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TORONTO -- A new study suggests climate change is one of the many factors that could threaten the fresh water resources for 1.9 billion people globally. The study, released Monday in the journal Nature and in partnership with National Geographic and Rolex, found the world’s 78 mountain-based glacier systems, known as “mountain water towers,” are at risk due to climate change, over population and mismanagement of water resources. Source

The federal government is charging Volkswagen for allegedly importing cars into Canada that company executives knew violated emissions standards. The German automaker faces 58 charges for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for bringing 128,000 cars into Canada with illegal emissions between 2008 and 2015. Source

MOSCOW -- An unmanned Russian ship carrying tons of supplies successfully docked Monday with the International Space Station. The Progress MS-13 cargo ship had lifted off on Friday atop a Soyuz rocket from the Russian space complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Source

BERLIN, GERMANY -- The cuteness level at Berlin Zoo doubled on Monday when a pair of twin panda cubs made their public debut, with the zoo revealing the cuddly bundles of fur were both boys. The little ones were born at the zoo on August 31 but in keeping with Chinese tradition they were only named after 100 days. Source

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA -- A United Nations expert on the freedom of expression said he has urged Ethiopian officials to stop shutting down the internet. David Kaye, the UN's special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, told reporters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, that he is concerned with the frequent internet shutdowns carried out by the government. Source

When you ask Scout the chatbot how it's doing, it tells you. "Wonderful. Books are my happy place." The computer-based program has gradually been given a personality as it's being prepared by a team of employees to launch on the Calgary Public Library web page. Source

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving more missing. The island is too unstable to search, police said, but a helicopter surveyed the area. Source

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving more missing. The island is too unstable to search, police said, but a helicopter surveyed the area. Source

Across the North, vibrant aurora borealis dance and ripple across the sky practically every night in the winter. Most people know that the northern lights are a scientific phenomenon happening up above, but do you really know what causes them? Source

About 1,500 light years away lies the remnant of a star that was once like our own, and it's providing astronomers with clues as to what might happen in our solar system after the sun dies. In roughly six billion years, after it has run out of energy, the sun will swell, enveloping Mercury, Venus, and possibly Earth. Source