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CFLPA initiates investigation into Elks-Stamps game amid air quality concerns
TORONTO – The CFL Players’ Association says Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating…
Bolivia’s opposition leader undergoes medical tests as his pre-trial detention drags on for months
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The governor of Bolivia’s most populous and richest region was…
This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with…
Schools dismiss early, teach online as blast of heat hits northeastern US
A blast of late summer heat caused disruptions Wednesday for schools from Michigan to Virginia,…
After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in ‘second home’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting…
An Idaho woman convicted of killing two of her children and another woman is appealing the case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in prison in the murders of…
Stock market today: Wall Street loses ground as weak stretch continues
NEW YORK – Stocks fell on Wall Street, continuing a weak stretch on this holiday-shortened…
Prosecutors ask a judge to revoke bond of mother of Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for…
Remains of two Innu children exhumed in Quebec as families question who they buried
MONTREAL – The remains of two Innu children have been exhumed from a Quebec cemetery…
Global group of media organizations releases principles for AI development
TORONTO – Twenty-five global organizations, including news and publishing companies, have banded together to urge…
Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro remembered as exceptional musician
HALIFAX – Bruce Guthro, a legendary singer-songwriter from Cape Breton whose career spanned four decades…
Virginia lawmakers pass long-overdue budget bill with tax rebates, extra aid for schools
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly approved long-overdue budget legislation Wednesday,…
Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community
HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a…
Feds award $15 million contract to Sun Life to lay groundwork for dental care program
OTTAWA – The federal government has awarded a contract worth up to $15 million to…
Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate…
Across the Northern Hemisphere, now’s the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood…
‘Going to take years’: Saskatchewan First Nation marks anniversary of mass stabbing
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Robert Head says people on his First Nation experienced one…
Third Democrat launches bid for western Wisconsin swing congressional district
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A third Democratic candidate has announced that she’s running for a…
Eric Nam’s global pop defies expectations. On his latest album, ‘House on a Hill,’ he relishes in it
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an entertainment industry bent on categorization, Eric Nam finds an…
Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought ‘meaningful reform’ in Cancer Alley, documents show
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods…
2 top officials of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party arrested while its leader languishes in jail
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian officials detained a former prime minister for questioning then freed…
Divorce after 60: What happens to your health benefits?
More than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the United States are age 50…
Ombudsman says military underestimating mental health risks of domestic deployments
OTTAWA – Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19…
Sri Lanka parliament debates the health minister’s fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers began a debate on the fate of…