US & World

Supreme Court justices posed tough questions to the lawyer representing TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Friday over a law that would force a sale or ban the widely used short-video app by Jan. 19 in the United States in a case that pits free speech rights against …

U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on president-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.  Jack Smith’s expected Justice Department departure comes amid …

All major U.S. banks have quit a climate initiative known as the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Formed in 2021 as a subgroup of a Mark Carney-led climate finance group, it now faces an uncertain future, even as Canadian and European banks remain for now. Canadian banks non-committal on remaining. “Right here, …

Firefighters were able to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, as officials report two more confirmed deaths. Death toll rises to 7 as crews begin searching rubble, sheriff says. L.A. still facing ‘significant’ wildfire threats but official ‘hopeful’ tide is turning …

Canada today recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, one day before Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado emerged from hiding, appears to have been abducted and released. Thursday was marked by massive marches and …

The company that owns TikTok goes to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to try to fend off a new law that would see the wildly popular social media app banned later this month. Law targeting the popular app’s Chinese ownership is due to take effect on Jan. 19. The …

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter: we look at how a group of students drastically cut food waste in their cafeteria, check out a 'top' new species of 2024 and find out how to get a prescription to access national parks and local conservation areas. Also: A prescription …

Nations on the Baltic Sea, along with NATO, have stepped up security after a third incident of suspected sabotage to underwater infrastructure in a month. Cables damaged on Christmas Day represent 3rd case of suspected sabotage in just over a month. Finland says it has found more than two dozen …

Control of the Panama Canal, once a key U.S. presidential campaign issue for Ronald Reagan and an animating topic for people ranging from film legend John Wayne to an unpredictable Canadian-born U.S. senator, has seemingly made a comeback as a hot-button topic in Washington. U.S.-Panama canal history includes both bloody …

Firefighting aircraft provided by the Quebec government and a B.C.-based company are helping to battle the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area.  Aircraft from B.C., Quebec helping out as 1,000 structures destroyed, at least 2 people killed. Firefighting aircraft provided by the Quebec government and a B.C.-based company …