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Air Canada flight attendants vote to strike if agreement not reached, union says
More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are poised for a possible strike after members voted in favour of strike action, according to the union representing the flight attendants.
Some shelters are seeing more pet surrenders. They say the cost of living is a huge factor
As costs creep up in Canada, some animal shelters and humane societies say they’re seeing more Canadians surrendering their pets because they simply can’t afford them anymore. Other shelters are seeing increased demand for their community services, with pet food bank usage surging.
'Anxiety level was high': Tsunami warnings trigger flood of evacuations
Residents in Hawaii, Japan and along the western coasts of the Americas scrambled on Tuesday after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings and widespread evacuation orders.
How do you make a campus more sustainable? These universities did it with GoPros and selling leftovers
Using GoPros to monitor tree seedlings and tackling campus food insecurity through leftovers are among the initiatives that helped propel two Canadian universities into the top 10 in a U.K. ranking of efforts at post-secondary schools worldwide to meet UN goals for a sustainable planet.
Tom Cruise scores Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps
Tom Cruise has soared his way to a new stunt accolade: according to Guinness World Records, he has now performed the most burning parachute jumps by a single person.
How has Canada responded to Trump's tariff hike on steel and aluminum?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called Tuesday's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump "unjustified" and pledged to respond, but what that response might look like isn't clear yet, with officials batting down the idea of immediate counter-tariffs.
Canada had big EV battery recycling plans, but without regulations it's the 'Wild West,' expert warns
There are more than 600,000 electric vehicles on Canada’s roads, and eventually, their batteries will die. Experts say government regulations are needed to drive the country's EV battery recycling market, keep batteries out of landfills and recover the valuable critical minerals they contain.
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How space weather impacts us: A look at some of the worst solar storms in history
Forecasters of space weather keep an eye on the sun to stay ahead of eruptions of solar material that have the ability to shut down power grids on Earth, disrupt aircraft routes, global communications and GPS, and damage satellites and spacecraft. Here are some of the worst solar storms Earth has weathered.
These authors were sold a romantasy convention. Instead, they got the Fyre Festival of the book world
Authors are feeling misled and some are out thousands of dollars after travelling to Baltimore for an event advertised as a romantasy book convention, complete with a fantasy ball, only to encounter what some are calling the Fyre Festival of BookTok.
Met Gala celebrates Black menswear and dandyism, includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise
Celebrities flooded the Metropolitan Museum of Art on a rainy Monday in New York City to highlight Black fashion and kick off the first Met Gala in more than 20 years with a menswear theme — a night that also featured Rihanna's baby bump and a lot of tailoring.