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Home Decorators Collection artificial Christmas tree recalled over fire risk
OTTAWA – Home Depot is recalling one of its pre-lit artificial Christmas tree models because…
‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign launches in Mexico to save iconic species from pollution and trout
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising…
Hamas hostage deal ‘progress’ but long-term peace needs ‘many more steps’: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained unmoved on Friday in rejecting demands for Canada…
FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double in a week
U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the…
Liberals accuse Poilievre of ‘riling’ up Canadians in border crash comments
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released a blueprint for how he would respond to…
Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries…
Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union
PARIS (AP) — Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron urged France on Thursday to…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of…
Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. Whether they take effect is now up to the courts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights…
Palestinians in Gaza seeking refuge from war find their world is shrinking. They say nowhere is safe
BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits.…
Gaza shrinks for Palestinians seeking refuge. 4 stories offer a glimpse into a diminished world
BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits.…
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox…
Indian authorities release Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah after 21 months in prison
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly…
In the news today: Israel-Hamas four-day truce begins
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canadian film, TV workers eye return to ‘changed world’ after Hollywood strike
TORONTO – After more than four months without work due to a historic Hollywood actors’…
The Afghan Embassy says it’s permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced…
Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened…
South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out…
The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, Charles Peters, has died at 96
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles Peters, founding editor of The Washington Monthly and its editor-in-chief for…
Nicaragua’s Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a…
Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas…
Prosecutors ask to effectively close case against top Italian, WHO officials over COVID-19 response
ROME (AP) — Rome prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to effectively close an investigation into…
Here’s what the federal government’s tight fiscal outlook could mean for pharmacare
OTTAWA – Liberals and New Democrats appear to be inching closer to an agreement on…
Quebec strikes: Legault says he’s ready to increase offer in exchange for flexibility
QUEBEC – For the first time since Quebec’s public sector unions began strike action earlier…