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Wed, 6 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A new reality for U.S. doctors as they navigate exceptions to shifting abortion laws
Physicians say it's not always clear when an intervention will be allowed under life-saving exceptions to abortion bans in U.S. states. One ob-gyn asked: “What does the risk of death have to be, and...

Tue, 5 Jul 2022 14:45:12 EDT
U.K. PM Boris Johnson in crisis as 3 cabinet ministers quit
Three British cabinet ministers, including the ministers of finance and health, resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be a final blow for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson who had tried to apologize ...

Tue, 5 Jul 2022 14:52:22 EDT
Alleged gunman facing 7 counts of 1st degree murder after mass shooting at Fourth of July parade in Illinois

Tue, 5 Jul 2022 06:40:22 EDT
Canada is 1st country to ratify requests from Sweden and Finland to join NATO
Finnish and Swedish ambassadors submitted official letters of application to NATO on May 18.

Tue, 5 Jul 2022 08:21:11 EDT
China is barring diplomats from trial of Canadian tycoon who disappeared 5 years ago, Ottawa says
Chinese authorities refused to let Canadian diplomats attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, Ottawa said Tuesday.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Putin declares victory in battle for Eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:42:03 EDT
Person of interest arrested in Fourth of July parade shooting near Chicago, police say
A person of interest in the deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago is in custody after brief chase, police say.​​​​​​​

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 06:31:25 EDT
Storms slow search for missing hikers after Italy glacier collapse that killed at least 7
Thunderstorms hampered the search for more than a dozen hikers who remained unaccounted for on Monday, a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, sn...

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 20:21:53 EDT
WNBA star Brittney Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help
Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not "forget...

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 16:34:10 EDT
Paul Haggis released from hotel detention in Italy, lawyer says
A judge in southern Italy on Monday ordered Canadian-born film director Paul Haggis released from detention at his hotel while prosecutors decide whether or not to pursue allegations he had sex with a...

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 11:03:41 EDT
As Russia declares victory in Luhansk, Ukraine captures tanks and regains territory in neighbouring region
Even as Russia completes the capture of Lysychansk, Ukrainian soldiers say their own army is making modest gains elsewhere. A CBC crew visited the front near the Russian-held city of Izyum. ...

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 03:38:42 EDT
Deadly Denmark mall attack likely not terror-related, police say
Danish police believe a shopping mall shooting that left three people dead and four others seriously wounded was not terror-related, and said Monday that the gunman acted alone and appears to have sel...

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 12:03:27 EDT
Rising temperatures making glaciers more unstable, scientists say
Scientists are warning that glaciers in Europe's Alps are becoming more unstable due to climate change, after a massive chunk of ice collapsed from a glacier and killed at least seven people in northe...

Sun, 3 Jul 2022 17:16:28 EDT
Ohio officers fired dozens of times, killing unarmed Jayland Walker following chase, police video shows
Authorities say footage appears to show Jayland Walker, a Black man, shooting at police from his car during a vehicle pursuit, but he was unarmed when he was fatally shot by officers in Akron, Ohio, l...

Sun, 3 Jul 2022 08:46:21 EDT
Moscow claims capture of pivotal East Ukraine region; Turkey detains Russian-flagged grain ship
Russia said it had taken full control of the Eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of Lysychansk, the city where Kyiv said it had withdrawn to save ...

Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:20:03 EDT
Sri Lankans face daily power cuts, ongoing school closures as fuel crisis grows
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will extend school closures for another week and switch off power nationwide for up to three hours a day, as it faces an increasingly critical shortage of fuel.

Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:28:59 EDT
Police say 3 killed, 3 others in critical condition after Denmark mall shooting
A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others, police said.

Sat, 2 Jul 2022 17:10:50 EDT
Uvalde, Texas, school police chief resigns from city council amid backlash over shooting response
The Uvalde, Texas, school district's police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass...

Sat, 2 Jul 2022 10:44:31 EDT
Dramatic video shows crew member's rescue from sinking ship near Hong Kong
An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.  ...

Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:32:50 EDT
At least 6 dead after Italian glacier collapses, sends debris into hikers on popular trail
A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak killing at least sixÂ...



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