Tensions escalate as Iran and U.S. continue to exchange strikes

Iran launched more attacks on Washington's Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics facilities, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire fell apart.


Over time, more frequent floods and wildfires are threatening Manitoba's fiscal resilience

The combined cost of wildfires and flooding over the past two years will have a serious impact on the provincial budget in the short term. How Manitoba responds to these disasters on a longer-term basis will be even more significant.


'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.


Why travel insurance may not help you if there's a WestJet strike

WestJet travellers hoping to buy protection in case their travel plans are interrupted or delayed by a contract dispute may be out of luck, as travel insurance experts say policies purchased after potential strike dates are announced won't cover future work stoppages.


Minister says nothing went wrong with Ottawa's response to Ontario wildfires

As hundreds of wildfires burning across Ontario force communities to evacuate and prompt urgent calls for government support, Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, is defending Ottawa's response.


Narcissistic leaders more likely to oppose remote work, new research suggests

As more employees are being ordered back into the office full time, new research suggests the rationale may be more about bosses' desire for power and status than productivity.


The Odyssey's Matt Damon hyped his water charity in interviews. Why is it partnered with water guzzler Amazon?

Matt Damon is capitalizing on all of the hype that surrounds his summer blockbuster The Odyssey to talk about a longtime passion of his — access to safe water. But some of the companies his charity Water.org has partnered with consume billions of litres of water annually.


This World Cup photographer used a 96-year-old camera 'in a world where everything is instant'

Fareed Kotb, a sports photographer from Cairo, garnered international attention when he was spotted snapping World Cup games using a 1930 large-format film camera.


I ran up a massive carbon debt as a teacher. Now I'm planting to make amends

Over three decades, Michèle Shannon likely handed out more than 1.6 million sheets of paper to students. She wishes she had changed her relationship with the school photocopier much sooner and in retirement, she's planting more consciously.


More than 100 properties ordered to evacuate as wildfire grows near Big Bar Lake, B.C.

More than a hundred properties are affected by an evacuation order issued for the Big Bar Lake area in B.C.’s southern Cariboo as an out of control wildfire grows rapidly.