The fragile truce between India and Pakistan appeared to be largely holding on its first full day after some initial skirmishing, as both countries turned on Sunday to making the case that…
Residents in Mark Carney’s N.W.T. hometown send care package of local goods to the new PM
A care package with goods from the prime minister’s hometown in the N.W.T. is on its way to Ottawa — and the woman who put it together just hopes it’ll make him…
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry. A meditation to start the conclave had dragged on and pushed their first…
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’
Alberta’s two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be “devastating” to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity….
Trump weighs appointment of 'Golden Dome' czar as missile defense push gains momentum
President Trump is weighing the appointment of a high-level “Golden Dome czar,” according to several sources familiar with the deliberations. Source link
Microsoft tells Congress it created 'a new state of matter'
Microsoft is doubling down on its assertion to have created a “new state of matter,” detailing its work in testimony to Congress. Source link
In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive
One day in the year 79, Pompeii came under fire. The explosion of nearby Mount Vesuvius sent a mushroom cloud of ash and rock into the atmosphere, pummeling the ancient Roman trading…
House lawmakers privately consider rewriting cyber info-sharing policy
Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence are considering changes to the processes for information sharing between national security agencies and cyber firms. Source link
UK Battles Wildfires Amid Drought Warnings
Wildfires erupted across Britain over the past week amid the driest start to spring in nearly 70 years. Fires burned through forested areas in Scotland, Wales and England, coinciding with declining river…
Nisga’a Nation celebrates 25 years of self-governance under 1st modern-day treaty in B.C.
It’s been 25 years since the first modern-day treaty in B.C. came into effect, releasing the Nisga’a Nation from the bounds of the Indian Act and allowing it to make its own decisions for…