OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday scrapped a much-criticized pilot program that allowed the open use of some illegal drugs, citing the need to maintain public safety. In January 2023, the province said it ...

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, have exited this week via a temporary channel, according to shipping data. Large ...

(Reuters) - A Canadian regulator said on Friday a Cenovus Energy subsidiary has been fined C$2.5 million ($1.83 million) for its role in the 2018 oil spill off the country's Atlantic Coast. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday said it would consider resuming funding for the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza if the agency implements recommendations to strengthen its neutrality. The decision follows an ...

Mounties recovered an ATV stolen from Saint John bound for Grand Manan and arrested two men from the island in connection with its theft on Sunday, April 21. Around 2:30 a.m., Grand Manan RCMP received a stolen ATV report and learned that two ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as necessary, the chief U.S.

By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) - China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray ...

(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at the national pharmacy chain to join the union. About 87% of workers at CVS Omnicare, a provider of pharmacy services to ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region has killed two members of a Lebanese militant group that has fired rockets across the southern border at Israel, the group said on Friday. Israel's military said in a statement on ...