Canada’s 2024 wildfire season on track to be 2nd largest in last 20 years
Canada’s wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the last two decades, trailing only last year’s record-breaking season. Federal officials say above-normal temperatures and…
Liberals given Oct. 29 deadline to meet Bloc’s demands
The Bloc Québécois is giving the Liberal government a deadline of Oct. 29 to pass two pieces of legislation related to old-age security and supply management. If the Liberals do…
Mike Tyson ‘sad’ admission by boxer ahead of Jake Paul fight – ‘It’s one of those things’
Mike Tyson has been branded ‘sad’ for his upcoming fight against Jake Paul, which has been marred by controversy. The 58-year-old will return to the boxing ring for his first…
Crewmember of 150-year-old lost expedition identified using DNA by Ontario researchers
Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition. The researchers from the University of Waterloo…
German Green party leaders resign after election losses
Co-leaders’ exits come after the party failed to cross five percent threshold in Thuringia and Brandenburg state polls. Omid Nouripour and Ricarda Lang will remain in place until successors are…
Elon Musk can’t hide his admiration for ‘beautiful’ Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
A power couple may have blossomed during an awards reception at this week’s UN General Assembly, which wrapped up Wednesday. Elon Musk was at the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Awards…
‘It’s been like a slow death’: Oakland baseball fans coming to grips with Athletics’ departure
The A’s final game at the Coliseum is scheduled for Thursday. The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful —…
Nova Scotia wine growers walk away from government support talks for industry
The co-chair of a working group looking into support for Nova Scotia’s wine industry has resigned, calling the talks with the provincial government an “enormous disappointment.” Premier Tim Houston created…
Florida braces for major hurricane as Helene strengthening rapidly
Helene is rapidly intensifying and forecast to become a powerful Category 3 hurricane headed for Florida, forecasters say. Tropical Storm Helene off the Gulf Coast of Florida near Mexico and…
Conservative, Liberal MPs call for government to push for end to Israel-Hezbollah conflict
OTTAWA – A Liberal and a Conservative MP are calling on Canada to help to bring an end to the brewing conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel before it becomes…