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For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, as the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan moves into its …

Mexico City began a project this week to exhume and identify thousands of bodies from an area of common graves in a municipal cemetery as part of a multi-agency strategy to deal with its growing list of people registered as disappeared. The exhumation project is the largest of its kind …

More than seven months after the NSLC pulled American alcohol from its shelves as part of Nova Scotia’s response to the trade war with the U.S., the corporation has no plans to sell off any of that product, unlike its New Brunswick counterpart. Earlier this month, New Brunswick Liquor started …

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced in a social media post on Monday that they have been rehearsing about 35 songs to take on tour next year as Rush.  Tour dates announced so far run from June through September 2026 in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, with two shows scheduled …

Italy is once again pushing ahead with a plan to link the mainland with Sicily in a massive infrastructure project that, even if everything goes according to plan, will take nearly eight years and 13.5 billion euros to construct. The Strait of Messina Bridge will be “the biggest infrastructure project …

When French President Emmanuel Macron shared his plans to formally recognize Palestinian statehood at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September, he said there was “no alternative.” “We must build the state of Palestine, ensure its viability and ensure that by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, it …

It was news that many Tibetan Buddhists had been anxiously waiting for, as the Dalai Lama gathered his senior monks in Dharamshala, the Himalayan Indian town where he has lived in exile for decades: a clear plan for his succession. In a pre-recorded video message, the Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 …

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the deficit will be smaller than predicted but the Liberal government’s lack of clarity on fiscal planning has left Yves Giroux’s office unable to determine if the government’s spending plans are sustainable.  The Economic and Fiscal Monitor released by Giroux’s office Thursday morning says that …

Canada’s third-largest port plans to test self-driving trucks as it explores ways to increase its capacity, according to a port authority presentation first obtained by The Tyee and viewed by CBC News. The Port of Prince Rupert could face a driver shortage as early as 2026, according to the presentation, at the …

Canada intends to expand its military training regime in the Arctic, deploying a variety of forces in the region for up to 10 months a year, starting this year, the military’s operations commander says.  Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin says the military’s signature Far North exercise — Operation Nanook — will see additional elements …