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More than 800 wildfires in Canada as air quality alerts extend to US

More than 800 wildfires are burning across Canada, with air quality alerts now extending south into multiple US states. According to the Canadian Wildland Fire...

Canada: At least two dead in Toronto shooting

Two dead, five injured in Toronto festival shooting: Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, police...

ON THIS DAY: Blondin’s tightrope walk across Niagara Falls (1859)

On this day in 1859, French acrobat Jean-François Gravelet, better known by his stage name Blondin, became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The 35-year-old crossed...

Makarov case puts Canada’s Russia sanctions under the spotlight

A new ethics complaint against Canadian New Democratic Party MP Heather McPherson has placed renewed attention on one of Canada’s most contested Russia-sanctions cases:...

Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Alberta will hold a referendum on whether the province should remain in Canada or move ahead with a second binding vote on separation, marking...

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Identity of 75-year-old woman who died in Morphou released

A 75-year-old woman from Nicosia, identified as Militsa Fanti,...

Nicosia: Four injured in two road collisions, two drivers test positive for alcohol

Two road collisions involving drivers who had consumed alcohol...

Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection project enters final stretch

The countdown has begun for the resumption of survey...

President Christodoulides on British Bases: “We must put an end to the colonial legacy”

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has raised the prospect of...
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