Paths carved into boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change: study

Thousands of paths, known as seismic lines, carved into Canada's boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change, suggests a study from University of Waterloo researchers. In Alberta's boreal peatlands alone, these paths, found in B.C. and Saskatchewan as well, are long enough to wrap around the Earth nine times.


9 people remain in critical condition after fatal train collision in U.K.

Nine people remain in a critical condition following a train crash on Friday near Bedford, about 100 kilometres north of London, in which the driver of one of the services was killed.


Has the sun set on nightlife? How partying has moved into the daytime

While nightclubs and bars are still popular options for those looking to have a good time, event promoters and entertainers say party habits have evolved — and many are adapting their business models to cater to the shifting demand.


'Wildwashing' in the garden: Why wildflower mixes may do more harm than good

Generic wildflower seed mixes promise an easy way to help pollinators and ecosystems, but many may have potentially harmful non-native species.


Bolivia's president declares emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military

Bolivia’s crisis intensified on Saturday as President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, enabling wider military deployment to clear blockades and restore order after protests brought the economy to ​a halt over the past 50 days.


Israeli strikes kill 10 in Lebanon hours after Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire takes effect

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 10 people on Saturday, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, with Israel saying it was responding to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group.


Nunavik saw a record number of tuberculosis cases in 2025. This year isn’t looking any better

More than half of Nunavik's communities are struggling with a tuberculosis outbreak. The total number of cases in the region has grown annually for the past five years.


U.S. claims about higher drug trafficking from Canada don't match the data: fentanyl czar

As the U.S. claims its crackdown on drug trafficking at the border with Mexico is triggering more criminal activity from Canada, fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau is pushing back — saying the numbers "really haven't borne that out."


The World Cup final's first halftime show: an attack on tradition or just good entertainment?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will feature a halftime show for the first time. It has ruffled the feathers of some soccer fanatics, who see the move as a "Yankeefication" of the Beautiful Game.


A legal challenge opens a new front in the debate over Carney's climate agenda

Speaking at Trinity College in Ireland last weekend, Mark Carney recalled that Edmund Burke, the 18th-century politician and philosopher and an alumnus of Trinity, had once described society as a partnership between those who are living, those who are dead and those who are yet to be born.