With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance systems as cuts to U.S. health institutions threaten access to crucial monitoring data, experts say in an editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Canadian Medical Association Journal says U.S. …
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At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on south-central Texas, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls attending a summer camp unaccounted for on Friday as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving floodwater. Lieutenant-governor says both adults and …
Read More »The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?
Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what — if anything — still brings Americans together across party lines? Visitors to …
Read More »Palestinian students say visa delays have stranded them despite admission to Canadian schools
With two of their peers killed last year, more than 70 Palestinian students are raising alarms about stalled visa applications to Canada that are stranding them in Gaza or nearby countries as they wait out the war, despite having admissions and scholarships at Canadian universities. IRCC cites challenges processing applications …
Read More »Standoff between Tibet, China could could lead to two rival Dalai Lamas
As the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday approaches, a standoff between the Tibetan spiritual leader and the Chinese government has some experts warning of a future where two purported Dalai Lamas each stake claim to the title. Tibetan spiritual leader's non-profit and the Chinese government each plan to name successor It …
Read More »Several people missing after fire, explosion level California fireworks facility
Seven people were missing after a fire and powerful explosion levelled a commercial fireworks facility in a rural northern California town west of Sacramento, authorities said on Wednesday. Enormous thundering fireball that blew warehouse to pieces followed by dozens of smaller explosions Seven people were missing after a fire and …
Read More »Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life in prison for plot on FBI
An American military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show. Edward Kelley …
Read More »Dalai Lama says he will be reincarnated, non-profit will name his successor
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that a non-profit that he has founded will have the sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, countering China's insistence that it will choose the successor of the Tibetan spiritual leader. 'I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue,' he …
Read More »As Musk melts down over budget bill, Trump threatens his government contracts
U.S. President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk are feuding again, as Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — a budget reconciliation bill that is projected to add trillions to the country's federal deficit — passes a vote in the Senate. Musk's companies, U.S. government have become increasingly codependent U.S. President …
Read More »Trump slams ‘ridiculous’ decision by Musk to start new U.S. political party
The dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk took another turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump's "big, beautiful" tax bill would bankrupt America. Tech CEO forming America Party in response to U.S. president's sweeping tax …
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