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Caroline Tilbury is among a handful of photographers recognized for a greater skill — she is an artist-photographer, having coined the word “photo-maker” to describe her profession. Her career really took off when, in…
Scientists say a search for life on other planets should be the top priority if human beings want to discover how life came to be on Earth Scientists are asking for a moratorium on…
It hasn’t been long since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant went into meltdown in March 2011. Despite years of clean up and emergency measures, radiation is still leaking from the plant. But the…
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are among the world’s top superyacht owners, but the marine views from these massive vessels is far from flashy. The best way to see superyachts from the inside is…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has changed or proposed changes to 65 ridings since it took office — but some Conservatives think their plans are nothing short of unprecedented. Nearly every major party since…
Ontario’s new Opposition leader told a rally in Richmond, British Columbia, on Wednesday that construction on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should be halted. B.C. New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, whose party won a…
Ontario’s top lawyers warn their clients against using a new online business registry that was rolled out by the Doug Ford government this week as it struggles to deal with a backlog of unprocessed…
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched Friday carrying the new space laboratory module, a welcome boost for a NASA program facing major budget cuts. Friday’s launch, which occurred from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, marked the second of…
UPDATED 7:25 p.m. Citing “safety concerns,” city officials in New York took down a statue of Thomas Jefferson at New York City Hall Saturday morning, ending its 187-year stay in the city. The statue…
Image copyright Image caption Malcolm Turnbull (left) with Peter Dutton (right) Australia’s Attorney-General has been ordered to pay damages after he was sued for defamation over a tweet. Malcolm Turnbull’s reply to a row…