US & World

As Haiti’s police struggle to contain powerful armed gangs, a disagreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada spilled out into the public on Friday, further complicating an international plan to boost Haiti’s outgunned police force.  Joly said Canada would set up an office in Dominican Republic; its foreign minister says …

The Ugandan school where attackers killed dozens of students Friday was built with the help of a B.C.-based non-profit, the group’s co-founder and former vice-president Peter Hunt confirmed to CBC News.  B.C.-based group helped build school in Mpondwe between 2010 and 2011. The Ugandan school where attackers killed dozens of …

Mike Krugman lost his wife in January. A few months later, his dog Riley went missing. But now the pair are reunited, thanks to the efforts of a hiker who happened to be in the right place at the right time.  Widowed man forges friendship with the hiker who rescued …

A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here’s what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next.  Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say. They’d left earlier that …

Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring, with his surgeon saying the pontiff is now “better than before” the hospitalization.  Surgeon says Francis is ‘better than before’ following surgery to repair …

Sales are dropping for Bud Light as it continues to face challenges after featuring a transgender social media star in a short advertisement. But beer companies have campaigned featuring LGBTQ people for years.  Sales drop for the top beer brand as it faced criticism over marketing featuring transgender TikTok star. …

Canadians seeking long-term mortgages may feel the impact as the influential Federal Reserve holds off on another rate hike. But any break will likely be short-lived as the Fed committee suggests another half-point hike will be needed to get inflation under control.  Good news and bad news for Canadians, too, …

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday after a year-long investigation.  Johnson quit as an MP last week, making the 90-day suspension academic. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson …

Rev. Linda Barnes Popham says she’ll keep leading her Baptist church in Kentucky so long as her congregation stands behind her.  Southern Baptist Convention upholds expulsion of 2 member churches with female pastors. Rev. Linda Barnes Popham says she’ll keep leading her Baptist church in Kentucky so long as her …

Honduras has the highest femicide rate in all of Latin America. Part of that is due to the country’s aggressively masculine culture — a culture some Honduran women are trying to change.  Lyzanka Garcia was abused emotionally and physically. Now, she’s helping other survivors. WARNING: This article contains details of …