FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently walked back on a widely-derided plan to allow private investment in the World Cup
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Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan
New roadmap envisions phased Israeli pullback and transfer of Gaza governance to a Palestinian committee under international oversight
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Trading up: Why young Canadians are choosing the trades over university
For generations, a university degree was seen as the path to a secure job. Now, many young Canadians are opting for the skilled trades
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Advocates and premiers urge Ottawa to renew mental health funding
A $5-billion mental health funding agreement expires in March. Advocates say extending it is crucial in this period of economic uncertainty
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15 years in prison for father of U.S. teenage school shooter
Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced in a rare case of a parent convicted over a shooting carried out by their child
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Former top U.S. COVID expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning
Republican senators questioned Anthony Fauci as Democrats condemned the hearing as a political spectacle
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Canada criminalizes coercive control. Can the system deliver?Â
A new law recognizes abuse does not begin with violence. Advocates say the real test is whether police and courts are properly trained
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Can Trump make Canada pay for wildfire smoke?
Trade lawyers, climate law scholars and forest ecologists on what the U.S. can — and can’t — do about smoke drifting south
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France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow
Production began in 2024, but the first delivery — of just two aircraft — to France won’t happen until at least 2028
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Zelensky hails ‘good’ Trump talks on Patriot air defences
June was the deadliest for Ukraine civilians since April 2022, according to the UN, as Russia increased use of ballistic missiles