By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — No one earning minimum wage was able to rent out an average apartment last year without spending more than one-third of their income on housing, a recent report has found. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a study on July
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill Click here for updates on this story Mississauga, Ont. (CTV Network) — When astronauts are in space for long periods of time, the impact of no gravity can weigh on their bodies, including their eyes. Often when they return to Earth, their vision is worse than before, which can sometimes be irreversible.
Continue ReadingBy YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Neighborhoods in northeast Paris have struggled for years with the scourge of crack cocaine and its use in public. The Summer Olympics, kicking off a year from Wednesday, are offering an impetus to tackle the problem. Yet despite a surge in arrests and new promises of tougher
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit. She convened a meeting of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organizations aimed at stanching flows of illegal migration. Human rights groups see the one-day summit as creating a future roadmap,
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Clay, CNN (CNN) — When the miniseries “Roots” debuted on ABC in January 1977, it created a powerful moment in American culture that remains significant today. The eight-night television event is one of the highest rated programs in history, with more than 100 million viewers tuning in for the final episode. “Roots” was
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — There was a time when Juliana Olarte, a 26-year-old travel publicist living in New York City, couldn’t figure out where she fit in from a generational standpoint. Her Generation Z sister, who is 16, sometimes calls Olarte “cheugy,” she said. Gen Z uses the term to refer to “millennial
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Have any big plans for the upcoming week? If not, we suggest volunteering in your community. New research shows volunteering late in life may protect the brain, leading to better scores on tests of cognitive function in older adults. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Al crecer en Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton esperó toda la semana la oportunidad de nadar en la piscina de Algonquin Park el fin de semana. “Era como Navidad en verano”, dijo Sutton, ahora de 66 años y ministro local. “Fue el mejor momento de la semana”. Los parques públicos de Louisville
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say militants shot and killed four highway policemen Sunday in the country’s southeast. The report on Sunday said the officers were on a routine mission in restive Sistan and Baluchistan province when they were “attacked by terrorists,” a reference to separatist groups. The province has witnessed multiple clashes
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Asociated Press In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the “mama bears.” These conservative mothers and grandmothers, who in recent years have organized for “parental rights,” including
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the “mama bears.” These conservative mothers and grandmothers, who in recent years have organized for “parental rights,” including
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Continue ReadingBy EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities say at least 16 people were killed and nearly three dozen injured Sunday when a four-story building collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city. “The casualty figures may be higher, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of Cameroon’s Littoral region, where the
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Australia has retained the Ashes after rain prevented any play on the final day of the fourth test against England at Old Trafford after weeks of blockbuster entertainment in the closest and most exciting Ashes contest since 2005. Australia has an insurmountable 2-1 lead with one test left. England needed to
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists are cautioning Britain’s main political parties not to water down their climate change promises. It comes after a special election result that was widely seen as a thumbs-down from voters to a tax on polluting cars. The governing Conservatives suffered two heavy defeats in a trio
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India, an official said Sunday. The rescue teams recovered the bodies of 27 people killed in the Wednesday night landslide
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los votantes españoles se dirigen a las urnas en las elecciones generales anticipadas de este domingo en las que un partido de ultraderecha podría ingresar al gobierno por primera vez en décadas. La mayoría de las encuestas predicen que ganará el opositor Partido Popular, de centroderecha, pero no alcanzará la mayoría
Continue ReadingBy Maureen Chowdhury, CNN (CNN) — It’s been over a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion nationwide. The opinion was one of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions in decades and paved the way for states to pass laws to limit or ban
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