Drought driving human migration across most of Africa: study

Drought driving human migration across most of Africa: study

Across most of Africa, drought is driving people who live in rural settlements closer to rivers and cities, according to a new study published in the journal Earth’s Future. Researchers from Sweden’s Uppsala University and Italy’s University of Bologna conducted a continent-wide analysis of human settlements in Africa and found drought drove migration … Read more

Zambia’s foreign minister being investigated over cash-counting video

Zambia’s foreign minister being investigated over cash-counting video

LUSAKA, Zambia – Anti-corruption authorities in Zambia said they will investigate after a video posted on social media allegedly showed the foreign minister receiving piles of cash from a Chinese businessman. Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned but denied wrongdoing and said he had stepped down because he didn’t want to cause a distraction … Read more

Rescue efforts underway after plane crash in N.W.T.

Rescue efforts underway after plane crash in N.W.T.

Rescue efforts are underway after a small aircraft crashed on Wednesday leaving 10 people stranded with injuries near a diamond mine about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. The spokesman of the 1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters says the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton launched a search-and-rescue operation after an … Read more

Order of Canada honours 78 trailblazers

Order of Canada honours 78 trailblazers

Ottawa – When George Stroumboulopoulos thinks back on his TV career, it’s his time hosting The NewMusic in the early 2000s that resonates most. Many Canadians remember how the gregarious host introduced them to bands and musicians on the MuchMusic program, and those years are part of the reason he is now being … Read more