How extreme heat is changing Europe

Cities across Europe have hit record temperatures during this year’s heatwave. As extreme heat becomes more common, what does it mean for life across the continent?


Why do we salute with 21 guns?

How did armed forces the world over settle on an uneven number like 21 that has no obvious symbolic value? The answer goes back to an age-old pursuit: administrative cost-cutting.


Russia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, moves to import fuel as drone strikes squeeze supply

For weeks, Ukraine has been launching drone strikes against Russian refineries, creating a fuel crisis that has triggered restrictions and long lines at the pump. Now, the Kremlin has taken the rare step to look outside the country to bolster fuel supplies.


Cartoon villains with foreign accents drive language bias, Canadian study finds

When popular villains in cartoon shows and movies speak in foreign-accented English, the young children watching the conniving depictions also seem to pick up language biases, Canadian researchers say.


On immigration, Trump administration has chalked up many more wins than setbacks

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Donald Trump's executive order that going forward would have limited who can be considered an American citizen. But otherwise, the president has succeeded in radically transforming the U.S. approach to immigration and asylum in just 18 months in office.


The Vespa at 80: Why the Italian scooter remains the coolest thing on 2 wheels

Thousands of Vespa riders have been moving in swarms through Rome to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic Italian scooter, which became famous in the 1953 film Roman Holiday.


From Tamil to Cree to Mandarin, these stand-up comedians are using their mother tongue to land punchlines

Across Canada, a growing number of comedians are turning to their mother tongues on stage — not just as a stylistic choice, but as a way to tell more honest stories, reclaim histories shaped by migration and colonialism, and introduce audiences to perspectives not often heard.


Could cities recycle the heat produced by data centres? Here's why that's very possible


I walked across Canada and it changed what I thought I knew about it

For most of her life, Sonya Richmond's understanding of Canada came from maps, media and flying quickly between major landmarks. That changed when she spent years walking across the country on the Trans Canada Trail.


When big data comes to a small town: The project riling up citizens in Olds, Alta.