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Canada’s future funding for UN relief organization in Gaza Strip still in limbo
OTTAWA – Canada hasn’t made a final decision on whether to resume funding to a…
Study raises questions about plastic pollution’s effect on heart health
We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in…
Ground cinnamon sold at discount stores is tainted with lead, FDA warns
Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and…
Ice dancer Sorensen says he deserves to be at worlds amid sexual assault allegation
MONTREAL – Ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to…
Five killed in a private plane crash in eastern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A private aircraft with seven people aboard crashed into a…
Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that…
Federal government plans to consult widely before any changes to Emergencies Act
OTTAWA – The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but…
South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Citing “widespread starvation” in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday urged…
Nearly half of US states join GOP lawsuit challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-four Republican-led states filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration…
Missouri governor offers ‘deepest sympathy’ after reducing former Chiefs assistant’s DWI sentence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has offered his “deepest sympathy” to…
Jury picked in trial of 2nd parent charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury was seated Wednesday in the trial of a man…
Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger spreads
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern…
As disasters mount, First Nations’ safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse
GATINEAU, Que. – First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare…
Federal procurement department punishes companies that worked on ArriveCan app
Ottawa says it has suspended the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from…
North Carolina’s Mark Harris gets a second chance to go to Congress after absentee ballot scandal
The Rev. Mark Harris has won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in…
Arizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen…
Former track coach sentenced to five years for duping female athletes into sending nude photos
BOSTON (AP) — A former college track and field coach was sentenced Wednesday to five…
Church authorities in Greece slap religious ban on local politicians who backed same-sex marriage
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Backlash from the Orthodox Church of Greece against a landmark law…
Haley’s exit from the GOP race pushes off – again – the day Americans could elect a woman president
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation’s…
Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine date to over 1 million years ago, and may be oldest in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known…
Like food, fashion and more, home decorating has a seat on the ‘slow’ train
In a world where speed and convenience have been the siren song to consumers, there’s…
Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher and recovers much of the ground it lost a day earlier
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are recovering much of their sharp losses from the day…
4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain’s Canary Islands
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a…
Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas
Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of…