In the modern age, the line of fire no longer runs only through trenches, artillery ranges, or contested front lines. It also runs through unassuming buildings on the outskirts of cities, buildings filled with humming servers, blinking lights, and endless racks of data. These are data centres, and for a long time they seemed like unlikely military targets. After all, they are not ammo depots or tank factories. But that is changing, and changing quickly, because data centres have become the invisible backbone of nearly everything we rely on: military communications, logistics, intelligence, banking, health care, public services, social media,…

Every day, animal welfare officers in Lethbridge leave home with the same straightforward intention: to help animals in need and to bring peace of mind to the people who care about them. Yet the work is not always as simple as answering a call and saving an animal. Sometimes, the information that comes in is not entirely true, and that small choice to stretch the truth can ripple outward in ways many people do not anticipate. Lethbridge Community Animal Services is now asking residents to think carefully before they reach out, and to give honest and accurate information when reporting…