Author: Carlton Simpson

Defence minister says more tanks could be donated later but won’t say how many Canada will supply Ukraine with four Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks and Canadian Armed Forces trainers to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to operate the vehicles, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. “These heavily armoured and highly protective vehicles provide soldiers with a tactical advantage on the battlefield thanks to their excellent mobility, their firepower and their survivability,” Anand said. “These tanks will allow Ukraine to liberate even more of its territory and defend its people from Russia’s brutal invasion. These four tanks are combat-ready and…

After devouring their island’s deer, these canines may be the first land predators to rely on sea otters as a main food source. Wolves on an Alaskan island have turned to hunting and eating sea otters as their main source of food, after decimating the local deer population. This might be the first case of these marine mammals becoming the primary food source for a land-based predator, per a statement. “No one would have predicted this,” says Taal Levi, a wildlife ecologist at Oregon State University who participated in the research, to New Scientist’s Clare Wilson. Typically, wolves rely on hoofed…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Thursday that Alaska will receive more than $285 million in funding from the Federal Infrastructure and Jobs Act, an act that Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped author. “The six grants for Alaska that we are discussing today are going to help replace old vessels, help to upgrade docks and help to improve service,” said Buttigieg during a press conference over Zoom from Washington D.C. on Thursday. According to a release from Sen. Murkowski’s office, the state will be required to match some of the funding. Murkowski also emphasized the importance…

The Kremlin says US supplies of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, agreed upon during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s trip to Washington, will not stop it achieving its military goals. Vladimir Putin dismissed the weapon as old and said Russia’s missile systems would be able to shoot it down. “The Patriot air defence is outdated. An antidote will always be found … Russia will knock down the Patriot system,” he declared on Thursday. The Russian president said “all armed conflicts end through negotiations” – implying that Ukraine would ultimately be forced to cede territory in exchange for peace. “The sooner this becomes clear to Kyiv, the…