JONATHAN MANTHORPE Published: August 28, 2013 An American-led attack on military assets of the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad, in retaliation for a nerve gas attack on civilians last week, now appears inevitable. Only the timing is in doubt. But it is
Honey bees have always faced threats and perils from the natural world, such as Nosema, viruses, fungii, Varroa mites, predatory wax moths, and hive beetles. Attacks or infestations from these threats, or simple winter die-off, have caused massive losses before. But now
For decades, the southern shoreline of Vancouver Island was the idyllic home to social misfits, free spirits and unreconstructed hippies. And then the government started sending eviction notices. By Deborah JonesSombrio Beach, British Columbia, Canada 1997 WHEN Mike Callaway arrived on this remote
“Fracking:” could the fossil energy industry have chosen a more loaded term for the process of sending a long hard pipe down a deep hole and violently exploding liquid from the end to stimulate the release of precious gas? By CHRIS
In a journalist’s career there are many stories to tell. Sometimes you are a local journalist telling a local story to a local audience. Other times you are a foreigner in a foreign land trying to tell a foreign story to the
Imagine that your income isn’t quite covering your expenses. Every month you run out of cash just before you get paid. But now, imagine that you find you’re running out of money sooner with each passing month, trying to cover the gap by
By allowing the election to Iran’s presidency of moderate Hassan Rouhani, the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tacitly admitted his own past blunders and shown a desire for better relations with Washington and Europe. But although the prospects of dialogue
JONATHAN MANTHORPE Published: August 23, 2013 By allowing the election to Iran’s presidency of moderate Hassan Rouhani, the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tacitly admitted his own past blunders and shown a desire for better relations with Washington and Europe. But although
Making the journey west with Newfoundland’s migrant workers. By Greg Locke Fort McMurray, Alberta. Contrary to what mainland North Americans may think of us, a plane-full of Newfoundlanders heading to well-paying jobs in Alberta’s oil sands was never going to be
DEBORAH JONES: FREE RANGE Published: April 3, 2006, Time Magazine On March 29, 2006, in a firefight with Taliban insurgents, Private Robert Costall became the 12th Canadian killed in the Afghanistan mission. When the news slammed home, tears filled my eyes, and I
