This moving day, Quebec housing shortages no longer just a big-city problem
MONTREAL — It isn't easy to find an apartment in St-Donat, Que., these days, much less an affordable one. An influx of city dwellers seeking more space has caused housing demand to surge in the community 130 kilometres north of Montreal,
Country reckons with horrific legacy of residential schools on Canada Day
OTTAWA — Canadians traded in the traditional red-and-white garb for Canada Day, donning orange, building memorials and taking part in events as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous Peoples. Many of ...
Pope: Lebanon must remain a ‘land of tolerance, pluralism’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Thursday that Lebanon must remain a “land of tolerance and pluralism” as he welcomed the country’s Christian patriarchs to the Vatican to pray for an end to the economic and political crisis that has
Israel scrambles to curb jump in COVID infections
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to contain the spread of the new delta variant.
Iran’s supreme leader appoints new hard-line judiciary chief
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday appointed a hard-line cleric sanctioned by the West as the country's new judiciary chief, state media reported, replacing the president-elect who previously held the powerful post. ...
Pakistani who killed boss for blasphemy gets death penalty
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — An anti-terrorism court in eastern Pakistan has issued a death sentence to a former security guard who last year shot and killed his bank's manager after accusing him of insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, a lawyer said
Colony of shy Albanian pelicans flourishes during pandemic
DIVJAKA, Albania (AP) — The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania's Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon — badly needed peace and quiet for endangered mating pelicans, and resulting population growth.
The Latest: Hawaii extends virus vaccine incentive program
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials are extending a vaccination incentive program to get more shots in arms. Hawaii Public Radio reports
Rebuilding in COVID’s awful wake: One small step at a time
PARIS (AP) — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant diners below.
Jordan tribes, bedrock of monarchy, on edge as economy tanks
KARAK, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has drawn a curtain of secrecy on the unprecedented public rift within its royal family, but the social tensions laid bare by the palace drama that unfolded in April — particularly the economic despair of