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New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill
Read full article: New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally illA new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed.
Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion
Read full article: Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passionThe operator of an experimental submersible that imploded while seeking out the sunken Titanic was either putting profits over safety or pushing humankind’s boundaries.
Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use
Read full article: Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during useNearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada.
Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer
Read full article: Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offerThe parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada.
Olympian Brianna Decker headlines the US Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024
Read full article: Olympian Brianna Decker headlines the US Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024Hockey star Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin and the 2002 Olympic gold medal-winning paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Marathon Match: Longest US Open match since at least 1970 goes a grueling 5 hours, 35 minutes
Read full article: Marathon Match: Longest US Open match since at least 1970 goes a grueling 5 hours, 35 minutesDan Evans has won the longest match at the U.S. Open since tiebreakers were introduced in 1970, beating Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in 5 hours, 35 minutes.
Owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard
Read full article: Owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-TardThe owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has received a buyout offer for from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.
Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
Read full article: Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next weekCanada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S. Both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads have stopped taking certain shipments of hazardous materials and refrigerated products.
U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations
Read full article: U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectationsThe contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States.
Canada women's soccer team reaches Olympics QF despite points deduction from drone-spying scandal
Read full article: Canada women's soccer team reaches Olympics QF despite points deduction from drone-spying scandalVanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Colombia and send the team into the quarterfinals despite losing six points in the tournament because of a drone spying scandal.
Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Read full article: Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.
California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Read full article: California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US WestThousands of firefighters are battling a wildfire in northern California that exploded in size — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.
Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues
Read full article: Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issuesCanada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal.
Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
Read full article: Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alertsDozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories.
Siniakova and Townsend win women's doubles title at Wimbledon
Read full article: Siniakova and Townsend win women's doubles title at WimbledonAfter seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection.
Hurricane Beryl's remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New England
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl's remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New EnglandThe remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power.
Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team
Read full article: Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers teamBasketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement.
Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics union
Read full article: Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics unionCanada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has canceled more than 400 flights affecting almost 50,000 passengers after the union of maintenance workers announced it has gone on strike.
USA Basketball expects Leonard, Haliburton, Embiid to be ready for Olympic camp in Vegas next week
Read full article: USA Basketball expects Leonard, Haliburton, Embiid to be ready for Olympic camp in Vegas next weekKawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
Read full article: Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measuresExtreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.
Canada's defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister says
Read full article: Canada's defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister saysCanadian Defense Minister Bill Blair says his country looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline by 2030.
Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported death
Read full article: Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported deathMore than 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall in the U.S. and Canada following a report of one consumer death.
Medline recalls 1.5 million adult bed rails following 2 reports of entrapment deaths
Read full article: Medline recalls 1.5 million adult bed rails following 2 reports of entrapment deathsMedical supply company Medline Industries is recalling some 1.5 million portable adult bed rails across the U.S. and Canada.
Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship
Read full article: Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championshipDylan Cozens scored two goals and had an assist to rally Canada past Switzerland 3-2 for the sixth win from six games at the ice hockey world championship.
U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain
Read full article: U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remainThe U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart have dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Danielle Serdachny scores OT goal to lift Canada to 6-5 win over US in women's hockey world final
Read full article: Danielle Serdachny scores OT goal to lift Canada to 6-5 win over US in women's hockey world finalDanielle Serdachny converted a rebound in front 5:16 into overtime for a power-play goal and Canada beat the United States 6-5 in a breathtaking women’s world hockey championship gold medal game.
Alyssa Naeher makes 3 saves in shootout as United States edges Canada for SheBelieves Cup title
Read full article: Alyssa Naeher makes 3 saves in shootout as United States edges Canada for SheBelieves Cup titleAlyssa Naeher made three saves in a penalty shootout and converted her own attempt to lead the United States past Canada in the final of the SheBelieves Cup, the Americans’ fifth straight title in the event.
P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents over packaging defect
Read full article: P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents over packaging defectProcter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada.
French President Macron regrets the Senate's vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal
Read full article: French President Macron regrets the Senate's vote to reject the EU-Canada trade dealFrench President Emmanuel Macron says he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada.
Alyssa Naeher's 3 saves in penalty shootout over Canada leads US into the Gold Cup final
Read full article: Alyssa Naeher's 3 saves in penalty shootout over Canada leads US into the Gold Cup finalAlyssa Naeher had three saves in the penalty shootout after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw with Canada on Wednesday night, earning the United States a spot in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup final.
Andy Murray hints he's heading into the 'last few months' of his career after a win in Dubai
Read full article: Andy Murray hints he's heading into the 'last few months' of his career after a win in DubaiAndy Murray has hinted he is heading into the “last few months” of his career after rallying past Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 at the Dubai Championships for his 500th hard-court win.
GM is nearly doubling the road miles where drivers can use its partially automated driving system
Read full article: GM is nearly doubling the road miles where drivers can use its partially automated driving systemGeneral Motors is adding about 350,000 miles, or about 563,000 kilometers, of roadways in the U.
NHL to once again send players back to Olympics in 2026, but will arena be ready?
Read full article: NHL to once again send players back to Olympics in 2026, but will arena be ready?Italian officials want to hold the hockey games at brand new 16,000-seat arena in Milan (which is co-hosting along with Cortina d’Ampezzo), but in what’s become a theme of other construction efforts for the 2026 Games, the Italians are doing things at the last minute and better hope no delays occur.
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
Read full article: The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this yearExperts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began.
NHL to wait for 2018 Canada world junior sexual assault case to finish before considering next moves
Read full article: NHL to wait for 2018 Canada world junior sexual assault case to finish before considering next movesNHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will wait for the judicial process to play out before making any decisions about four players charged in a 2018 sexual assault case in Canada.
2026 World Cup allocations, finals site to be announced Sunday. Which city will you travel to for a game?
Read full article: 2026 World Cup allocations, finals site to be announced Sunday. Which city will you travel to for a game?Sunday’s announcement will offer further clarification on dates and magnitude of matches the cities will host.
Ex-NHLer Alex Formenton has been charged by police in Canada and turned himself in, his lawyer says
Read full article: Ex-NHLer Alex Formenton has been charged by police in Canada and turned himself in, his lawyer saysFormer NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.
Mexico closes melon-packing plant implicated in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that killed 8 people
Read full article: Mexico closes melon-packing plant implicated in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that killed 8 peopleMexico's Health Department has ordered the temporary closure of a melon-packing plant implicated in salmonella infections that killed five people in Canada and three in the United States.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
Read full article: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to CanadaOne of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies says she will not return to the city to meet her bail conditions.
US proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
Read full article: US proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitatU.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.
IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea
Read full article: IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into seaAn International Atomic Energy Agency team is in Fukushima for the agency's first marine sampling since treated radioactive wastewater started being released from the area's damaged nuclear plant into the sea.
The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball's World Cup
Read full article: The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball's World CupThe Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Taiwan looks tough at Little League World Series with star Fan Chen-Jun leading the way
Read full article: Taiwan looks tough at Little League World Series with star Fan Chen-Jun leading the wayKuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan, Taiwan, has dominated its first two games of the Little League World Series and has done so in style.
City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Read full article: City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada's Northwest TerritoriesResidents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000.
US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically modified corn
Read full article: US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically modified cornThe U.S. government says it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing fight over Mexico's limits on genetically modified corn.
Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Read full article: Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest TerritoriesResidents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories are fleeing an approaching wildfire in long convoys of cars, while air evacuations are underway for those who cannot leave by road.
United States forward Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan
Read full article: United States forward Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC MilanUnited States forward Christian Pulisic has arrived in Italy for a medical test with AC Milan before an expected transfer from Chelsea.
US beats Canada 3-2 in shootout after 2-2 tie to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal
Read full article: US beats Canada 3-2 in shootout after 2-2 tie to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinalMatt Turner stopped two penalty kicks, and the United States beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout after a 2-2 draw for a berth in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Panama.
UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
Read full article: UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jetThe United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 on board.
Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back after albatross
Read full article: Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back after albatrossTaylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Former Olympic gold medal cyclist convicted in German child sex abuse case
Read full article: Former Olympic gold medal cyclist convicted in German child sex abuse caseA former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse case.
Building a do-it-yourself air purifier is easier than you think
Read full article: Building a do-it-yourself air purifier is easier than you thinkKnown as the Corsi-Rosenthal box, it pulls air through filters on the sides and blows out clean air. It’s proven to reduce indoor exposure to airborne particles. The box can decrease the levels of particles in the air, such as dust or wildfire smoke.
Police say the stabbings of three people during a gender class in Canada were motivated by hate
Read full article: Police say the stabbings of three people during a gender class in Canada were motivated by hateA suspect in the stabbing of a professor and two students during a class on gender issues at a university in the Canadian city of Waterloo has been charged in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack.
Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say
Read full article: Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers saySeveral people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives.
Stellantis is signing up EV charging companies to assemble its own network, won't comment on Tesla
Read full article: Stellantis is signing up EV charging companies to assemble its own network, won't comment on TeslaStellantis says it is pulling together a network of public electric vehicle chargers that could include Tesla and nearly all of the other chargers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
How much did Titan search cost? US Coast Guard's bill alone will be in the millions, experts say
Read full article: How much did Titan search cost? US Coast Guard's bill alone will be in the millions, experts sayThe cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars.
US beats Canada 2-0 to win CONCACAF Nations League on goals by Balogun and Richards
Read full article: US beats Canada 2-0 to win CONCACAF Nations League on goals by Balogun and RichardsFolarin Balogun and Chris Richards scored their first international goals, both off assists from Gio Reyna, and the United States beat Canada 2-0 for the Americans’ second straight CONCACAF Nations League title.
Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case
Read full article: Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian caseCanadian authorities announced this week that Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in the province of Alberta with sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
WATCH: New York City shrouded in smoke from Canada wildfires, air quality plummets
Read full article: WATCH: New York City shrouded in smoke from Canada wildfires, air quality plummetsSmoke from the wildfires in Canada has completely smothered New York City, forcing residents to stay indoors due to the hazardous air quality.
UN: Delaying help to combat Haiti's gangs may impact region
Read full article: UN: Delaying help to combat Haiti's gangs may impact regionThe U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized international force to counter escalating gang violence and develop the understaffed and ill-equipped police force, warning that delays could lead to a spillover of insecurity in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Space race! Meteorites hit Maine, museum offers $25K reward
Read full article: Space race! Meteorites hit Maine, museum offers $25K rewardSomewhere in a remote stretch of forest near Maine’s border with Canada, rocks from space crashed to Earth and may be scattered across the ground — just waiting to be picked up.
Photos: Massive bridge project moving along quickly
Read full article: Photos: Massive bridge project moving along quicklyProgress has been rapid for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $4.5 billion project named after the legendary hockey player that will provide a passageway for travelers between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.