Tribes grant the Colorado River legal personhood

Indigenous tribes in the southwestern US, led by the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), have granted the Colorado River legal personhood to help protect it for future generations. In November 2025, the CRIT, made up of the Mojave, Hopi, Navajo and Chemehuevi tribes, passed the resolution recognising the river as a living, life-giving entity with…

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Canada issues travel advisory, flags ‘Avoid All Travel’ countries: see updated list |

Canada updated its international travel advisory recently, issuing its most severe advisories for a set of countries where conditions are deemed too dangerous for Canadian travellers. The advisory was updated on its official website travel.gc.ca . These advisories reflect a careful assessment of political instability, armed conflict, civil unrest, threats to personal security, limited flight…

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