India’s State Elections: What to Watch
On March 11, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a better sense of whether he has a mandate. That’s when the votes for Indian state elections — currently underway…
Trump’s Defense-Heavy Budget Plan Sets Up Showdown With State Dept.
President Donald Trump stunned U.S. diplomats and many security experts on Monday as he pledged what he called a “historic increase” of $54 billion in military spending to be offset…
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt used private email, despite denial
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt occasionally used private email to communicate with staff while serving…
Freed from Putin’s Russia, a Ukrainian pilot puts Poroshenko – ‘enemy No. 2’ – in her sights
Standing in an iron cage in a Moscow courtroom – weakened by hunger strike, but still defiantly refusing to speak a word of Russian – Nadiya Savchenko was the embodiment…
Trump’s top trade official Wilbur Ross easily wins U.S. Senate confirmation
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross easily won confirmation as U.S. commerce secretary on Monday, clearing President Donald…
Asian shares edge up, await Trump’s policy speech
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print Asian shares edged up on Tuesday, bolstered by gains on Wall Street as investors awaited a…
Gay, lesbian, bisexual teens half as likely to play sports, finds UBC study
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn PrintLicense article Halfway through Grade 10, Saige Bflaumitsch quit public school and began taking classes online. Saige,…
Health officials urged to help prevent Canadian youth from smoking
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print Primary-care doctors need to take a more active role in preventing young Canadians from starting smoking…
Assault charge stayed for northern B.C. politician Pat Pimm
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed, the province’s Criminal…
Meet the historian behind HockeyDB, the vast stats web archive
Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn PrintLicense article One of Ralph Slate’s great scores arrived unexpectedly through an eBay dealer he often bought…