By Dorcas Marfo Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The dream for aspiring homeowners may look like scoring $1 worth of land amid rising housing prices and inflation. The good news is that this dream has come true in some Canadian provinces and territories, which have offered eye-catching relocation incentives
Continue ReadingBy Judy Trinh Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Canada is facing increasing pressure from humanitarian advocates and Muslim and Arab Canadians to restore funding to UNRWA, the UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees, as mass starvation looms in Gaza. More than two million Gazans are on the precipice of
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During a 35-day whirlwind legislative session that adjourned Thursday night, a couple days ahead of schedule, Oregon lawmakers focused on two main priorities: housing and drugs. Their decision to recriminalize drug possession made national headlines, and a sweeping $370 million package aimed at boosting housing production
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis appears to be in good form as he made his first parish visit outside the Vatican this year. He delivered his homily and heard confessions on Friday after a lingering bout of the flu sent him to the hospital for tests and forced him to cancel some appointments. Francis read
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The kidnapping of 287 grade school students by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this week was only the latest in a slew of such raids since the infamous Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram a decade ago. Around 1500 students have been kidnapped
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the size of their products. There’s suddenly fewer pretzels in the bag, less toothpaste in the tube and shorter
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., endorsed former president Donald Trump’s election bid this week, in the wake of Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race that left Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee. “Donald Trump clearly outlined how Joe Biden’s policies have been a disaster for our country, and that we desperately need a
Continue ReadingBy Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — An Oklahoma wedding photographer said his clients have nothing left but the previews he sent after the precious memories were stolen. Robert Jacobs said microphones, lenses and cameras were taken out of the back of his car. But losing memory cards was
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston Friday morning. No injuries were reported among the 160 passengers and six crew members, United Airlines said in a statement. Video taken after the landing showed the plane
Continue ReadingBy Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’re feeling as if you’re spinning your wheels at the gym, welcome to the club. At some point in most people’s fitness journeys, they hit a plateau — progress stalls and motivation wanes. But fear not. Breaking out of this rut is achievable with the right approach. When
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Not long before independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona publicly announced she would not run for reelection, she and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut had a talk. For months, the two of them had worked tirelessly alongside Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma to craft a bipartisan deal on immigration.
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Archeologists in Turkey say they have discovered the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600 BC. A largely destroyed oven structure was found in an area called “Mekan 66,” where there are adjoining mudbrick houses, at the archeological site of Çatalhöyük in the southern Turkish
Continue ReadingBy Julia Chan, CNN (CNN) — In the run-up to Hollywood’s biggest night, Lily Gladstone, breakout star of the Martin Scorsese-directed epic “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is spotlighting a cause close to her heart as she makes history. Gladstone is the first Native American woman to be nominated for a lead actress Academy Award. In the film, she plays
Continue ReadingTwo former Texas deputies have been found not guilty in the death of a Black motorist who was shot several times with a stun gun following a police chase. A Travis County jury on Thursday found former Williamson County deputies Zach Camden and J.J. Johnson not guilty on manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — For decades, not having a college degree has often been a barrier for workers seeking a higher-level, better-paying job. But more employers are now saying they’re willing to hire them. College degrees were used by companies as a proxy for skills and competence when evaluating potential hires
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million years ago, and the find is changing the way researchers think about avian evolution. The previously unknown species has been named Imparavis attenboroughi, which means “Attenborough’s strange bird” in Latin in honor
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — House lawmakers are moving with dizzying speed with a plan that could ban TikTok from the United States. In the span of two days this week, a key House committee introduced and approved a bill targeting TikTok. The full House is set to vote on it as early
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Shania Shelton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will sign new legislation that makes possession of a small amount of drugs such as fentanyl and heroin a misdemeanor in the state, moving to recriminalize such substances roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The NXXT Golf mini tour for women has updated its eligibility policy to require all players to be a biological female at birth. The decision follows Hailey Davidson winning once and finishing runner-up three times this season. Davidson underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2021. Stu McKinnon is the CEO of the circuit.
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Some 130 miles north of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, which has been gripped by a wave of gang attacks, a private cruise port is receiving guests at a resort with its own security and controlled access. Royal Caribbean ships are still calling into Labadee — the cruise company’s day-use
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