Wildfires have lit up home insurance costs. So what’s needed to spark an interest in fireproofing?
Incentives urged to boost uptake of programs aimed at mitigating property damageWhen Alison MacLean moved to the Interior of B.C. two years ago she was looking for a more affordable…
New, fast-growing wildfire threatens more than 2 dozen properties in northeastern B.C.
Properties near Chetwynd under evacuation alert due to Mount Wartenbe blazeProperties near Chetwynd in British Columbia's Peace region are under an evacuation alert after a wildfire discovered Sunday grew to…
New mission to metal-rich asteroid Psyche has scientists ‘psyched’
If we could mine the asteroid, it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion (yes, that's a real number)Hot on the heels of the sample–return mission from an asteroid named Bennu, NASA…
New earthquake flattens homes in area of Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages.The latest magnitude 6.3 earthquake was about 28…
Trudeau Stuck In India Following G20 Summit: A Call For Updated Transport For Canadian Leaders
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself facing an unexpected challenge after the G20 summit in India. What should have been a smooth departure back to Canada turned into a prolonged…
British TV personality Holly Willoughby quits daytime show days after alleged kidnap plot
LONDON (AP) — Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down from her presenting role on the ITV network’s flagship daytime program…
Breaking News: Suspect Millions Moved from Zimbabwe to London
July 6, 2023 (Washington, DC and Cape Town) — A joint investigative report by The Sentry and Open Secrets exposes how Zimbabwean presidential advisor and business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, the…
US Sanctions High-Ranking Leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces
September 6, 2023 (Washington DC) – Today, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, a high-ranking leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Dagalo was designated by…
Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
Over 180,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed into United Nations shelters as Israeli warplanes pound the tiny territory of 2.3 million people after their Hamas militant rulers launched…
A 7th man accused of killing an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain in prison
QUITO, Ecuador — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador's capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after…