Some critics say the city isn’t doing enough to get replacement trees in the ground a year after a derecho windstorm destroyed thousands of trees across Ottawa, and after Mayor Mark Sutcliffe campaigned on a promise to plant a million in his term.  In a typical year the city plants …

LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics, 111-105, to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday (Saturday in Manila).  Jimmy Butler (right) of the Miami Heat drives to the basket againstDerrick White of the Boston …

Local companies are helping fire crews and wildfire evacuees get free meals as communities band together to support those in need.  ‘We all have to stand together and do what we can to help our neighbours.’ Escalating wildfire danger led to the postponement of an awards banquet in Whitecourt two …

A question that has been ruminating in Damian’s Warner mind for more than a decade is if one day he might just find magic, when everything aligns and he pulls off the perfect decathlon.  33-year-old Olympic champion competes at Hypo meet May 27-28 in Austria. For as physically and mentally …

After more than a decade spent thinking about fossil fuels and climate change, Angela Carter was looking for a “beacon of hope” to inspire Canada with alternative visions for what an oil and gas-dependent society could become.  With oil and gas demand forecast to peak before 2030, academics, workers and …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy early Sunday on the margins of the Group of Seven summit, CBC's Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima, Japan. 'I want to thank you, your government, also Canadian people for supporting us,' Ukraine president says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

FOLLOWING an unexpected “red alert” for the Luzon grid on May 8, there have been a chorus of calls in the Philippines — primarily led by several senators — for the national government to “take back control” of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). Two reasons for this …

Inset photo shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., joined by Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Defense acting Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on board BRP Davao Del Sur to witness the naval exercises. Ver Noveno and Joey Razon  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., onboard the BRP Davao del Sur, witnessed a simulation exercise …

Leaders of the world’s top democratic industrialized nations cleared the decks for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who touched down in Japan on Saturday, CBC’s Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima.  Trudeau raised issue of foreign interference with other leaders, senior Canadian official says. Leaders of the world’s top …

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.  U.S. …