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Six men arrested in Toronto gold heist that ‘belongs in a Netflix series’
Dozens of firearms also seized after 6,600 gold bars worth C$21m and C$2.7m in cash stolen...
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Elephant seal makes ‘epic’ trek back after Canadian officials relocate him
Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him...
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Ecuador rations power as Andean drought tightens grip
El Niño weather phenomenon depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plantsEcuador has begun to ration...
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‘The city is a jail’: Haitian journalists get word out about gang violence
Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of...
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Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years
Patrice Runner, 57, of Canada was convicted in June of multiple counts of defrauding ‘millions of...
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Canada hands ‘long-overdue’ title over more than 200 islands to Haida Nation
Nearly half a million hectares of Crown land on Haida Gwaii will be returned to Indigenous...
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Ex-US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
Manuel Rocha, 73, will also pay a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to act...
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Canada spies under pressure over foreign meddling reports
Prime minister testified at inquiry into foreign interference that agency’s report of China meddling wasn’t relayed...
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Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America’s...
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Colombians told to shower with a partner as drought hits capital water supplies
Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in...
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‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse
Delivering a baby was already risky, but an unprecedented surge in gang violence has forced clinics...
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Mexico calls on UN to expel Ecuador over embassy raid as tensions soar
Ecuadorian police forced their way inside embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president who was seeking...
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Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked banDeforestation in the...
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Canada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecast
Worst-ever fire season in 2023 saw 15m hectare burned, eight firefighters killed and 230,000 people evacuatedCanada...
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Packers and Eagles to play NFL season opener at Brazil club with ‘ban’ on green
Teams play in colors of Corinthians’ bitter rivalsNFL to play its first regular-season game in BrazilThe...
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Quebec separation re-enters political debate thanks to TikTok-friendly leader
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaking loudly and often after party win over Coalition Avenir...
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Venezuela’s ex-oil minister charged with stealing millions from state oil company
Tareck El Aissami latest in purge of politicians, human rights advocates and critics by government of...
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Colombia ex-president Uribe to face trial for witness tampering and fraud
Álvaro Uribe, one of country’s most powerful figures, denies working with paramilitary death squads against leftist...
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Mexican president releases footage of ‘despicable’ raid on embassy in Ecuador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemns assault by Ecuadorian officers, who dragged out ex-vice-president sheltering in missionThe...
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Panama Papers: trial begins of 27 Mossack Fonseca employees
Law firm’s founders among those to face money laundering charges after leak of 11.5m files in...
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Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill
Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcareMore...
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Ecuador’s arrested former vice-president taken to hospital
Jorge Glas brought to naval hospital from maximum security prison three days after his controversial capture...
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‘A mystical experience’: millions watch total solar eclipse sweep across North America
Almost 32 million people in the path of totality as moon’s shadow crossed the Mexico-Texas border...
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Father of killed World Central Kitchen worker tells Blinken US should suspend aid to Israel
‘If the United States threatened to suspend aid, maybe my son would be alive today,’ John...