Asia Tajikistan: President’s grandson is Instagram KingBy Enrique CollierAugust 29, 202316 Budapest (12/8 – 33) Mahmadzohir will theoretically be eligible to run for president in 2027. In Tajikistan, only the president…
Alaska Researchers Map the Deep Ocean Off Alaska’s CoastBy Fernando SantosAugust 28, 20232 The U.S. weather agency is exploring the ocean around the Aleutian Islands aiming to map the sea floor and make…
Alaska Environmental Groups File Latest Legal Challenge to Alaska LNG ProjectBy Dustin AllenAugust 27, 20231 The groups include the Sierra Club, Cook Inletkeeper and the Center for Biological Diversity. A handful of environmental conservation groups…
Alaska Alaska to Receive Federal Funds for Fish-Friendly CulvertsBy Enrique CollierAugust 27, 20231 The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that carry streams beneath…
Alaska Alaska Fire Agencies Offer Wildfire-Smoke Reports OnlineBy Carlton SimpsonAugust 26, 20231 State and federal firefighting agencies have been providing reports on wildfire smoke blanketing Interior Alaska over the past few weeks. Agency officials…
Alaska Alaska Nonprofit Law Firm to Receive $4.7m to Assist Disaster RecoveryBy Carlos WhiteAugust 26, 20231 The nonprofit law firm Alaska Legal Services Corp. was awarded federal money this week to support victims of disasters last…
Canada Taxpayers Are Spending Hours on Hold With the CRA — Despite Repeated Promises of Faster ServiceBy Adrian McdonaldAugust 25, 20231 Canada’s taxpayers’ ombudsman says he’s going to probe long wait times for CRA services. The federal government has earmarked hundreds…
Canada Hockey Canada Releases Plan to Promote Equity, Diversity and InclusionBy Warren Gerard BishopAugust 25, 20231 An audit to address gaps in pay equity, a reworked recruitment strategy and ensuring Indigenous representation in event bids are…
Canada Guilbeault Defends Canada’s Climate Progress as Equinor Plans More Drilling Off N.L.By Trevor BatesAugust 24, 20231 Amid a summer of severe wildfires and flooding, the federal environment minister expressed no concern over plans by a Norwegian…
Canada Canadian National Vimy Memorial Vandalized With GraffitiBy Todd CoxAugust 24, 20233 Canada’s Veterans Affairs minister is condemning vandalism to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France. In a statement, Ginette Petitpas…
