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January 7, 2026
'I really shouldn't have lived': After a tummy tuck gone wrong this woman had her fingers and toes amputated. But she's grateful to be alive
She's now relearning how to use her hands and feet.
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January 7, 2026
'28 inches is torture': Viral video captures lack of legroom in some WestJet flights. What experts — and the airline
WestJet said it has 21 planes with the new configuration, which features reduced legroom, more seats and a limited ability for some to recli...
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January 7, 2026
Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy Tuesday night du...
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January 7, 2026
Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen
A bus driver ran over and killed a boy at a protest against a law seeking to draft ultra-orthodox community members into the Israel's milita...
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January 7, 2026
Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its inte...
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January 7, 2026
Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio over US interest in taking the island
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its inte...
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January 7, 2026
South Korean leader says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator t...
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January 7, 2026
Federal, provincial leaders to tour Manitoba First Nation hit by outage, frozen pipes
CROSS LAKE - Federal, provincial and Indigenous leaders are expected to travel today to a beleaguered Manitoba First Nation that has been cr...
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January 7, 2026
Calgary city councillors set to receive, discuss report on troubled watermain
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Calgarians are expected to learn more today about what is going wrong with their key watermain.
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January 7, 2026
Fulmer says B.C. Conservatives must be a grand coalition as he enters leadership race
VICTORIA - Yuri Fulmer said the Conservative Party of B.C. needs to be a "grand coalition" that refrains from "undisciplined" behaviour if i...
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January 7, 2026
Nova Scotia Power wants to hike residential rates, premier says utility out of touch
HALIFAX - A provincial energy board hearing on Nova Scotia Power’s application to raise residential electricity rates begins today.
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January 7, 2026
Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s centenarian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was recovering in a hospital Wednesday from a br...
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January 7, 2026
Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) —
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January 7, 2026
Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream...
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January 7, 2026
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January 7, 2026
The coolest technology from Day 2 of CES 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of the CES and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, a...
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January 7, 2026
Saudi Arabia says Yemen separatist leader flees before flight to kingdom for talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said the leader of a separatist movement in Yemen “fled” to an unknown location...
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January 7, 2026
Yemen's anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges
ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement...
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January 7, 2026
Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday it had expelled the leader of a separatis...
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January 7, 2026
Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police response
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Families whose loved ones died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre sobbed in court while listening...
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January 7, 2026
Protest-hit Iran warily watches the US after its raid on Venezuela
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country's theocracy, but it seems like the only thing...
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January 7, 2026
Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, b...
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January 7, 2026
Gen Z protesters in Nepal are angry at the government they installed
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set to leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September...
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January 7, 2026
Ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition
WAKISO, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect hims...
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January 7, 2026
Judge allows San Diego high school gunman to be resentenced after 23 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge granted a request Tuesday by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced, potentia...
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January 7, 2026
Notorious New York City-area 'Torso Killer' confesses to 1965 killing
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — One of the New York City-area's most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing.
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January 7, 2026
Toronto man facing charges after explicit images handed out to children at Withrow Park
The 45-year-old Toronto man was arrested and charged Monday after parents reported the incident at Withrow Park, near Logan and Danforth ave...
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January 7, 2026
Behind the photo: How a woman running from US bombs in Venezuela captured the night's fear and chaos
CARACAS (AP) — When explosions erupted by night in Venezuela’s balmy capital, 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashed through the streets of east...
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January 7, 2026
Special weather statement calls for heavy snow on heels of freezing rain in Toronto
Tuesday night’s weather alert from Environment Canada warns of up to five centimetres of snow falling each hour, and reduced visibility.
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January 7, 2026
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most dama...
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January 7, 2026
80-year-old woman dies after being struck by driver backing out of driveway in Scarborough
Police are investigating whether the woman had slipped and fallen during wet, icy conditions Tuesday afternoon when the 81-year-old driver b...
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January 7, 2026
Photos show Carnival celebrations in the Colombian city of Pasto
PASTO, Colombia (AP) — Revelers took to the streets with parade floats and costumes to celebrate the Black and White Carnival, recognized by...
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January 7, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz says he doesn't know what future holds for him after abandoning reelection bid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Had history turned out differently, Tim Walz might be about to begin his second year as vice president. Instead, the Minn...
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January 7, 2026
Elections Yukon report to look into sinking voter turnout in territorial elections
WHITEHORSE - Elections Yukon is setting out to uncover why voter turnout in the territory has plummeted.
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January 7, 2026
Father of dead toddler Nathan McLellan testifies police lied during interrogation
Kent McLellan, the second witness at the babysitter’s trial, says OPP were trying to get him to confess that his wife had a role in their so...
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January 7, 2026
Father of dead toddler Nathan McLellan testifies police lied during interrogation
Kent McLellan, the second witness at the babysitter’s trial, says OPP were trying to get him to confess that his wife had a role in their so...
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January 6, 2026
Damage extensive to homes in Manitoba First Nation hit by power outage, frozen pipes
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says residents are dealing with cracked floors and overflow...
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January 6, 2026
Coast Guard helicopter crew battles high winds to rescue 9 from grounded fishing boat in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nine crew members were hoisted to a helicopter off a commercial crab boat amid near gale force winds, strong downwa...
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January 6, 2026
Vancouver officer pulls unresponsive man from rooming house fire
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an officer is recovering from smoke inhalation after rescuing an unresponsive man from a fire at a roomi...
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January 6, 2026
Toronto pelted by freezing rain as Environment Canada issues warning for slippery roads, possible power outages
Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning expected to impact afternoon and evening commutes.
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January 6, 2026
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.
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January 6, 2026
Girl, 6, dead, baby sister fighting for life after multi-vehicle crash in Laval, Que.
The crash involving four vehicles sent nine people to hospital, including the young victims' parents.
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January 6, 2026
Spanberger says she's still digesting significance of becoming 1st woman elected Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she's still digesting what it means to be...
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January 6, 2026
'Irresponsible': Disruption of crucial cancer scanner in Saskatchewan angers family
SASKATOON - An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that’s vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one...
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January 6, 2026
A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted u...
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January 6, 2026
Calgary to consider report on 2024 water main failure as city grapples with another
CALGARY - Calgary city councillors are set to learn more about what ails the city’s key water main, just days after the pipe ruptured a seco...
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January 6, 2026
Calgary woman charged after video surfaces of pylon thrown over highrise balcony
CALGARY - Police say they have charged a woman after a social media video surfaced of someone throwing a traffic pylon over the balcony of a...
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January 6, 2026
California Rep. Doug LaMalfa's death leaves a vacant House seat. What happens next?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's unexpected death on Monday has created a vacancy in the House ahead of t...
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January 6, 2026
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) — The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been pl...
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January 6, 2026