Friday, August 21, 2026

POPULAR NEWS

Alberta’s COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization and ICU rates tick up

Alberta confirmed 501 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, out of about 8,600 tests. The provincial positivity rate sat at about...

La Palma volcano prompts lockdown as lava destroys cement plant

Torrents of molten rock have destroyed 1,186 buildings in the three weeks since the eruption, the Canary Islands Volcanic Institute...

Winds stoke California’s largest fire as blazes scorch West

More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country.