Category: News


‘Canadians are with you,’ says PM at Tumbler Ridge vigil


Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, where hundreds gathered to mourn the eight victims killed in a mass shooting there this week. He visited the small town on Friday alongside other federal leaders across the political aisle, as well as Canada’s Governor-General Mary Simon, in a show of national unity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde4kdr2z6do

 


Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts


The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html


Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say


A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources told CNN.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/11/us/faa-el-paso-texas-flight-restrictions-hnk


Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem


A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction event.

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513485-huge-fossil-bonanza-preserves-512-million-year-old-ecosystem/