Several communities in northern Canada are under evacuation alerts this weekend as hundreds of wildfires continue to ravage the region.

WHITEHORSE — Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures. Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 846 square kilometres of land scorched this year, while heat warnings and air quality statements are in effect in the Northwest Territories and part of Nunavut. Yukon fire information officer Mike Fancie says there have been 161 active wildfires in that territory this season, compared with 41 over th

Affordability is top of mind for many Canadians at the moment, and it was top of mind for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on a tour of an automotive parts factory in Newmarket-Aurora last Thursday. Accompanied by Newmarket-Aurora MP Tony Van Bynan, Ms. Freeland, who also serves as Canada’s Finance Minister, touted the Exco plant as a homegrown success story that will be important in a shift towards a green economy. “It’s businesses like [these] – innovative, homegrown, Canadian-headquart

On Saturday morning, about 50 million people were under some form of heat alert, either an excessive heat warning or heat advisory.

Amazon StudiosOn paper, The Boys and Succession don’t have much in common but look a little closer at the daddy issues pumping through Homelander (Antony Starr) and Kendall Roy’s (Jeremy Strong) veins, and you will begin to see similarities. Both men crave the love of their father and want control of the media conglomerate that made them. In Homelander’s case, his birth is directly linked to the powerful organization he fronts. Unlike Kendall, the superhero (or rather, supervillain) is successfu

Japan is in shock after former PM Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign speech.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a multi-year contract. The six-foot-10, 230-pound native of Mount Shasta, Calif., signed three 10-day contracts with the Raptors last season. He averaged 7.5 points, four rebounds and 13.5 minutes in four appearances. Wilson also played in 31 games (23 starts) with the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League, averaging 17.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 27.8 minutes. Wilson was picked 17th overall by Milwaukee in the 2017 N

NetflixEarlier this year, Louis C.K. proved his own “cancellation” was a myth when his big comeback special Sincerely Louis C.K. not only landed a nomination but went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.Don’t be surprised if Dave Chappelle pulls off a similar trick at the Emmys.Now, to be fair, hateful speech is not the same as C.K.’s abusive behavior, but it now feels inevitable that Chappelle’s controversial Netflix special The Closer will be rewarded by the Television Academy whe

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VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran has escalated its uranium enrichment further with the use of advanced machines at its underground Fordow plant in a setup that can more easily change between enrichment levels, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in a report on Saturday seen by Reuters. Western diplomats have long expressed concern about devices this cascade, or cluster, of centrifuges is equipped with. The use of these so-called modified sub-headers means Iran could switch more quickly and easily to enriching to higher purity levels.

Damian Lillard's new contract with the Trail Blazers is a point of pride for the six-time All Star who has spent his entire career in Portland. Lillard agreed to a two-year extension through the 2026-27 season. Lillard formally signed the extension with his son on his lap and his grandmother watching by phone from Oakland.

Pancreatic cancer treatments are advancing and doctors have hope for a breakthrough, even as it’s poised to overtake lung cancer as the deadliest.

Short-term debt yields rose above ones on longer-term notes before each recession since 1955. That's why this week's yield curve inversion's worrying.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast, Photo Courtesy of Chilpancingo-Chilapa Diocese Pastoral Communication CommissionThe province of Guerrero, in southwestern Mexico, is a troubled land where almost two dozen cartels, gangs, and vigilante groups battle for supremacy over drug production and shipping routes. The state has largely given up trying to maintain order here, ceding large swaths of the countryside to criminal bands.Many rural communities have become ghost towns, their residents often

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is planning to travel to Russia in the near future for talks aimed at finding a deal to free the detained WNBA star Brittney Griner, a source with knowledge of the proposed trip told ABC News. Richardson, who also served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, played a role in achieving a prisoner exchange in April that saw Russia release former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed after nearly two and a half years in captivity. Russia has repeatedly suggested it's interested in trading Griner for Russians held in U.S. prisons.

Residents in the small town of Druzhkivka, south of the eastern Ukrainian industrial city of Kramatorsk, wake up to three suspected missile attacks which ripped apart a supermarket's shop front and left a massive crater in front of the store.View on euronews

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to put in place guidance that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The emergency request to the court follows conflicting decisions by federal appeals courts in recent days over a September directive from the Homeland Security Department that paused deportation unless individuals had committed acts of terrorism, espionage or “egregious threats t

Overlooked for too long: on Saturday the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, paid tribute to the men of the No. 2 Construction Battallion, Canada’s only all-Black unit in the First World War. Global's Alexa MacLean was on hand for this moment in Canadian history.

Craig James, the former clerk of British Columbia's legislature, was given a conditional sentence in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday that will see him serve three months of house arrest at his home in Victoria. James, 71, was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust in May over expenses for a new suit and shirts that he claimed as work clothes in 2018. In Friday's sentencing hearing, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said a conditional discharge would go against public interest due to the nat

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. The jury in the trial of two men accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl is set to begin deliberations Saturday. Jesse McNiven and Fraser McGurk allegedly forced the victim to engage sex while she was extremely intoxicated. The assault allegedly took place in McGurk's Yellowknife home in the early morning hours of June 28, 2015. McNiven was 19 years old a

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