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Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead

GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams used underground cameras and sniffer dogs Wednesday to search for nearly 40 construction workers still missing in rubble two days after the collapse of an apartment building under construction in coastal South Africa. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, while 16 of the 29 people rescued from the debris w...

2024-05-08T10:59:26Z

Canada repatriates 6 children of woman deemed security risk from ISIS camp

The children of a woman detained in a camp for captured ISIS members are now in Canada. The family lawyer said a family will house all six of them together.

2024-05-07T18:22:39Z

Battles rage around Rafah after US halts some weapons to Israel

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steve Holland and Mohammad Salem CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -Hamas battled Israeli troops on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah on Wednesday and Washington said it had held up a shipment of powerful bombs to Israel to prevent Palestinian civilian casualties. The United States, which aims to stave off a full Israeli invasion of

2024-05-08T17:56:05Z

Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris one spring morning and blew open a second-storey window with an explosive device. After clearing shards of glass from the window frame, they shuffled through the gaping hole and into the graffiti-covered building in search of

2024-05-08T17:56:29Z

Foreign influence registry among new proposals to fight interference

The Countering Foreign Interference Act comes amid increasing pressure for the federal government to strengthen its measures against foreign interference.

2024-05-06T21:09:23Z

Delivery issue: Why Canada Post ‘must change’ to avoid collapse

Canada Post reported a sixth consecutive annual loss in 2023, prompting the Crown corporation to acknowledge its current business model is not working.

2024-05-07T19:52:49Z

In budding battle over lab-grown meat, Florida takes opening stab

Florida this month became the first U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat. Other states are adopting similar laws while, in Canada, early whispers of the debate are stirring in an ongoing federal public review.

2024-05-08T08:03:51Z

North Macedonia holds elections dominated by the country's path to EU membership and corruption

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Voters in North Macedonia cast ballots on Wednesday in a parliamentary election and a presidential runoff dominated by issues including the country's path toward European Union membership, corruption and the economy. The first round of the election for president, a largely ceremonial post, was seen as a barometer for ...

2024-05-08T05:08:30Z

Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fears it could be used in Rafah: Source

The Biden administration delayed the shipment of some 3,500 bombs to Israel that U.S. officials worried could be used in Rafah, an official tells ABC News.

2024-05-07T18:27:23Z

Brantford woman who faked pregnancies an extreme case of scamming doulas, prompting groups to raise awareness

The high-profile case of a Brantford, Ont., woman who was rearrested while serving house arrest for faking pregnancies and duping doulas may be an extreme and "unique" case, but scams targeting workers in the field are more common than people may think, say doula organizations.

2024-05-07T08:05:03Z

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don't emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane — according to a report published Wednesday by Ember, a think tank based in London. For the first time, 30% of electricity produced worldwid...

2024-05-07T23:17:37Z

AstraZeneca says it’s withdrawing COVID vaccine amid low demand

AstraZeneca says a surplus of other available COVID-19 vaccines and declining demand are the reasons behind why it's withdrawing Vaxzevria.

2024-05-08T15:56:02Z

Canadian-Israeli businessman shot dead in Egypt

A Canadian-Israeli businessman was killed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, according to news reports. The man, identified as Ziv Kipper in news reports, was the CEO of a company that exports frozen fruits and vegetables and was a permanent resident of Egypt, according to Al Arabiya, the Saudi state-owned news channel. “He had a business in Egypt. The Israeli embassy in Cairo is in contact with the Egyptian authorities, who are...

2024-05-08T17:12:20Z

Republican Congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks

Two Republican Congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports. The Protect The Ball Act is sponsored by Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) and Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and is intended to provi...

2024-05-08T17:35:26Z

6 Canadian children stuck in Syrian detention camp have now been returned to Canada

Six Canadian children have been repatriated from Syria according to a statement from Global Affairs Canada.

2024-05-07T13:05:51Z

Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky issued a narrow preliminary injunction Tuesd...

2024-05-08T17:45:26Z

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others returned to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms. Heavy rains and flooding in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul si...

2024-05-08T17:45:27Z

She lived through the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. Now she researches health of other survivors' kids

Glorieuse Uwizeye believes it was a miracle she and her family survived the 100-day genocide in 1994 against the Tutsis, a minority group in Rwanda. Uwizeye, now an associate professor in nursing at Western University in London, Ont., studies the physical and mental health outcomes of survivors' children.

2024-05-07T20:37:09Z

No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules

Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation. He resigned from the Hamilton Police Service after a judge found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault against a woman whom he was mentoring to become a police officer.

2024-05-06T19:43:18Z

20 Canadian books that represent motherhood for Mother's Day 2024

A mother's journey as a parent is often shaped by their culture, their circumstances and their own relationships with their parents. This Mother's Day (Sunday, May 12), check out 20 Canadian books that give insight to the varied experiences of being a mom or mother-like figure.

2024-05-08T17:23:48Z

Pro-Palestinian protests roil university campuses from Washington to Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dutch riot police clashed with barricaded protesters at the University of Amsterdam on Wednesday, while police in several U.S. cities arrested scores of demonstrators and dismantled encampments overnight at universities, as student-led protests against Israel's war in Gaza continued roiling campuses across both continents. In Amsterdam, protesters atop makeshift

2024-05-08T17:56:35Z

Black voters ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana’s congressional map in messy fight over race

Civil rights groups urged the US Supreme Court to step into Louisiana’s fraught and potentially far-reaching redistricting battle on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule against some White voters who claim the state legislature violated the Constitution when it drew a second majority-Black district in its congressional map.

2024-05-08T15:49:06Z

Panera to remove ‘Charged Sips’ drink from Canada amid wrongful death lawsuits

Panera Breads plans to stop selling the beverages in Canada, a spokesperson confirmed to Global News on Wednesday. However, the spokesperson did not specify the exact timeline.

2024-05-08T16:15:32Z

Wegovy now in Canada: Who should (and shouldn’t) use the weight-loss drug

After years of persistent shortages, Canadians can now access Wegovy, an on-label weight loss medication, made by the same manufacturers of Ozempic.

2024-05-06T20:09:21Z

Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ghost of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had clinched the Republican nomination. The backing for Haley — most recently in Indiana, where she grabbed more than 21% of the votes on Tuesday — signal...

2024-05-08T17:35:27Z

Biden touts economic achievements in Wisconsin amid persistent concerns on inflation

President Joe Biden on Wednesday attempted to draw a direct line between his signature legislative achievements and shovels in the ground — and a direct contrast with Donald Trump — as he seeks to win over voters unhappy with the overall economy.

2024-05-08T11:48:33Z

Over 50 SNOLAB employees in Sudbury on strike after turning down latest offer

Picket lines went up Wednesday morning outside the world-class dark matter research facility SNOLAB, located within Sudbury's Creighton Mine in northern Ontario, after 53 employees voted against a tentative contract.

2024-05-08T17:30:38Z

Cambridge man recalls seeing wrong-way driver on Hwy 401: 'It could have taken a really bad turn'

A Cambridge resident is recalling the terrifying experience of seeing a driver travelling the wrong way in traffic on Highway 401 on Sunday afternoon.

2024-05-08T16:15:15Z

Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police using pepper spray cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old protest. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountab...

2024-05-08T10:59:27Z

They came to Canada on student visas and now face charges in B.C. Sikh leader's death

Two of the three men charged in the killing of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s arrived in Canada on student visas, according to media reports. Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karan Brar, 22, came to Canada as students from the Indian state of Punjab, their hometowns separated by roughly 100 km. Both men received their visas in 2019 and were, according to the news company Times of India , from “well off families” with agricultural backgrounds....

2024-05-08T17:57:28Z

Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers

As Pierre Poilievre positions himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of “the working-class people,” he’s headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 — some of them in Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs.

2024-05-07T20:21:59Z

Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and music legend Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

Cash and Bates will replace century-old Arkansas statues of James Paul Clarke and Uriah M. Rose in the US Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection.

2024-05-08T18:04:09Z

Historic ship delivers Olympic flame to France for the Summer Games

The Olympic flame arrived in France aboard a 19th century tall ship to kick off a 7,500-mile journey to the Paris Summer Games.

2024-05-08T18:11:36Z

North Macedonia votes in elections crucial for EU accession

By Aleksandar Vasovic SKOPJE (Reuters) -Polls closed in North Macedonia on Wednesday in parliamentary and presidential elections in which the right-wing opposition is expected to gain ground against a ruling party that has failed to make progress in talks to join the EU and to curb corruption. The vote includes a run-off for the more ceremonial presidency as well as for a new parliament. Voter

2024-05-08T17:56:10Z

Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that the country was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800...

2024-05-08T15:45:16Z

Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election roll out voting 'integrity' bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election introduced a Donald Trump-backed voting bill Wednesday.

2024-05-08T18:14:44Z

House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress on Wednesday to answer questions about how they have handled incidents of antisemitism on their school campuses. The witnesses scheduled to testify before a House Education and Workforce subcommittee represent New York City Public Schools, the Berkeley Un...

2024-05-08T04:23:22Z

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna will reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’

Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, revealed on Wednesday a new bill aimed at eliminating medical debt. The bill, introduced with Oregon senator Jeff Merkley and Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, would create a federal grant program to cancel all existing patient debt and amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to block creditors from collecting past medical...

2024-05-08T14:16:46Z

For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here's what's worked and what hasn't

Across Canada, communities are trying single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to tackle plastic pollution locally. Some, such as Montreal and Banff, have been ambitious and seem successful so far. But there have been some setbacks in cities like Calgary and Vancouver. Here's a closer look at the range of strategies, what's working and what's not.

2024-05-07T08:05:09Z

Astronomers map 8,000 kph winds on a giant alien exoplanet

The weather forecast on exoplanet WASP-43 b: clear during the day, cloudy at night, with winds topping 8,000 kilometres per hour!

2024-05-01T18:08:13Z

CSIS warns that Chinese-backed interference isn't going anywhere in latest report

As the dust settles on the landmark findings of the foreign interference inquiry, Canada's intelligence agency is warning that China likely will back more meddling campaigns and expand its online pressure tactics over the coming year.

2024-05-07T21:32:19Z

2024-05-08T17:33:58Z

Canadian military should turn to private sector for space surveillance tech, MPs told

The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial opportunities in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday.

2024-05-06T20:18:34Z

2 young children die after being swept away by fast-flowing California creek

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains, authorities said. The tragedy occurred Tuesday when a mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to spend the afternoon at Thurman Flat picnic area on Highway 38 near Mill Cree...

2024-05-08T15:10:03Z

Government pitches foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference

The federal government unveiled a long-anticipated bill Monday aimed at curbing foreign interference in Canadian political life — from school boards to the House of Commons.

2024-05-06T19:43:28Z

3 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, 1 man killed in Tennessee as severe storms cross central US

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S. early Wednesday, killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto a vehicle he was in. The storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked down powerlines and trees. Claiborne Count...

2024-05-08T04:53:29Z

Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin

Microsoft said it is pouring $3.3 billion into building a data hub in Wisconsin that aims to train employees and manufacturers on how to best use artificial intelligence.

2024-05-08T09:33:04Z

San Francisco mom urges student safety after alleged anti-Asian bus incident

A San Francisco mom is asking for accountability after a man allegedly yelled racist anti-Asian remarks and pulled out what appeared to be a taser on a bus that her son was riding.

2024-05-08T18:14:27Z

A ship carrying the Olympic torch arrives in Marseille amid fanfare and high security

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris. A majestic three-mast ship carried the Olympic torch from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset Wednesday in the city's old port. ...

2024-05-08T06:08:41Z

UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. In a stunning move just ahead of weekly prime minister's questions, Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of...

2024-05-08T12:24:38Z