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Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to Prévost, eight miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I had walked out of Au Clos Rolland, a historic inn where I’d spent the previous night dining on a decadent three-course meal and resting up from a day of cross-country skiing.Skiing from town to town through forests and meadows, then overnighting near the trail in relative luxury, was something I had never experienced in North America.Au Clos Rolland is just a few blocks from the P’tit Train du Nord, a…

The European Commission will propose revising planned fines for vehicle makers whose car and vans fail to meet 2025 CO2 emission targets, by allowing them to hit the targets based on fleet emissions over three years.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference on Monday that the targets remained the same but that compliance would be over three years, rather than one.The European Union executive intends to publish its automotive action plan on Wednesday to help ensure EU car producers can electrify their fleets and compete with more advanced Chinese and US rivals.”There’s a clear demand for…

When a mortar round exploded on top of their American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, the Ukrainian soldiers inside were shaken but not terribly worried, having been hardened by artillery shelling over three years of war. But then the small drones started to swarm. They targeted the weakest points of the armored Bradley with a deadly precision that mortar fire doesn’t possess. One of the explosive drones struck the hatch right above where the commander was sitting. “It tore my arm off,” recounted Jr. Sgt. Taras, the 31-year-old commander who, like others, used his first name in accordance with Ukrainian military…

More than a decade ago, Canadian miners prospecting for diamonds in western Greenland saw on the horizon a huge white hump.They called it White Mountain and soon discovered it was a deposit of anorthosite, a salt-and-pepper color mineral used in paints, glass fibers, flame retardants and other industries. The same mineral creates a ghostly glow on the moon’s surface.The White Mountain deposit proved to be several miles long and several miles wide, and “only God knows how deep it goes,” said Bent Olsvig Jensen, the managing director of Lumina Sustainable Materials, the company mining the area.Lumina is backed by European…

Perched atop craggy bluffs in a beachside city north of San Diego, a railroad line offers passengers a sweeping view of the Pacific Coast. But the ground beneath it is crumbling.No one denies the problem, but a fight over how to solve it highlights a broader challenge, and a worrisome reality, for California residents: how to adapt to climate change that threatens coastal living, a way of life that has long defined the state’s identity, from its economy to its culture.The segment of track on the bluffs in Del Mar, Calif., connects San Diego to the rest of the state…

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2025 7:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed back to Ottawa, after ending his London visit with an audience with King Charles. Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds.Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s role in the transatlantic alliance, despite U.S. President Donald Trump pulling back from NATO and blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion. Get…

Mack Hansen has committed his future to Ireland and Connacht by signing a new two-year contract.The Australia-born wing has scored 12 tries in 27 international caps following his debut against Wales in the opening round of the 2022 Six Nations.The 26-year-old’s latest deal runs until the end of the 2026-27 season.”Since moving to Ireland I have loved my time and I am delighted to sign this new contract,” Hansen said to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).”Playing in Ireland with Connacht means a huge amount to me and I feel that I have improved because of the coaching and structures…

MANILA: Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half of Manila on Monday (Mar 3), local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the Philippines. A national weather service advisory warned that the heat index, a measure of air temperature and relative humidity, was set to reach “danger” levels in Manila and two other areas of the country. “Heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely” at that level, the advisory said, warning residents in affected areas to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun. A heatwave struck large areas of the Philippines in April and May last year, leading to almost daily suspensions of in-person classes, affecting…

Volker Turk tells the UN Human Rights Council that policies meant to protect marginalised people are being called ‘discriminatory’.The United Nations human rights chief has expressed deep concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people. “We have enjoyed bipartisan support from the US on human rights over many decades. … I am now deeply worried by the fundamental shift in direction that is taking place domestically and internationally,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights…

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer put forward a framework for a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday, though he acknowledged it relies heavily on assumed U.S. support.Starmer revealed the plan along with French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. In a concession to President Donald Trump’s administration, Starmer emphasized that European countries would need to “step up their own share of the burden” toward security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.Starmer said the U.K. is prepared to deploy boots on the ground in…