• Reuters

    Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities, including Mexico City

    Ten cities in Mexico registered record-high temperatures in 10 cities, including the capital, authorities said on Friday, amid a searing heat wave that has prompted blackouts nationwide and pushed the power grid to the brink. In the normally temperate high-altitude capital of Mexico City, North America's largest metropolis, thermometers on Thursday peaked at 34.3 degrees Celsius (93.7 degrees Fahrenheit), a tenth of a degree higher than the record hit just a month earlier. The intense heat caused blackouts lasting several hours in some areas of Mexico this week, mainly in the north, and caused classes to be suspended in the central state of San Luis Potosi, which this week reached 50 C.

  • The Canadian Press

    WestJet Encore pilots reject tentative deal; airline says no impact on operations

    The union representing WestJet Encore pilots says its members rejected the tentative deal reached last month, with just over half voting the agreement down. The union says despite improvements to compensation and scheduling, the pilots wanted to see more action from WestJet to address ongoing issues with pilot recruitment, retention and morale. WestJet says it was disappointed to learn that pilots voted down what it calls a competitive agreement within Canada's airline industry. The airline says

  • The Conversation

    California banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022 − but a study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids

    The study suggests that online sales to kids went unchanged in the months after the law went into effect.