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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.
Rust opens in theatres more than three years after on-set shooting of cinematographer
More than three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust, the movie has come to theatres, opening quietly Friday with the tragedy of its making still hanging over it.
Eurovision bans Pride flags for performers, lifts restrictions on flags for spectators
At this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, performers and their delegations will not be allowed to bring flags onstage other than the one for the country they represent — a policy that effectively bans Pride flags for artists. At the same time, Eurovision is lifting restrictions on flags for spectators, including Palestinian flags.
Tackling these 17 factors could cut your risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression
Making lifestyle adjustments could help you cut the risk of developing a stroke, dementia or late-life depression all at the same time, according to new research that has identified 17 overlapping risk factors for these brain-related conditions.