Unpublished Newswire

A mysterious “golden orb” discovered almost three years ago in the Gulf of Alaska has finally been identified. It’s not an egg, a sponge or the remnant of an alien, as some had speculated. Rather, the orb is believed to be the base of a giant deep-sea cnidarian, Relicanthus daphneae. These aquatic invertebrates are similar to coral or anemones and are found between 1,200 to 4,000 metres. The orb was discovered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2023 at a depth of more than three kilometres. Researchers found it with a remotely operated vehicle, Deep...

OTTAWA — Quebec’s representative for the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is warning that Ottawa’s strategy of “waiting and not rushing” to sign a tariff relief deal with the U.S. carries its own risk “because things could get worse.” Louise Blais is an experienced diplomat, having served in embassies in Washington, Tokyo and Paris before being named Canada’s consul general in Atlanta in 2014 and Canada’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations in New York between 2017 and 2021. Blais said she had been providing informal advice and information...