Yazidi family that fled ISIS relieved Canadian sponsorship for family in Turkey finally takes step forward

When the Elias family fled their ancestral home in Iraq 14 years ago, they were one of the families who escaped what the United Nations named a genocide of 400,000 Yazidi people,... Read more »

‘Do not eat’: how PFAS stole an Ontario fishing spot

My favourite place to fish is known in my family as the Pike Infested Swamp. To others, it is known as Jacks Lake. In the Guide to Eating Ontario Fish, it is... Read more »

Province should track deaths, ensure school AC, group says

Extreme heat is endangering students, workers, renters, and some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents, a network of civil society groups said Monday as they urged the province to better prepare for sweltering... Read more »

‘Drill, baby, drill’ vs. Porcupine caribou

Succulent scents of caribou, moose, muskrat and beaver — boiled, roasted and fried — waft from the kitchen. Young children chase one another around the community centre, clutching bags of dried caribou,... Read more »

Weather conditions complicating wildfire efforts in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Open this photo in gallery: The Kingston wildfire in eastern Newfoundland encompassed about 98 square kilometres on Monday – nearly the size of the city of Paris.Paul Daly/The Canadian Press Nova Scotia... Read more »

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election... Read more »

Why drought is so widespread in Canada — and what to do about it

We got rain — so our drought concerns are over, right? It’s something we hear from readers, family and friends all the time. It’s a fair question. Drought warnings are becoming more... Read more »

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned... Read more »

Poilievre seeks return to Parliament with Alberta by-election in conservative stronghold

Open this photo in gallery: A Pierre Poilievre campaign sign on a supporter’s fence in Camrose, Alta., on Aug. 11. A by-election win would return Mr. Poilievre to Parliament.Kyler Zeleny/The Globe and... Read more »

Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says

NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s... Read more »