Participants promote a family-oriented fellowship of friends who like to beat each other up while wearing skates

With Washington, D.C. COVID-19 state of emergency, Smithsonian officials say museums to close Saturday, March 14; events canceled through May 3

In an official statement, the Institution announced temporary closures beginning Saturday, March 14

How do you select one image to represent half a century of photography and art? You don’t

When this publication first appeared five decades ago, it was happy to join the fray

From doodle sessions to zoo tours, here's a week of online activities to keep your kids learning during the school shutdown

Do some armchair traveling and see the breathtaking vistas of all 50 states while learning about their histories

Learn hip-hop dance or do citizen science without leaving home this week, thanks to the internet's many intrepid artists and educators

From Vietnam to Antarctica, this year's winners bring you amazing glimpses of a changing world—and the indefatigable human spirit

The new viruses are not harmful to humans or closely related to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

Schools are shuttered, but kids can dance with New York's Ballet Hispánico and listen to a story from a certain former First Lady

Test your mettle with this puzzle created exclusively for our readers

Find the capital cities, working from a list of state names

These paintings, sculptures and illustrations honor the bonds of motherhood

The projects are helping Australia's drought-stricken rural towns find new life as outdoor art galleries

Stanley Lake with McGown Peak in the background.

Set of American Flamingos at Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, march in a synchronized formation whilst trying to find some food

Morning Routines at the bund. At the bund in shanghai every morning a group of old people practice Tai Chi, an ancient marital arts form in china.

A new housing community in Northern California. Aerial image (photographed from a plane at sunset).

Tour a gallery of presidential portraits, print a 3-D model of a fossil or volunteer to transcribe historical documents

In a nation under quarantine, chronicling a crisis demands careful strategy

The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago

See how researchers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are trying to glean insight into elephant foraging behavior and more.

Henny Sundig is a pivotal figure in the history of WWII Danish resistance. In 1943, aged just 19, she risked it all to make a daring journey in her boat, Gerda III, to rescue as many Jews as she could.

The Chicago White Sox were heavy favorites going into the 1919 World Series. But they were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds - and it soon became clear that the game was rigged

The dominant bear in the swamp is fending off another challenge to his authority by an intruder. It's a clash of titans with mating rights on the line.

Yellowknife RCMP confirmed the death of the missing 22-year-old woman on Friday and charged 27-year-old Devon Larabie in connection with her death.

The N.W.T. and Nunavut Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission says it filed multiple charges in the Nunavut Court of Justice under the Nunavut Safety Act on May 1.

From bikes to vinyl records to a remote controlled airplane, Yellowknifers looking to get rid of or find second-hand treasures have a new place to look.

A trio of young northern violinists recently joined their contemporaries across Canada for a project that aims to bring people together through music — while being apart.

Alcohol industry groups were successful in getting the Yukon government to pull labels warning of the connection between alcohol and cancer from liquor store shelves, but the strategy may have ultimately backfired, researchers suggest.

Many retailers are eager to hear more details from the province about when and how they should reopen after weeks of being closed to the public. The next phase of recovery is expected to start Friday.

Seven people were displaced by a fire early Saturday on the north end of Saint John.

Two men are charged in connection with an illegal drug distribution operation after Winnipeg police seized more than $2.2 million worth of methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy.

The tourism and hospitality industries, which play a large role in the economy of almost every community in northwestern Ontario, are taking a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the manager of Tourism Thunder Bay is figuring out how “dire” the situation is, and what could be done to help.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in its catchment area Thursday, bringing the total in the area to 77, with 65 of those listed as resolved.

It's been more than a week since there were any new or active cases of COVID-19 in the catchment area for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), and staff can not focus increasing testing.

Despite some pockets of severe activity, Canadians are succeeding at flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s federal health minister, Patty Hajdu, said Thursday.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two break-ins at the Thunder Bay District Health unit offices, the Thunder Bay Police Service announced in a written release Friday.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) in collaboration with the Command and Control Centre of Kenya organised a 3-day training programme on Cyber Defense Monitoring and Forensics at Voilà Hotel, Bagatelle from the 27^th February – 1^st March 2018. The training course provided an introduction to Network Security Monitoring (NSM), Security Information and Events Management (SIEM), Malware Analysis and Digital Forensics. Major part of the course was hands-on case studies and analysis exercises using real world data. The main focus of the training programme was on intensive hands-on sessions on addressing key challenges faced by local organizations in all sectors/industries. A wide range of commercial and open source tools were used to equip cyber defenders with the necessary skills to anticipate, detect, respond and contain adversaries. The training programme was followed by 23 participants from the public and private sector. 


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The new service will join others at the existing 811 HealthLine, helping connect people with their local food services and offering answers for those without access to online services.