Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr …

The tragic death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was swept up by the wind in Montreal is raising questions about the safety of the devices and the lack of regulation. The toddler, identified by her father as Ava Ciampini, was among 11 people injured when an inflatable …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Four migrants working as fruit pickers in slave-like conditions in southern Italy were burned to death …

Cameron Brown knows how important first impressions are when searching for a job. So when he got a letter on his 65th birthday saying he qualified for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) last year, he was thrilled. Brown had two teeth that needed to be replaced. But when his …

Henry Nowak’s family pleaded that his murder not be used to stoke hatred in the United Kingdom. But key figures from Britain’s far right appear determined to trigger another battle over race regardless. Nowak, an 18-year-old university student, was studying finance in the coastal city of Southampton when he was …

Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls every day.  Dr. John Younes, Manitoba’s chief medical examiner, says he has “unequivocally” seen a surge …

For three years after Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera was arrested, his friends and family had no idea where he was being held, if he was OK, or whether he was even still alive. Then, last week, the government released photos of 73-year-old Rivera in hospital, emaciated and intubated. Two …

Have you ever wanted to change your birthday? Cathy Braidek did just that. The Ottawa resident moved her birthday from January to August after years of underwhelming celebrations. Born just after New Year’s, the timing, she says, meant the occasion was often dampened by diets, limited budgets and general fatigue. …

Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with long-standing operations in Cuba that are withdrawing from or limiting their business on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while maintaining an oil embargo. Meliá will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages …

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko confirmed that she will partner with legendary American player Serena Williams …