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UMMAHAT ISLANDS, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago, women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes. The poolside show featuring the work of Moroccan designer Yasmina Qanzal included mostly …

Joanne Audet and Marcel Breton say they have lived an extraordinary life by the sea, but the coastal erosion along the shores of Maria, Que., has become too much for the couple. “We were hit by three enormous tides within a year. You can’t stay here anymore. At home, it …

Canadian forestry giant Paper Excellence won’t have its sustainability certification revoked by the world’s premier forestry credentialing body after a review — a process critics and experts say appears to have been rife with conflicts of interest and far from independent.  Paper Excellence faced loss of FSC certification over ties …

Low pay is one of the reasons some of Alberta’s wildland firefighters are not returning to their seasonal jobs, resulting in fewer experienced firefighters and potential safety risks to personnel and the public. Poor compensation is making it hard to keep seasonal firefighters on the job, union says. It was …

A Nova Scotia bus driver is being lauded for his quick action after a tractor-trailer crashed through the guardrail of an overpass on Highway 101 and landed in front of the bus below.  Bus driver had to slam on brakes to prevent collision with tractor-trailer. A Nova Scotia bus driver …

Farmers across Canada and in some parts of the U.S. experienced GPS blackouts and malfunctions on their equipment during the weekend. With more solar storms on the horizon and an increasing reliance on GPS across different industries, experts say the problem isn’t going away any time soon.  ‘We’ll have these …

The quaint, pastoral setting for Anne of Green Gables may not be what comes to mind when you imagine a steamy, sex-filled romance novel. But that's what bestselling author Carley Fortune has done with This Summer Will Be Different, and it's part of a changing tide in Canadian romances. Author's …

Major changes have been brought about by the shift from analog to digital technology. Social media platforms are now dominant, serving as the most influential purveyors of information and new ideas. One of the beneficial outcomes of these changes is the emergence of influential women and youth leaders. When the …

“China tried to parry the allegations piling up against it by pointing to the crumbling BRP Sierra Madre, the rehabilitation of which Beijing has continually blocked. China is losing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) argument because it is clutching at straws in justifying its destructive moves in the disputed areas …

China has recently made light of any moves by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to investigate the alleged involvement of Chinese embassy diplomats in wiretapping activities. It can be recalled that the Department of National Defense, the National Security Council, and several lawmakers had accused China of wiretapping when …