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We are a society obsessed with the safety of our children. But kids are forced to run a life-threatening gauntlet on the way to class

Silphion cured diseases and made food tasty, but Emperor Nero allegedly consumed the last stalk. Now, a Turkish researcher thinks he’s found a botanical survivor.

On June 21, 1931, the Schienenzeppelin (pictured after the trip) set a new speed record for the railway when it travelled at 143 miles per hour on the Berlin to Hamburg line in Germany.

The Magdalen Islands are being swallowed up by rising sea levels, leaving islanders with a stark choice: flee or stay

The first major snowstorm of the season walloped Montreal and much of southern Quebec Monday, turning the first day back at school into a snow day.

From Pompeii to modern laboratories, scholars are working to recreate garum, a sauce made from decaying fish that delighted ancient Rome

Long-running Mile End bookstore says it will be forced to close after landlord demands rent hike Dan Spector © Dan Spector / Global News S.W. Welch Books says it has been hit with a 150 per cent rent increase, and will need to shut its doors. Feb 26, 2021. A growing number of Montrealers are expressing outrage about the fate of a small independent book store in the Mile End. S.W. Welch Books has been operating for nearly 40 years. But because its landlord is imposing a huge r...