At the Calgary Stampede, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation

The pitch by Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Progressive Conservative Alberta lawmaker, is that separation “would be, from a political, economic, and social perspective, a terrible process to have to go through.” Lukaszuk’s group, Forever Canadian, recently formally opened its campaign headquarters in Calgary. He told the BBC that his aim is not to tell Albertans…

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65-foot-long-necked dinosaur fossils discovered in Thailand: Its unique ‘laminae’ bones are unlike any other species ever found on the Earth

Paleontologists in Thailand have identified a new long-necked dinosaur species. This plant-eating creature, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, lived approximately 150 million years ago. Its neck was exceptionally long, making up half its total body length. Unique bony structures and air cavities set this dinosaur apart from others. This discovery marks the first Mamenchisauridae family find in mainland…

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Small plane crash in Bahamas kills 10 people

Nine passengers and a pilot have died in a small plane crash in the Bahamas, officials said. The light aircraft was making a short trip from Lynden Pindling International Airport, near capital Nassau, San Andros Airport when it “reportedly encountered difficulties” and crashed into bushes prior to landing, the country’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority said…

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Surprisingly small parenting habits that shape a child’s confidence, according to psychology

Confidence rarely arrives through one grand moment. It is built quietly, almost invisibly, through hundreds of ordinary interactions that children experience every day. A parent’s reaction after a failed test, the way they respond to endless questions, whether they listen without interrupting or allow a child to solve a small problem alone, these moments may…

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