• Ukraine to Receive More Patriot Systems to Bolster Air Defense

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said European Union (EU) leaders are planning to provide Ukraine with seven additional Patriot air-defense systems, according to Bloomberg.Scholz's comments come as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine with missile and drone strikes, many of which striking residential areas and energy infrastructure.The U.S.-made Patriot is considered among the most effective air-defense systems in the world and has been credited with intercepting Russia's supposedly...

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    Cavazos prioritizes solutions to installation issues

    Fort Cavazos officials convened the Army Family Action Plan Steering Committee to address issues impacting single parents, safety and food insecurity and strategize solutions for each topic.

  • B.C.-born Predators centre facing off against Canucks

    rewrite this content and keep HTML tags As a young hockey player growing up in North Vancouver, Colton Sissons was a die-hard Canucks fan. Twelve years after being drafted

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    Patriots add protection for QB, new receiver in NFL Draft

    The New England Patriots drafted wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk, acquiring a new target to go with their new quarterback.

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    Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon on her own

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. - An orphan killer whale calf escaped from a remote Vancouver Island tidal lagoon Friday where it had been trapped for more than a month, immediately swimming towards the open ocean and making calls for its extended family members, say overjoyed rescue officials. The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance. "It's been a...

  • Research demonstrates a new mechanism of order formation in quantum systems

    Researchers Kazuaki Takasan and Kyogo Kawaguchi of the University of Tokyo with Kyosuke Adachi of RIKEN, Japan, have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of atoms, can be induced by increasing particle motility and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it.

  • B.C. officer alleged sexual assault, CSIS had her investigated

    A CSIS officer's allegations that she was sexually assaulted repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off a harassment inquiry, but also triggered an investigation into her.

  • Intuitive Surgical 1Q Profit Rises on More Procedures, Installed Systems

    By Ben Glickman Intuitive Surgical posted a higher profit in the first quarter as the company's growth in procedures and its installed robotic surgery

  • K-State baseball coach critical of RPI system, offers solution

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State head baseball coach Pete Hughes did not mince words when discussing the NCAA's RPI ranking system Tuesday night. The Wildcats seemingly padded their record with a 6-4 win over Omaha, but games like this could potentially harm their RPI ranking. RPI, or 'rating percentage index,' is a metric the NCAA uses []

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    Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish, B.C.

    A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C. Mounties say they received multiple calls that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian pushing a baby in the stroller at a crosswalk Monday night. Investigators say the driver fled the scene in the vehicle but was found approximately two blocks away with the baby still inside the stroller, lodged into the front of the vehicle.  Police say both the...

  • B.C. introduces legislation recognizing Haida Gwaii Indigenous title

    The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday.

  • Q&A: B.C.'s 2024 wildfire season has started—here's what to know

    Last year's wildfire season marked B.C.'s most destructive on record: 2.8 million hectares burned, more than double any previous year. UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais actively work on projects enhancing wildfire resilience, collaborating with community, government, private-sector and academic partners, and First Nations.