Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight. Source link
From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal
Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India. Source link
B.C. premier talks U.S. liquor ban, pipeline rumours in call with prime minister
B.C. Premier David Eby said Prime Minister Mark Carney assured him in a call Thursday that rumours circulating about a potential southern route for an oil pipeline from Alberta didn’t originate in his office. Source link
Couple accused in international kidnapping case used fake Canadian camping trip as cover story: prosecutors
A couple from the United States is facing international kidnapping charges after prosecutors claimed they took a 10-year-old child to Cuba to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, allegedly deceiving the child’s biological mother with a fake Canadian camping trip to get there. Source link
Stock markets are too high and set to fall, says Bank of England deputy
It is unusual for a senior figure at the Bank to be so forthright on market movements. Source link
Moloney wins bloodbath as boxing's brutal beauty tested
Former bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney earned a bloody victory over awkward American Andre Donovan to retain his IBF intercontinental and WBC Australasian bantamweight straps, as Max McIntyre and Conor Wallace also kept themselves in the picture for higher honours. Source link
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models. Source link
Alberta pipeline could receive federal financing through Indigenous loan guarantee program: energy minister
Canada’s energy minister said public dollars could flow to Alberta’s potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast through the federal government’s Indigenous Loan Guarantee program. Source link
Ringo Starr: 'I made all my mistakes on stage'
Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day’s Night. Source link
Tradwives, gangsters and one very special dog: April's 10 best books
This month’s top picks include new works from Steve Toltz and Colm Tóibín, a satire inspired by Yellowface and an investigation into the death of a London teen who masqueraded as the son of a Russian oligarch. Source link