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Iran warns against US strikes as activists say protest death toll reaches 203

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the U.S.
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Retouched images of Netanyahu's wife, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate

The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ...
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Your child's first smartphone is also an opportunity to teach them about money

The narrative about smartphone use among teenagers is changing. There's been a growing push in the past few years to keep ...
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B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law

A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals ...
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Preclearance operations in Canada are a 'critical component' of border strategy: U.S.

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say two preclearance projects that would allow more travellers to be screened well in ...
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How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them

“A lot of athletes these days are aware of the mental health component of, not just sport, but of life,” Clark said in an ...
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Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame among paranormal enthusiasts and scorn from the scientific ...