There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison — shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.A new study published Thursday in Science finds that bringing North America’s largest land mammals back to their ancient stomping grounds is breathing new life …
Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) annual report uses satellite data to assess levels of particulate matter worldwide, with records dating back to 1998. It translates …
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NATO on Thursday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance’s previous defence spending target of two percent of GDP — as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal.The 32-nation military alliance agreed at a June summit in the Hague to massively hike defence spending over the next …
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British rock legends Oasis kicked off the North American leg of their blockbuster reunion tour in Toronto on Sunday as ecstatic Canadian fans flocked to their first chance to see the band since 2008.After shooting to fame in the mid-1990s Britpop era and dramatically breaking up 16 years ago, the once-warring brothers Liam and Noel …
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Netflix’s monster animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” ruled the North American box office with a special singalong event, raking in $18 million in a first victory in theaters for the streaming giant, industry estimates showed Sunday.Netflix refuses to report ticket sales data, so the amount is based on projections from rival studios and exhibitors, but …
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Julia Schell needed just 22 minutes to score a remarkable six tries as Canada launched their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with a 65-7 thrashing of Fiji in York on Saturday.The full-back, who plays for London club Ealing Trailfinders in England’s elite Premiership Women’s Rugby, crossed six times from the 50th minute — including a four-minute …
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Canada will remove all tariffs on US goods that are compliant with the existing North American free trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday, matching exemptions affirmed earlier this month by Washington. President Donald Trump called the move “nice.”Speaking to reporters a day after a lengthy call with Trump, Carney said Canada has “the best …
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Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta — which has about five million people — recording more cases this year than the United States, figures updated Thursday showed. World Health Organization data released this month show Canada accounts for about half of all the confirmed measles cases across the Americas …
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The threat from a wildfire that engulfed a mountain in western Canada was downgraded Wednesday, with local officials saying there was “no longer a risk to life and safety” in the area. The Mount Underwood fire on Vancouver Island was one of several major blazes this summer in Canada, which is enduring its second worst wildfire …
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A record 383 aid workers were killed last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy, and warning that this year’s toll was equally grim.The 2024 figure was up 31 percent on the year before, the UN said on World Humanitarian Day, “driven by …
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