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Foodtastic has built a $1B restaurant empire — but its CEO is still hungry for more
As he sits in the back office of a Pita Pit in Kingston, Ont., on a recent Thursday morning, restaurant impresario Peter ...
Alberta Next panel holding its second event in Edmonton after support in Red Deer
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her panel of appointees will hear from another town hall today on the ...
Canadians with Down syndrome living longer, but still dying prematurely, study says
Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease at a younger age than ...
Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after two delays
Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of ...
Yemen fighters allied to exiled government claim seizure of tons of Iranian-supplied Houthi weapons
Fighters allied to Yemen's exiled government claimed Wednesday they had seized 750 tons of Iranian-supplied missiles and ...
Photos of how Bedouins in Israel improvise shelters to survive missile threats
For Israel’s 300,000-strong Bedouin community, there are no shelters to protect them from incoming missiles, so they have to ...
Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding
Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air ...
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Southwestern Iceland volcano erupts, prompting evacuation of town and geothermal spa
LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV ...
Russia may hope to use Trump’s 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on ...
Parkinson’s patients in Brazil turn to a movement practice known as capoeira to ease symptoms
Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a ...
Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged
The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes that killed dozens, and after Israel launched strikes in the area.
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever beat the Sun as the WNBA shows off its star in Boston
Caitlin Clark struggled in her first-ever visit to Boston — a performance that didn’t seem to spoil the mood of the fans who ...