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Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it’s not enough
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People on government income support programs are increasingly ending up in…
Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and…
A year after Jimmy Carter’s entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness
ATLANTA (AP) — Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Trump rails against New York fraud ruling as he faces fines that could exceed half-a-billion…
Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?
Katrina Cornish spends her days raising dandelions and desert shrubs. She harvests the stretchy rubber…
Mediator says talks on Gaza not ‘progressing as expected’ after momentum in recent weeks
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza “have not…
The head of the UN’s lead agency helping Palestinians accuses Israel of seeking to destroy it
The head of the main United Nations agency supporting people in Gaza alleged that Israel…
Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center…
‘I need a house’: Belleville’s drug emergency lays bare toll of wider crisis
BELLEVILLE, ONT. – As snow accumulated on the streets around him, John Green wondered where…
Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center…
Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of…
What to know about the situation in the Middle East this week
LONDON (AP) — As Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks flounder, Israel is vowing to press ahead with…
Here’s the latest on the investigation into the shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch
HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly a week after a woman opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil…
Biden praises ‘Herculean efforts’ to rebuild at the site of last February’s Ohio train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in…
In video, Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was ‘capable’ of doing something
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state…
Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny’s death in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in…
House committee tells Loblaw and Walmart to sign grocery code or risk legislation
TORONTO – The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart…
North Carolina removes children from a nature therapy program’s care amid a probe of a boy’s death
LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials said Friday that they are removing…
Nicaragua shuts down scouting association and several other social and religious groups
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has shut down the country’s scouting organization and seven…
Manitoba denies environmental licence to sand project over drinking water concerns
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has nixed a contentious sand-extraction project that had been proposed…
Emergency contraceptives like morning-after pill must be covered by pharmacare: NDP
OTTAWA – Every Canadian with a health card should be able to get free birth…
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after mother, neighbour stabbed to death
MONTREAL – The man charged with murder in a stabbing attack west of Montreal that…
Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says
MOSCOW – Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as…