The world goes into “water bankruptcy”!

Photo credit: Instagram “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink!” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. The world has entered an era of global “water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. CNN reports that water waste problems afflict regions worldwide: Kabul may be on course to become…

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Frigid temperatures expected in Toronto!

Photo credit: CBC Environment Canada forecasts the temperature in Toronto this week will be significantly cold, with temperatures expected to drop to -15 C at times. The freezing temperatures come after a snowstorm walloped Toronto last week, resulting in the Don Valley Parkway and Finch West LRT temporarily shutting down, as well as schools and buses being…

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US sends military aircraft to Greenland!

Photo credit: The Guardian The United States has deployed a North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) aircraft to Greenland as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s move to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory. The Week reports that NORAD said the aircraft would soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base to support a range of long-planned activities. The…

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Ugandan police deny abducting Bobby Wine!

Photo credit: Aljazeera Ugandan opposition leader Bobby Wine says he has escaped from house arrest after police denied claims from his party that he had been seized by helicopter, with the final result of Thursday’s election to be announced shortly.  Wine’s party had said a helicopter landed in the grounds of his house in the capital,…

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Hope amid homelessness!

Photo credit: City Bews Ontario A new report confirms what many people already see with their own eyes: the homelessness crisis in Ontario is getting even worse. Toronto Today reports that, according to updated numbers from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), nearly 85,000 people across the province were known to be homeless in 2025….

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