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Statistics Canada reports May retail sales down 1.1 per cent at $69.2 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, driven…
For millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a given
The worst water Colt Smith has seen in 14 years with Utah’s Division of Drinking…
Takeaways from AP’s report on water quality and safety at US mobile home parks
More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to assure Americans…
Explosion in northern Syria kills at least 6 people and injures dozens
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an…
Banksy work ‘The Migrant Child’ removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration and future display
MILAN (AP) — Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street…
Kentucky Oaks moves to primetime TV for the first time in 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Oaks is shifting to primetime for the 152nd edition…
The latest as judge acquits five hockey players in sexual assault trial
LONDON — An Ontario judge has delivered her ruling in the sexual assault trial for…
Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds
Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S.…
A group of Catholics revitalized a remote Arizona village before the diocese ordered them to leave
CONCHO, Ariz. (AP) — The village of Concho in the Arizona high desert is home…
Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country Thursday…
Sentencing for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Lich, Barber scheduled for Oct. 7
OTTAWA — Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” protest, are…
What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and Cambodia
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have reaffirmed their ceasefire intended to end five days…
The Latest: US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. is cutting short Gaza…
France’s new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron
PARIS (AP) — They are France ‘s most dangerous drug kingpins, according to the country’s…
Comic-Con 2025 kicks off with new ‘Freddy’s,’ ‘Toxic Avenger’ and thousands of costume-clad fans
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans — many in costumes —…