After weeks of below seasonal temperatures, Edmonton experienced a record-breaking heat day on Wednesday. Edmonton hit a sunny 23.6 C on Wednesday. That breaks the previous record set on this day in 1903, when Edmonton hit 22.8 C The current warm stretch of weather comes after the city received a few early blasts of winter weather. Edmontonians woke up to… Read more »
The aftermath of a storm which dumped up to five feet of water and hail in Argentina has been revealed in images released by the World Meteorological Organisation. Officials said a fierce hailstorm hit towns in the central Argentinian province of Cordoba on Thursday afternoon, leaving roads closed and vehicles unable to move. The incredible photos show firefighters rescuing cars… Read more »
investigators exploring the plight of endangered jaguar have uncovered secretive networks of hunters, smugglers and organised gangs involved in multi-million-pound trafficking chains leading to China. The big cats are being tracked down in South America for their body parts to be illegally sold for a lucrative black market in traditional Asian medicine, with a jaguar carcass considered to be worth around $260 (£200). As the animal’s natural… Read more »
Recently in Venezuela, there is mysterious controversy behind the death of a Venezuelan political opposition activist, Fernando Albán. Fernando Alban, a Caracas councilman, had been arrested on Friday at Caracas’s international airport after his arrival from a trip to New York to galvanize world opinion against President Nicolas Maduro. A couple days passed and on Monday, Alban had killed committed suicide… Read more »
Once legalization of cannabis occurs on October 17th Montreal will be allowing its police officers to consume cannabis off duty as long as they are still fit to work. I think that this is not a good idea, if officers are allowed to smoke off duty and they do it consistently then it might become to routine for them, and… Read more »
South America as a whole has endured an increasingly unstable political era, suffering exploitation by dictators, demagogues, and foreign entities seeking a profit. There are three states in which we see these most: Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. While much of the international focus has been on the former two, I’m going to shift over and take a look at the… Read more »
Argentine President Macri is getting lots of pushback from Congress and unions for insisting that consumers retroactively pay for gas after the peso devalued.
In Brazil, the presidential elections are the main topic of discussion. A candidate may become president of Brazil after winning absolute majority. However, if no candidates receive a majority of votes then the top two move on to a second round of voting. This is what has happened in Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, the controversial far right candidate… Read more »
WASHINGTON — A Chinese intelligence official was arrested in Belgium and extradited to the United States to face espionage charges, Justice Department officials said on Wednesday, a major escalation of the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on Chinese spying. The extradition on Tuesday of the officer, Yanjun Xu, a deputy division director in China’s main spy agency, the Ministry… Read more »
But Coalition Avenir Québec has no intention of removing crucifix from National Assembly, spokesperson says After a week of controversy, Quebec’s incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government is opening the door a crack to compromise on its plan to ban some civil servants from wearing religious symbols. The CAQ said last week it would be prepared to fire teachers who refuse to take off their hijab… Read more »