Red dye No. 3 banned from foods, U.S. regulator says

U.S. Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., in 2023.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the additive called red dye No. 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.

Unrivaled, new 3-on-3 women's pro basketball league, debuts Friday

Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury shoots the ball over defender Alanna Smith of the hometown Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of a first-round WNBA playoff series on September 25, 2024 in Minneapolis.
Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier's 3-on-3 league Unrivaled is set to debut in January with players earning the highest average salary in women's professional sports league history.

Walmart updated its logo for the first time in nearly 20 years. The internet has thoughts

The retailer boasted in a news release that the new look reflects its evolution. Walmart applauded its colour palette (true blue and spark yellow), font ("everyday sans") and trademark "spark" symbol, calling the latter "a beacon that gu...

Japan, U.S. lunar landers go separate ways after being launched together from SpaceX rocket

A dark sky is shown with a bright, multicolored streak blazing across it.
In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth's dusty sidekick.

Leylah Fernandez reaches 3rd round of Australian Open, Felix Auger-Aliassime ousted

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Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first-set loss and rain delay to reach the third round while Felix Auger-Aliassime's Australian Open bid ended Wednesday.

Russian missile, drone attacks on energy grid leave thousands of Ukrainians in dark

A woman in glasses and winter hat and clothing is seated, holding a small child in winter clothing while looking at her phone. On either side of the woman and child are people also in winter clothing seated on chairs looking at their devices.
Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country's hobbled power system as it approaches mid-win...

A hockey town: Inside the push to bring pro women's hockey back to Quebec City

A goaltender and a player fist bump each other on the ice.
A PWHL Takeover Tour game between Montreal and Ottawa set for Sunday is poised to sell out Quebec City's Videotron Centre, as the city makes a pitch for an expansion team.

Migrants brace for Trump's mass deportation threat with panic buttons, long-term babysitters

A mother and her daughter enter the US next to a rusty steel or iron fence in the Sonoran desert
The most immediate risk after next week's U.S. presidential transition isn't to residents of those nations Donald Trump has mused about invading. It's to the millions of undocumented migrants he vows to deport, including young people who...

Turnbull, Sceptres pounce on late Charge mistake to score 4-2 win

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Toronto forward Blayre Turnbull made the most of an Ottawa Charge giveaway to score and give the Sceptres a 4-2 win Tuesday night in Ottawa.

What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma's quilt

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The wildfires have upended life for many Canadians living in the L.A. area and, for some, their ties to Canada are evident in what they chose to save from the flames.

Colorado to capture 15 B.C. wolves to reintroduce the population to the state

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Colorado officials plan to capture up to 15 grey wolves from British Columbia's hinterlands to help the Centennial State re-establish the predators' long-lost population.

Biden to lift Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terror

Cuban and American flags flap in the wind outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana.
U.S. President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners...