Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences
By Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Kenneth Roy Holyoke & Matthew Munro Canadian cultural resource management archeologists — professional consultants involved in environmental assessment and compliance processes — are increasingly finding themselves in the public eye when their work intersects with the development or disaster response related infrastructure projects. Public or media discussions often arise when delays in construction result from archeological assessments or Indigenous opposition.
U.S. military seizes Russian-flagged tanker linked to Venezuelan oil
By Meduza The U.S. military’s European Command has detained a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports in the northern Atlantic Ocean, it announced on Wednesday. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro,” the statement said. Shortly before the announcement, Reuters reported that the U.S. Coast Guard was conducting
Rubio to meet with Danish officials amid Greenland push by Trump administration
By:Ariana Figueroa, Shauneen Miranda and Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he will meet with Danish officials next week, following a recent push from the Trump administration to annex or even use the military against Greenland — a course of action questioned by several Republican senators. Senators sat through a closed, classified briefing
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities
By:Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will back off his plans to use National Guard troops in the Democratic-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. The move follows the Supreme Court’s decision last week that found Trump could not deploy guard members to Chicago, ruling that the president did
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reassures Jewish New Yorkers at inauguration: ‘I will protect you’
By Jacob Kornbluh Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in at City Hall on Thursday afternoon highlighted the full diversity of New York City and included a striking display of Jewish presence and pride during a historic change in leadership. In a scene rich with symbolism, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who once ran to become the nation’s first Jewish president, administered
