BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, which holds the EU presidency, said that “if 2024 brings us ‘America first’ again, it is really more than ever ‘Europe on its own’.”

De Croo spoke in an address to the EU

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A blast Tuesday at a Serbian factory that produces tires, protective gear and industrial explosives killed one person and injured four, police said.

The explosion occurred around 9a.m. at a fuel strip production unit of the Trayal Coorporation factory in the central city of Krusevac, according to a police statement.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which also resulted in a fire at the complex. Police said the injured have been transferred to the Krusevac hospital.

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Feds worried about ‘chill’ over research security

Internal documents show federal officials were wary of creating a chill within ethnic communities and rattling Canada’s bilateral relations as they fleshed out the next steps to secure vital scientific research.

The federal government has been working for months to prepare a list of sensitive research areas and the names of labs and institutions considered a risk to national security.

Officials are

VANCOUVER — An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but northern Alberta, while a Pacific low-pressure system brings snow to much of British Columbia.

Environment Canada has lifted most of the extreme cold warnings in the Prairies, but says the long period of bitterly cold temperatures will continue in Alberta’s north with wind chill values near -40 C.

The weather agency has also issued snowfall warnings for most of the lower two-thirds of British Columbia, with 15 to 20 centimetres

MELFORT, Sask. — Family members hugged and wept at a coroner’s inquest after learning how a man went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation.

The initial calls to 911 played Tuesday at the inquest show the increasing fear of community members as Myles Sanderson, armed with a knife, terrorized people on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 4, 2022.

“Hurry please. I’m bleeding,” Brandon Genereaux said in a

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.4 per cent in December, marking another bump along the way back to price stability for the central bank.

Statistics Canada released its consumer price index report Tuesday, showing inflation ticked up from 3.1 per cent in November, largely because of a sharper decline in gasoline prices a year ago compared with last month.

Economists were widely expecting this rise due to a base year effect, which refers to how price movement from a year ago affects the calculation of overall inflation

More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a combination of a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December.

Forrest Tower of the BC Wildfire Service said that while it’s not uncommon for some fires to burn through the winter, that number usually hovers around a couple dozen, not the 106 that were listed as active on New Year’s Day.

“In the last 10 years, there were a couple of years where

OTTAWA — Federal officials were wary of creating a chill within ethnic communities and rattling Canada’s bilateral relations as they fleshed out next steps to secure vital scientific research, internal documents show.

The details of those steps were shared in greater detail on Tuesday, when the federal government released a list of sensitive research areas and the names of labs and institutions considered a risk to national security.

The newly announced restrictions means the federal government will withhold funding for scientific research in 11 strategically important fields — including artificial intelligence, aerospace

So it be, so it is, as Cousin Greg would say: “Succession” had a fittingly successful sendoff at the Emmys, the addictive saga of the roiling Roy family dynasty winning best drama for a third time and five more awards, including three top acting prizes.

But “Succession” was not the only show to make a ludicrously capacious haul. “The Bear” had a bearish night indeed, fully dominating the comedy category in its first season, winning the top prize and three acting awards.

And the