Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at…
Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake…
Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian leaders promised on Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass…
Extreme saving and an inheritance helped Jake buy a mortgage-free $415,000 Burlington condo
Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by Diana Bolton After five years of planning and saving and a…
Learning a new language is like a ‘whole-body exercise’ for older adults
TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports…
Islamic State group and other extremists are turning to AI
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the rest of the world rushes to harness the power of artificial intelligence, militant…
Study finds climate change worsened Asia cyclones
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly…
Peter Greene dead: Strange details emerge over death of Pulp Fiction and The Mask actor
The death of Pulp Fiction star Peter Greene is shrouded in mystery with neighbours revealing odd details about…
Advocating for the environment is risky in Colombia’s Amazon
PUERTO ASIS, Colombia (AP) — Jani Silva sits inside the wooden house she built on the banks of…
Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged there was an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state, which…
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…
Retired 82-year-old lawyer builds $600,000 TFSA with a ‘buy what you know’ strategy
Open this photo in gallery: sorrapong/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Well-spoken and quick-minded at the age of 82, Dorothy…