While questions remain about how the sculptures ended up for sale, the teacher and the artist say theirs is a story about friendship — and the kindness of strangers.

Look at it this way — there’s almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won’t hit the Earth in eight years. Still, there’s up to a two per cent chance it will, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Shireen Talaba and her brother, Khaled, were displaced from their Gaza City home to Khan Younis when the war began. When Khaled and two of their cousins were killed, Shireen vowed that when the war ended, she would find a way to bring their bodies home.

The reaction in Washington to the Canada-U.S. deal to pause tariffs is as polarized as the politics. To those on the U.S. right, Trump is a negotiating genius who achieved big wins. To the left, he’s a self-obsessed sucker who got duped by old promises in fresh paint. But most don’t know what’s in the plan. Canadians should.

American refineries still rely on Canada’s supply, while OPEC+ nations can manipulate global markets to undercut U.S. producers. Ramping up shale and offshore drilling isn’t a sure bet, given investor reluctance, infrastructure challenges and local opposition.