The stones didn’t give up their secrets easily. For decades, villagers in the dust-blown hills of China’s Loess Plateau believed that the crumbling rock walls near their homes were part of the Great Wall. It made sense. Remnants of the ancient barrier zigzag through this arid region inside the northern loop of the Yellow River,…
Today the squawks, shrieks, and whistles of parrots reverberate through the rainforest of Puerto Rico. But a few decades ago, these sounds almost disappeared. Deforestation had taken its toll on Puerto Rican parrots. Before European colonization in the 1500s, their population was estimated at a million. By the 1970s, as few as 13 Puerto Rican…
Belarusian authorities on Wednesday detained one of the last leading members of an opposition council who remained free, moving methodically to end a month of protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.Nobel literature laureate Svetlana Alexievich speaks to reporters at her apartment in Minsk on Wednesday. (Tut.By/Reuters)Belarusian authorities on Wednesday detained one of the two last…
It was a comfortable looking home in a high-risk location, on Stringtown Road in the wooded hills south of Lake Oroville—a brown wood house with a stone chimney and big picture windows facing the forest. The pleasantly cluttered garden had tomato plants, a glass flamingo, and an abalone shell. It was here that a Cal…
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Tofino’s Josie Osborne understands there are certain things she could do as an MLA that she just can’t do as mayor.Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne says that affordable housing has become a more crucial issue in recent years as the city enjoys an increasingly successful tourism economy. (Simon Charland/CBC)Tofino’s Josie Osborne understands there are certain things…
B.C. Premier John Horgan’s recent comments about a 2017 agreement with former B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver — who left the party to sit as an independent — are fostering more speculation that he will call a fall election in the coming weeks.Former B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver and Premier John Horgan shake hands on May…
Forty-eight per cent of British Columbians surveyed by Angus Reid last week said they would vote to keep the premier’s party in power if they were called to the polls later this year. Premier John Horgan pictured on June 18, 2019. A new survey says nearly half of British Columbians would vote for the NDP if a snap…
Facing public backlash, new U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday it’s his “sacred duty” to ensure election mail delivery as a Senate committee digs into disruptions and changes in postal operations being made just as millions of Americans will be relying on mail-in ballots for the November election.Saying millions of people are impacted by…
After six months helping to lead B.C. through the pandemic, Dr. Bonnie Henry faces the fall — fraught with back-to-school dangers, dashes of criticism from a once-adoring public and the potential for a provincial election.B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry answers questions during a news conference on the province’s fall plan for the pandemic…