Donald Trump’s threats to forcibly make Canada the 51st state have delivered a setback to Quebec’s separatist parties, suddenly reducing support for making Quebec an independent country, and increasing national pride.
A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.
The share of Canadians who can hold a conversation in both English and French has plateaued around 18% for two decades, despite strong legal protections for the French language and official encouragement of bilingualism.