Hockey legend Mark Messier, Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle invested into Order of Canada

Hockey great Mark Messier and folk rock frontman Alan Doyle are among the 45 Canadians who were formally recognized for outstanding achievement and community and national service. Gov. Gen. Julie ...
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Philippines’ Asean maritime hub pitch meets ‘big red elephant’ South China Sea realities

A proposal unveiled by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr for a new Southeast Asian maritime centre has raised questions about its most glaring obstacle: Manila’s long-standing South China Sea ...
Cyprus Mail

EU commissioner defends Great Sea Interconnector, warns against Turkish cable to north

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has reiterated the European Union’s support for the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if completed, will link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel, ...
MyNorthwest.com

‘The whale who started it all’: Famous humpback ‘Big Mama’ returns to Salish Sea

A great-grandmother whale with at least 20 known descendants has returned to the Salish Sea. The whale, known as “Big Mama,” safely returned to local waters after her winter migration, the Pacific ...
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Famous humpback whale 'Big Mama' returns to Salish Sea after winter migration

STUART ISLAND, Wash. — Whale watchers are celebrating the return of a well-known humpback whale affectionately known as “Big Mama.” The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) said the beloved whale ...
The New York Times

Chonkers the ‘Food-Motivated’ Sea Lion Plops Into San Francisco

Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf. By Livia Albeck-Ripka A very large sea lion is ...
The Conversation

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5‑million‑year‑old shark tooth may provide clues

As the Earth shifts to climates not seen for several hundred thousand years, we may need to look at ancient environments for clues about what could happen next. Our new study of two whale fossils, ...
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A Great Big World's Chad King Reveals the 'Scary Moment' His MS Symptoms Became 'Impossible to Ignore' (Exclusive)

Chad King isn't giving up. The A Great Big World musician, 40, released his debut solo EP, The Road Ahead, on Friday, April 17, and the four-track project finds the artist exploring his experience ...
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A Great Big World Singer Tried To Conceal The Effects Of His MS. Now He's Done Hiding.

Fifteen years after he rose to prominence as one-half of the Grammy-winning pop duo A Great Big World, musician Chad King is back with a new project that doesn’t shy away from his recent health issues ...
The Economist

China may be building a big new airbase in the South China Sea

SINCE OCTOBER China has turned a once desolate sandbar in the South China Sea into a 600-hectare atoll. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry says the massive engineering project is “aimed ...
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American Idol alum Carrie Brockwell to perform at Fort Walton Beach’s Rock by the Sea Music Festival

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Rising Nashville artist and American Idol alum Carrie Brockwell has been tapped to join the lineup at the Rock by the Sea Music Festival in Fort Walton Beach, ...