1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1664+ words) China is preparing to establish a regular commercial shipping route through the Arctic, potentially giving Beijing a dramatically shorter path to Europe while reducing its dependence on some of the world’s most volatile maritime chokepoints. Sea Legend Line and the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1065+ words) Seizing contraband matters, but dismantling the criminal infrastructure behind them matters more A record seizure in northwest Edmonton should have prompted more than a discussion about unpaid tobacco taxes. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) investigators, supported by Edmonton police,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1273+ words) For about 50 years now, beginning with the environmental movement of the 1970s, with concerns about global warming, “peak oil” and Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance, many have mused about an “energy transition” to change the way people power their increasingly…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1633+ words) His willingness to back new pipelines is a rare example of the interprovincial co-operation Canada needs to strengthen its economy and national unity Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew welcomes pipelines. That’s good news for Canadian unity, prosperity and independence. It’s also…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1300+ words) ESPN’s highest-paid sports commentator in history has decided it’s finally time to own his mistakes and apologize to Kyrie Irving — who took a public flogging and an $11,400,000 pay cut during the 2021–22 NBA season for refusing to bend to New York’s…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1149+ words) President Trump dramatically raised the stakes in the fight over the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, telling a New York crowd that the strategic waterway could eventually become American territory once the United States finishes defeating Iran. Earlier Friday, Trump…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1713+ words) Federal government says affordability concerns will factor into decision as temporary fuel-tax relief nears its end Ottawa has yet to decide whether it will extend its temporary fuel-tax holiday beyond September 7, as Canadians face the prospect of higher prices at…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1244+ words) By Jonathon Van Maren McKenna West, the surrogate mother at the heart of a dramatic case that involved the California-based biological parents demanding that she abort the baby boy she carried; a flight from Alaska to Texas; and an emergency…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (956+ words) A week later, Republican committee members voted unanimously to refer Fauci to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on a Contempt of Congress charge. Despite Fauci’s stone-faced silence at the televised July 29 hearing, senators still want answers, yet Fauci continues to…...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1622+ words) An Ohio mother and her two live-in transgender “co-parenting” males who allegedly tortured and killed 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis were indicted Thursday on 13 counts each. Perhaps most chillingly, evidence collected by law enforcement showed that the adults began plotting the child’s…...