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Passport for a newborn: Birth tourism is reshaping Russian emigration
Following the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and the subsequent wave of emigration, one notable trend has been the rise of so-called “birth tourism”. Thousands of Russian women, unwilling to tie their children’s future to a country that…
Weapons, cellphones, drugs among $112K in contraband seized at N.B. prison
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says it’s stepping up measures to prevent contraband from entering its prisons, and has recently seized packages at a maximum security institution in New Brunswick…
Why buying a home has become harder than ever despite price drops
September 5, 2026 — 12:01am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Housing affordability has slumped to its lowest level on record, two separate measures have revealed, with falling house…
Possible outcomes from the Lindsay Clancy trial explained
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer claimed in court that one juror in the killer mom’s murder trial “refuses to listen to the law” after the panel announced it was deadlocked twice — leading to a slew of possible outcomes in the case that has gripped the nation. The…
Russian drone strikes Ukraine Security Service HQ in central Kyiv
Published on 04/09/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2 A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in central Kyiv on Friday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that it had targeted the head of the agency’s office…
Sentencing delayed again for man behind Ditch-2 wildfire
By Grace Miller Global News Posted September 4, 2026 10:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A La Ronge man who sparked a massive wildfire north of Prince Albert last summer has had his sentencing date in court rescheduled a…
The Melbourne hospitals initiative saving thousands of bed days
September 4, 2026 — 7:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA In January, 90-year-old Joan Rodriquez fell off a chair and hit her head on her tiled kitchen floor. The artist – who cut…
Trapped Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel 9 days after deadly flooding, raising hope for more rescues
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rescue teams in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods swept through the country, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and thousands more missing. Nepalese…
Exclusive | US severs Iran’s financial lifeline to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions: ‘Find out the hard way’
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a bank in Turkey Friday in the latest effort to squeeze Iran into submission, The Post has learned. The Istanbul-based Golden Global Bank allegedly moved large sums paid by China for Iranian oil…
No more landfill: how Tilos became the world’s first zero-waste island
Published on 04/09/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Tilos, a small Greek island, used to bury its rubbish on a hillside. The landfill kept growing. Wind scattered plastic across the beaches below. It’s a familiar problem for small islands. Residents and tourists produce…