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Ottawa Working to Prevent Further Wildfire Tragedy After Deaths: Environment Minister

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after wildfires claimed three lives last week. Carter Vigh, a nine-year-old boy from British Columbia, died last week after an asthma attack that is believed to have been exacerbated by wildfire smoke. Adam Yeadon, 25, also died last…


Côte d’Azur Estate

The French Riviera, aka the Côte d’Azur, is where the Alps meet the Mediterranean Sea. Arguably one of the most beautiful places on the globe with its 25 miles of spectacular beaches, this is the setting for a one-of-a-kind home. Built in the 1920s quite literally within the walls of an ancient stone fortress, this…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Defecting From the ‘Ultimate Propaganda Country’: Hyun-Seung Lee on North Korea’s Oppressive Regime, Its Relationship With China, and Its Nuclear Bluster

“I’ve communicated with some people inside of North Korea, and I heard from them that the recent famine is very similar to [the] 1990s famine. And, as we all know, almost 3 million people died of starvation during that time.” Hyun-Seung Lee, otherwise known as “Arthur” Lee, is a former member of the North Korean…


Oklahoma Executes a Man for the 1995 Butcher Knife Slaying of a Tulsa Woman

McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead 12 minutes later at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. It was the second…


How Britain’s Secret Cyber Unit Targets Russia and China Online

Details of how Britain’s most secretive disinformation unit has been targeting “hostile states” such as China and Russia online have been revealed in a new report. The National Cyber Force (NCF), staffed by the intelligence services and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has been carrying out “cyber operations on a daily basis” to not only…


Book Review: ‘Lockett and the Devil’s Path’

“Lockett and the Devil’s Path” is the fourth in a series of historical fiction by author T.J. Johnston. But no worries if you haven’t read the other three; it’s just fine as a standalone. If you are a fan and have been anxiously waiting for the fourth, you won’t be disappointed as Mr. Johnston’s main…


Exposing the ‘Hottest Days Ever’ and Other Climate Change Lies: Daniel Turner

The world has been around for a long time—some say billions of years. But according to experts, we recently saw the hottest day in Earth’s history. In New York, it hit 88 degrees Fahrenheit. The director of climate services at the World Meteorological Organization declared that “We are in uncharted territory.” And experts say that…


Climate Change Is the New COVID

Commentary Listening to National Public Radio (NPR) just now (why do I do this?), the lead item was about flooding in Kentucky. It seems that it rained a lot and some streets became impassable. Fascinating right? But why is this bit of local news a top-of-the-hour blast from government radio? You know why: the whole…


Two Planets Sharing Same Orbit Around Their Star? Astronomers Find Strongest Evidence Yet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronomers reported Wednesday the discovery of what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star. They said it’s the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but never proven. Using a telescope in Chile, the Spanish-led team spotted a cloud of debris in the same orbit as…


80 Million Americans to Face 105 Degree Heat This Weekend: National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning about more scorching heat across the United States in the coming days—with around 80 million Americans set to experience 100-degree-plus temperatures this weekend. “An extremely dangerous and record-breakingly long heat wave will continue over the Southwest well into the next week,” the NWS said in a July 20…