France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for ‘two-state solution’ to Israel-Palestinian conflict
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded...
Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean...
Nations will try again on plan to confront world’s ‘spiraling’ plastic pollution mess
Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last....
Police recover bodies of two GTA men believed to have drowned in Stony Lake
Police say they recovered the bodies of two swimmers believed to have drowned in Stony Lake. Both swimmers are from the Peel Region, according to the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. They say a 24-year-old man from Caledon, and...
Three facing smuggling-related charges after 44 migrants intercepted in Quebec: CBSA
MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police in southern Quebec intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in conditions an RCMP officer described as “horrific.” The agency said RCMP...
Post to Coast: New York Post plans a California newspaper
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State....
Beloved Toronto reverend faces deportation after fleeing danger in Kenya
A collective of local Christian pastors and community members is standing in solidarity, calling for the immediate halt of the deportation of a beloved pastor and her children. Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki fled persecution from a powerful church leader in Kenya with...
1 in custody, 4 youths wanted in Peterborough stabbing death
One person is in custody, and police are searching for four others after a man was stabbed to death in Peterborough early Sunday morning. Investigators say a man and another person were walking in the area of Monaghan Road and...
China pushes back at US demands to stop buying Russian and Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on one issue: the U.S. demand that China stop purchasing...
Police arrest man after alleged sexual assault in Financial District public washroom
Toronto police have arrested a man after an alleged sexual assault in the city’s Financial District. Investigators say just before 3 p.m. on June 24, a man approached someone in a public washroom in the Bay Street and Temperance Street...
