500 x 500 m area, where 258 rocks returned an average grade of 0.32% copper with 0.70 g/t gold. This mineralization is located within a landslide which has shifted it from source by up to 250 m. Crews will begin by completing a comprehensive mapping and surficial geology study to refine drill targeting, with up to 600 m of diamond drilling planned. The Spark Zone, the focus of Cascadia's 2024 drilling, remains open in multiple directions. A comprehensive core review was conducted this spring, which has identified a distinct north-east trend of mineralization. This corresponds well with a geophysical interpretation which identified key structural controls in the area and a string of potential intrusive centers extending to the northeast from the drilled target. Hand pitting will be completed to sample bedrock in these areas, with additional geophysics and diamond drilling to be considered later in the season, if results warrant. About Cascadia Cascadia is a Canadian junior mining company focused on making new copper and gold discoveries the Yukon and British Columbia. Cascadia's flagship Catch Property in the Yukon hosts a brand-new copper-gold porphyry discovery where inaugural drill results returned broad intervals of mineralization, including 116.60 m of 0.31% copper with 0.30 g/t gold. Catch exhibits extensive high-grade copper and gold mineralization across a 5 km long trend, with rock samples returning peak values of 3.88% copper, 1,065 g/t gold, and 267 g/t silver. In addition to Catch, Cascadia is conducting exploration work at its Macks and Milner properties – recently staked Catch analogues within Yukon's Stikine Terrane which have additional copper porphyry targets. Cascadia has approximately 70 million shares outstanding and its largest shareholders are Hecla Mining Company, Michael Gentile and Barrick Gold. Results referenced in this release represent highlight results only. Below detection values for gold, copper, silver and molybdenum have been encountered in soil and rock samples in these target areas. The technical information in this news release has been approved by Austin Schneebeli, Senior Geologist for Cascadia and a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. On behalf of Cascadia Minerals Ltd. Graham Downs, President and CEO NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE. Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements: This press release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information, except as required by securities laws. SOURCE Cascadia Minerals Ltd. View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
CNN
20-05-2025
- Science
- CNN
Who is watching for earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis? Trump is cutting the guardians at the gate.
Volcanoes Earthquakes Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow Sometime between today and 200 years from now, scientists say 'the big one' will hit the United States. There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest's coast: After centuries of two tectonic plates pushing up against each other, the Cascadia subduction zone that runs from Northern California all the way up to British Columbia is due to rupture — possibly in our lifetimes. 'We know that we have the potential for a really massive scale earthquake, the largest we've ever seen on the planet,' said Harold Tobin, a professor at the University of Washington and director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. 'We know that the Pacific Northwest has that possibility.' The resulting earthquake could be a devastating magnitude 9.0, and the subsequent tsunami could be 100 feet high, overwhelming coastal cities and towns. Around 13,800 people could die and more than 100,000 others could be injured, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has estimated. In short, it could be the worst natural disaster the United States has seen in modern times. And many scientists say we are less prepared for it than ever before. The league of experts and scientists who have spent decades keeping watch — the guardians at the gate — is being decimated by the Trump administration's staffing cuts. It's not just earthquakes and tsunamis; experts who sound the alarm for volcano eruptions say the cuts will be felt most when there's a crisis. The scientists who watch the sun for invisible-yet-crippling solar storms are not just losing staff; they face being moved into an entirely different agency. A spokesperson for US Geological Survey, the federal agency tasked with monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes, declined to comment on personnel matters in a statement to CNN, but added it 'remains committed to its congressional mandate as the science arm of the Department of the Interior.' The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees tsunamis and solar storms, did not return a request for comment from CNN. In addition, new spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake seismographs and deep ocean sensors that capture how fast tsunami waves are traveling, four separate people with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The same goes for equipment that monitors earth tremors before volcanoes erupt. 'We are already underprepared for these events,' said Corina Allen, the former tsunami program leader at the National Weather Service's Marine Weather Program. Allen was recently fired from her position, like thousands of other probationary federal employees who had been on the job less than a year. 'Being able to detect forecast and alert people of an incoming tsunami will save hundreds, if not hundreds of thousands of lives,' Allen added. 'That is the impact. That is the risk we face by reducing the capability to do this work at NOAA.' Here's more on four major earth hazards that experts are warning will get tougher to plan for due to staffing cuts and funding restrictions. A network of roughly 800 seismographs in the West is the first line of defense against 'the big one.' It senses shaking and movement deep underground, alerting scientists when tremors occur. 'Many of (the sensors) have to be in remote locations,' Tobin said. 'Up on mountaintop, the back end of a logging road. It's pretty rugged terrain. And every one of them needs maintenance one way or another.' Teams of scientists from the USGS typically go out every summer to fix broken instruments or dig them out of deep snow. It's gotten more difficult after federal workers there and at other agencies were told they could spend no more than $1 on any single expense, making that critical task increasingly difficult. There are loopholes to the limit, but getting travel approved has become onerous, and a culture of fear is spreading through the agency, a person familiar with the matter told CNN, creating more of a barrier to getting the work done. Tobin, who along with USGS oversees the ShakeAlert early warning system for major earthquakes, is particularly worried about what could happen if Trump's budget passes without funding for the program. 'We wouldn't be able to have the staff we have right now without that funding,' Tobin said. 'All by itself, it represents something like 50% of my budget.' Without enough staff or funding for maintenance to support the ShakeAlert system, 'it wouldn't shut off on day one, but I don't know how long it would sustain,' Tobin said. Tsunamis are deadly disasters that can emerge from an earthquake in the ocean — giant waves that push far inland, inundating miles of normally dry land. Similar to the seismographs scattered along the West coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration keeps a network of sensors deep in the ocean, designed to alert scientists when a tsunami wave rolls through. NOAA's two tsunami warning centers and the National Weather Service program working to modernize their outdated software systems have been hit with probationary firings and several staffers taking the so-called 'buyouts,' according to Corina Allen, who used to work as the tsunami program manager at NWS. The 24/7 monitoring centers were already thinly staffed, Allen said, and the further reductions are deeply concerning, especially given the threat of an earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. 'These programs are already at the bare bones,' Allen said. 'They've been reduced; they've been cut. The vacancies haven't been filled.' At the time she was fired, Allen was tasked with modernizing the tsunami warning program's software to integrate it more seamlessly into the alerts system used by the National Weather Service — a critical upgrade to help get alerts out to communities faster. 'These staff cuts and the potential budget cuts make the United States more at risk for a tsunami and earthquake, and they will have devastating impacts for coastal populations and the US economy,' Allen said. The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been erupting on and off since last year – spewing lava and ash. USGS, which monitors volcanoes in addition to earthquakes, predicts more eruptions to come, according to its website. Its scientists are also closely watching Great Sitkin, a volcano in Alaska's islands that has been slowly spewing lava since it began erupting in 2021. Another volcano that's actively being monitored right now is Alaska's Mt. Spurr, where small volcanic earthquakes have been recently detected. There are two main USGS offices monitoring volcano activity – one in Hawaii and the other in Alaska. Some USGS volcano scientists have taken the deferred resignation program, according to Jeff Freymueller, a professor at Michigan State University who used to work at the Alaska Volcano Observatory and who remains in touch with the remaining USGS staff. The volcano observatories are monitored 24/7, and if there is a big volcanic eruption, it turns into an all-hands-on-deck situation. 'The staffing shortages will be made much, much worse when there's a volcanic crisis, because you simply need to bring everybody on board to cover the workload,' Freymueller said. For now, data is continuing to flow. But Freymueller is watching to see if seismograph maintenance happens this summer. He says, 'they're hoping that there's been enough blood to appease the higher ups so that there won't be further' staff cuts. While many of the biggest hazards that take constant monitoring happen on earth, there are others in the cosmos. Particularly, from our sun. Solar storms happen when the sun flings plasma and other charged particles carrying the sun's magnetic field toward Earth. The resulting storms, which are otherwise invisible to the naked eye, can create awe-inspiring auroras, but can wreak havoc on our electric grids and radio systems. And these kinds of storms have been happening more because the sun is in a particularly active phase. There are roughly a dozen experts who work at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, with generally two scientists on any given 24-hour shift. They have recently lost three employees, according to Tim Keebler, a space weather researcher at the University of Michigan. 'They're wildly understaffed for a small team,' Keebler said. More big changes could be coming to the program, which is one of just a handful like it in the world. The Trump administration has proposed moving it from NOAA to the Department of Homeland Security. The program is preparing to launch a new satellite to better measure and predict space weather, but so much uncertainty could threaten the future of a small but important program. 'Many, many people rely on these few people at this one office,' Keebler said. 'It's the power companies, it's the satellite operators, cell phone operators, railroad companies.'
Cision Canada
20-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Cascadia Commences First Drill Test of 1,065 g/t Gold Outcrop at Amp Zone Catch Copper-Gold Property, Yukon
VANCOUVER, BC, May 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Cascadia Minerals Ltd. (" Cascadia") (TSXV: CAM) (OTCQB: CAMNF) is pleased to announce the commencement of its fully-funded exploration program for the 2025 field season. Crews have recently mobilized to the Catch copper-gold porphyry and gold-silver epithermal project, where work is underway to follow up on a new 1,065 g/t gold outcrop discovery made in 2024 and other copper-gold target areas. Highlights Amp Zone Epithermal Gold-Silver±Copper Target Prospecting and mapping underway to follow up on 2024 discovery of a new undrilled outcrop returning 1,065 g/t gold with 267 g/t silver (Figure 1); Hand trenching and sampling will focus on a 20 m long area where the average grade of 20 outcrop samples was 73.45 g/t gold with 19.5 g/t silve r (Figure 1); Sampling will also follow-up on an area 70 m to the north which returned 2.13% copper in outcrop (Figure 1); Diamond drilling to commence in late May, totaling 400 m in two or three holes targeting the high-grade trend (Figure 1); and Grid soil sampling underway to refine a trend of anomalous results including 1,128 ppb and 471 ppb gold in soil and 531 ppm copper in soil (Figures 2-3). Volt Zone Porphyry Copper-Gold Target Prospecting and surficial mapping underway to identify the bedrock source of a 500 x 500 m area of copper-gold mineralization in float, with rock samples returning 3.03% copper with 4.46 g/t gold, 2.83% copper with 6.07 g/t gold, and 14.60 g/t gold with 0.42% copper (Figures 2-3); and Diamond drilling planned totaling up to 600 m testing the bedrock source of mineralization (Figure 4). Prospecting will also occur at numerous underexplored areas throughout the property with compelling copper-gold±molybdenum soil anomalies. " We're very excited to have our 2025 exploration at Catch underway," stated Cascadia's President and CEO, Graham Downs, " The discovery in 2024 of extremely high-grade gold-silver mineralization at the Amp Zone is a game changer for Cascadia. Crews are conducting detailed prospecting and mapping of outcrops at Amp to refine drill targeting and drill pad placement. With diamond drilling scheduled to begin before the end of the month, we will soon see what these high-grade rocks look like at depth. The next priority for crews will be systematic exploration of the Volt Zone, which has extensive float mineralization across a broad geochemical anomaly. Our team is confident we can localize the bedrock source of this mineralization for drilling after the Amp holes are completed." Catch Property Exploration The 119 km 2 Catch Property is located in central Yukon, 50 km southeast of the town of Carmacks, within the Traditional Territory of the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, in an underexplored part of the Stikine Terrane – a key geological terrane which extends from the Golden Triangle in British Columbia into Yukon. The property is only 10 km from an all-season highway and powerline and has no documented historical exploration before 2020. Work in 2025 is planned to focus on the Amp and Volt zones. At the Amp Zone, two to three shallow drill holes, totaling approximately 400 m, will test high-grade epithermal gold-silver mineralization discovered in outcrop in 2024. One sample returned 1,065 g/t gold with 267 g/t silver, with nearby follow-up samples returning 187.0 g/t gold with 33.9 g/t silver, and 141.0 g/t gold with 45.2 g/t silver. These samples are located within a highly silicified basalt associated with elevated arsenic and antimony geochemistry. Significant copper mineralization has also been encountered in rock samples at Amp, with 2023 sampling returning 2.13% copper in outcrop. Crews will also conduct prospecting and mapping at this target to better understand the distribution of mineralization, and the relationship between the high-grade gold and copper zones. At the Volt Zone, located 1 km north of Amp, drilling will target the as-yet unidentified source of significant copper-gold mineralization in float across a 500 x 500 m area, where 258 rocks returned an average grade of 0.32% copper with 0.70 g/t gold. This mineralization is located within a landslide which has shifted it from source by up to 250 m. Crews will begin by completing a comprehensive mapping and surficial geology study to refine drill targeting, with up to 600 m of diamond drilling planned. The Spark Zone, the focus of Cascadia's 2024 drilling, remains open in multiple directions. A comprehensive core review was conducted this spring, which has identified a distinct north-east trend of mineralization. This corresponds well with a geophysical interpretation which identified key structural controls in the area and a string of potential intrusive centers extending to the northeast from the drilled target. Hand pitting will be completed to sample bedrock in these areas, with additional geophysics and diamond drilling to be considered later in the season, if results warrant. About Cascadia Cascadia is a Canadian junior mining company focused on making new copper and gold discoveries the Yukon and British Columbia. Cascadia's flagship Catch Property in the Yukon hosts a brand-new copper-gold porphyry discovery where inaugural drill results returned broad intervals of mineralization, including 116.60 m of 0.31% copper with 0.30 g/t gold. Catch exhibits extensive high-grade copper and gold mineralization across a 5 km long trend, with rock samples returning peak values of 3.88% copper, 1,065 g/t gold, and 267 g/t silver. In addition to Catch, Cascadia is conducting exploration work at its Macks and Milner properties – recently staked Catch analogues within Yukon's Stikine Terrane which have additional copper porphyry targets. Cascadia has approximately 70 million shares outstanding and its largest shareholders are Hecla Mining Company, Michael Gentile and Barrick Gold. Results referenced in this release represent highlight results only. Below detection values for gold, copper, silver and molybdenum have been encountered in soil and rock samples in these target areas. The technical information in this news release has been approved by Austin Schneebeli, Senior Geologist for Cascadia and a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. On behalf of Cascadia Minerals Ltd. Graham Downs, President and CEO Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements: This press release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information, except as required by securities laws. SOURCE Cascadia Minerals Ltd.
