Blockchain Technology: Beyond Cryptocurrency
In recent years, blockchain has evolved from a niche concept tied mainly to cryptocurrencies into…
How Official Time Works in Canada
Official time in Canada is the second kept by the National Research Council in Ottawa, tied to Coordinated Universal Time. Legal time — the hour a school, court, or bus schedule uses — is set by provinces and territories. A phone can disagree with both for a while after a law changes, because phones follow…
AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Election but Falls Short of a Majority
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) finished first in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to preliminary official results, but did not win enough seats to govern alone. The state election authority reported that the AfD received 43.8 percent of the vote and 39 seats in the 83-seat Landtag. An absolute majority requires 42 seats. The…
How a Plane’s Black Box Survives a Crash
A flight recorder is painted orange so it can be found. In a crash the outer box can be crushed or burned. The part that has to survive is a small armoured cylinder of memory inside it. That cylinder is built to a published test list. If search teams never find it, the tests do…
1816: The Year Without a Summer
The phrase sounds like folklore. It was not. In 1816, parts of northeastern North America and western Europe lost a growing season. Frost returned in months that were supposed to be warm. Snow fell in June in New England. Grain failed. Prices jumped. People called it the year without a summer, or, in New England,…
Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Runway at Miami Airport, Killing at Least Five
A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon Air overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire, killing at least five people and injuring five others, according to Miami-Dade County officials and the Associated Press. The flight, identified as Prime…
What a VPN Does and Does Not Do
A VPN does two main things. It builds an encrypted tunnel from your device to a server run by the VPN company. It makes websites and other internet services see that server’s IP address instead of the one your internet provider assigned you. It does not hide you from the site you log into. It…
Jealousy, Explained: What It Is and What the Science Actually Shows
Jealousy arrives like a verdict. In the moment it feels certain: someone is taking what is yours, or is about to. Science treats it more narrowly. Jealousy is a reaction to a perceived threat that a third person will take or change a relationship you already have. That is why psychologists separate it from envy….
US Envoys Meet Putin in Moscow as Russia and Ukraine Pause Strikes on Capitals
US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on September 5, 2026, for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to revive peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine. Russian state media and officials confirmed the envoys’ arrival and subsequent meeting with Putin at the Kremlin. Witkoff, President Donald…
Which GST/HST Rate Applies to an Online Purchase in Canada
For most goods bought online in Canada, the GST/HST rate is the rate of the province or territory where the goods are delivered or made available. A seller in Manitoba who ships a laptop to Halifax charges Nova Scotia’s 14% HST, not Manitoba’s 5% GST plus 7% retail sales tax. If the buyer picks the…
Miracle in the Mud: Two Workers Rescued Alive After 9 Days Trapped in Nepal Flood Tunnel
In the early hours of Friday, September 4, 2026, cheers erupted near Nepal’s Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower station as rescuers hauled two mud-caked men into daylight. Sanjay Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor, had spent nine days trapped deep inside a tunnel after a glacial collapse unleashed a deadly…