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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for ...
B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has ...
Woman expected to face more questions from prosecutors in hockey players' trial
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to ...
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
The CRTC’s hearing on defining Canadian content began Tuesday with Netflix, Paramount and Apple dropping off the schedule at ...
Trump's Middle East visit comes as his family deepens its business, crypto ties in the region
It’s not just the “gesture” of a $400 million luxury plane that President Donald Trump says he’s smart to accept from Qatar.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 60 people, including 22 children, Health Ministry says
Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 60 people, including almost two dozen children, according to local hospitals and health officials, a day after ...
Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
Six months after Donald Trump's presidential victory, Democrats remain deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, although neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is viewed ...
Stocks open higher on Wall Street, adding to their gains for the week
Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street, adding to their gains for the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday.
Prime Minister Carney holds his first meeting with new cabinet this morning
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some ...
Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must cease support of proxy groups as part of any nuclear deal
President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the ...
California governor proposes pausing expansion of health care to low-income immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a ...
Tom Cruise returns to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'
Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick," Tom Cruise returned to the Croisette on ...