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WorldThe proportion of the world's reefs with living, stony stalks of hard corals is down significantly, based on to a new global report on these vital ecosystems. And as these reefs stare down a potentially record-breaking El Niño peak just months away, new research suggests the naturally-occurring ...
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
WorldAt least 160 people were killed when floods tore through a Himalayan river valley between Nepal and the Tibet region of China, the authorities noted. Hundreds were missing, including foreign tourists.
WorldYears of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.
WorldThe former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.
WorldIn her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.
WorldAll remaining tenants of the Luugat SRO Hotel on Granville Street have now moved out, the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs confirmed to Global News. As of mid-August, B.C. taxpayers were still paying to keep the building open for one remaining resident. The B.C. administration promised...
WorldThe City of Calgary is seeking a third party to explore the potential of a new outdoor stadium as questions continue over the future of McMahon Stadium. Global News has learned the City of Calgary has been seeking bids on a pair of contracts for a firm “assess the feasibility and planning of a p...
WorldHe turned around and a shark was there | The Moment Underwater videographer Carl Sorensen tells The National about the moment he had a rare encounter with a bluntnose sixgill shark while diving near Nanoose Bay, B.C.
WorldThe authorities shared hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, ice and rocks smashed down.
WorldDhyan Jeny Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Aug. 11 to charging a foreign worker for employment making the first conviction under the Saskatchewan Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). While this is the first conviction under the legisl...
WorldA wildfire burning north of Castlegar was estimated to have grown to 250 hectares in size on Wednesday afternoon, but that has since been corrected to 116 hectares, as of 8:30 p.m. The Ezra Creek wildfire was discovered on Tuesday, but residents in the area say it grew quickly on Wednesday after...