bc.-pulp-mill-closure-to-leave-350-out-of-work,-company-says

Approximately 350 workers will be laid off from a Vancouver Island pulp mill after the company announced Tuesday it would permanently shutter the facility. Domtar says it made the difficult decision to close the mill in Crofton, B.C., due to persistently poor market conditions. “Over the last 18 months, CroftonContinue Reading

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A journalist reflects on fleeing Gaza City with his family—and returning to rubble after the announcement of a so-called ceasefire.Continue Reading

fave-five:-queer-hockey-romance-series

For more m/m hockey titles, click here. Puck Struck by Kate Cochrane (f/f) Game Changers by Rachel Reid (m/m) The Comebacks by A.J. Truman (m/m) Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer (f/f) Breakaway by E.L. Massey (m/m and m/f) Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check outContinue Reading

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Today, six former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees filed First Amendment legal challenges to their recent firings for signing a letter of dissent. The six employees were among approximately 160 EPA employees who publicly signed a June 30th open letter to Administrator Lee Zeldin and members of Congress protestingContinue Reading

what-if….-we-abolished-billionaires?

Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to downgrade its richest residents., Calls to abolish billionaires, or at least curb their growth, have gained traction across many capitals in the West, where extreme wealth has risen to unprecedented levels. Elon Musk’s pay award of a potentialContinue Reading

indonesian-villages-flattened-by-catastrophic-floods

Aerial footage shows villages in North Sumatra buried in mud after catastrophic floods and landslides, NewsFeed Aerial footage shows villages in North Sumatra buried in mud after catastrophic floods and landslides that killed more than 1,400 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. In Indonesia, officials and residents say deforestationContinue Reading