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2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?
This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency. The Copernicus data indicates 2025 was about 1.47 degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels, following the previous year’s record-setting 1.6 degrees. When 2023 is added to…
Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released, the Trump administration said Tuesday. “We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” the State Department said. “This is an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities.” The State Department did not provide the exact numbers of those…
TSB says seaplane had faulty repair job months before 2025 crash in Quebec
MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board says there was a faulty repair job on the flight controls of a small seaplane a few months before it crashed into the Richelieu River last year. On May 2, a float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver) aircraft took off from the St-Mathias aerodrome, on the Richelieu River,…
Synergy, Cornerstone and Conexus become one
The historic merger of Synergy, Cornerstone and Conexus credit unions became official Jan. 1. The new merged credit union, under the Conexus name, will serve more than 200,000 members in 50 communities with 1,400 employees through Saskatchewan with more than $16 billion in assets. Read more: Synergy merger explained at Rotary “It is the exciting…
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of…