The shadows of two previous, brutal wars — and the potential consequences of one raging in Eastern Europe — hung over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he arrived Thursday in Japan for the opening of the G7 leaders summit.  Japan’s PM deliberately chose city levelled by nuclear bomb to host …

Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine early Thursday in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defences, which shot down 29 of them, officials said.  Officials in Crimea report train derailment due to an explosion. Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine early …

A report from the World Meteorological Organization forecasts that global temperatures are likely to soon pass the 1.5 C limit set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But Canada has already blown past that threshold, so what does it mean here?  World Meteorological Organization suggests global temperatures may breach key …

Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed in thick jungle, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday.  3 other adults, including pilot, were killed after plane crashed in Caqueta …

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN In a dazzling display of strength, resilience and elegance, reigning Miss Universe R’Bonney Nola Gabriel emerged as an empowering figure for her fellow women and Filipino fashion in her very first visit to the country.  Feeling immediately at home in …

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO  CHOT Reyes is just glad to close his coaching career in the Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball with a gold medal. Moments after steering the Philippines to a gold medal finish in the regional basketball tournament, the outspoken Gilas Pilipinas …

The U.S. Congress has yet to regulate some of the Big Tech companies like Meta and Google. And the issues raised at the Senate hearing on artificial intelligence illustrated the challenges of regulating that industry, some experts say.  Sam Altman testified that AI systems could cause ‘significant harm to the …

Nationally, the restaurant sector is pleading with the federal government to extend the CEBA repayment deadlines. In B.C., the province is poised to help the industry, revealing additional supports are ‘coming soon.’  Restaurants facing ‘triple whammy’ of soaring inflation, labour shortages, COVID-related debt. Restaurants across Canada are “in crisis” and …

Even as Canadians choke on orange smoke, the parliamentary budget officer says there is no way to add the benefits of fighting climate change to the national books. The World Meteorological Association says we are heading for the dreaded 1.5 degrees of warming in five years but the value of …

New data from Statistics Canada suggests 9,288 people died in the province through 2022. If officially confirmed, the number will be a record for New Brunswick, obliterating the previous high set in 2021 by 1,179 deaths.  An estimated 9,288 people died in NB in 2022, a 14.5 per cent increase …