Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: A Toronto school uncovered a buried stream and transformed its schoolyard A record-breaking solar highrise in Halifax Manitoba Food Rescue Grocery grows to save more … Read more
As It Happens6:13More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expedition During a research expedition off the coast of Chile, Erin Easton says her colleagues were constantly showing her some amazing new sea creature they’d just discovered. “It would just be, like, ‘Erin, Erin, Erin, look!’” Easton, a marine scientist at the University … Read more
Michael Diaz de Leon hung up his apron as executive chef at Brutø in December, leaving big shoes to fill. But “Top Chef” alum Byron Gomez is ready to step up to the Michelin-starred plate. Gomez has been named as the new executive chef of Brutø, Denver restaurateur Kelly Whitaker’s 18-seat chef’s counter restaurant at … Read more
Every year, The New York Times publishes a list titled “52 Places to Go,” and it makes for great reading and even better daydreaming. But most of those far-flung locales are bucket-listers, the kinds of destinations that make for a once-in-a-lifetime trip or a special adventure. So we decided to come up with our own … Read more
Melting pots are good for the soul – and the one gurgling away in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is very good indeed. By the time you get here, you’re practically in Panama – but this dusty, ramshackle beach town on Costa Rica’s south-east coast feels more African Caribbean than Central America, with, crucially, a hint … Read more
Many retired Britons dream of spending their golden years under the sun. According to a new study from InternationalLiving.com , there’s nowhere better than Costa Rica. In their latest 2024 Retirement Index, the expat experts named the Central American country as the best destination in the world for retired expats. But what makes Costa Rica such a … Read more
A TRAVEL expert has revealed a sneaky way to book cheap flight deals during the sales so you don’t miss out. Brian Kelly is the founder and boss of The Points Guy, a website that tracks travel trends and he thinks 2024 will be a bumper year. 2 Brian Kelly recommends a particular website to … Read more
On a warm, blustery December afternoon outside the De Laurentis olive oil-producing co-op in the white hilltop town of Ostuni, Puglia, Luigi D’Amico holds out his palm, revealing an olive picked earlier in the day. Instead of resembling the plump, gleaming green and black fruit overflowing in bins around him, this one is half-consumed, dry … Read more
