How N.Y. Gov. Cuomo's fall from grace throws Democrats off message

A report alleging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed nearly a dozen women marked another milestone in his fall from grace. Some political strategists suggest his continued presence on the national stage in the U.S. will provide an unwanted distraction for the Democratic party.


Thousands more officers needed to fill employment equity gaps, RCMP says

After years of headlines about toxic behaviour and sexual harassment in the ranks, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is reporting it's falling far behind on hiring women and visible minorities to its ranks.


Dead celebrities are being digitally resurrected — and the ethics are murky

Recent projects involving deceased celebrities including Whitney Houston, Anthony Bourdain and Prince demonstrate the challenges of protecting an artist's image and works after they die.


Man arrested, charged after trees on Winnipeg median cut down during house move

Police arrested a man they say was involved in cutting down or trimming about a dozen trees in the median of a Winnipeg street to make way for a large house that was being moved early Saturday morning.


U.S. averaging 100,000 COVID-19 cases daily amid low vaccination rates in hard-hit areas

The milestone, which was last seen during the winter surge, is yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant of the coronavirus has spread through the country.


Taliban fighters enter capital of northern Afghan province, lawmaker says

Taliban fighters entered the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province Saturday, a provincial lawmaker said, after sweeping through nine of 10 districts in the province.


Agoraphobia therapy helped me see the world wasn't as perilous as I thought. Then COVID-19 hit

I spent months in therapy learning that the world wasn't as dangerous as I believed, writes Sarah Ellis Fox. And then the pandemic happened.


Dairy farmers latest group hit hard by Manitoba drought; desperation sets in

A Manitoba drought that continues to plunge producers into a financial crisis, and it doesn't appear to be going away soon.


Man arrested after injuring 10 with knife on Tokyo train

Police have arrested a man they say stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo, in what public broadcaster NHK reported to be a random burst of violence unrelated to the ongoing Olympic Games.


Wildfires rip through Greek forests, cut large island in half

Three large wildfires churned across Greece on Saturday, with one threatening whole towns and cutting Evia, the country's second-largest island, in half. Others engulfed forested mountainsides and skirted ancient sites, leaving a trail of destruction one official called as "a biblical catastrophe."