TORONTO — The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. In British Columbia, thousands of residents in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations were evacuated as the nearby blaze nearly doubled to 4,136 hectares. Fort Nelson First Nation, 7 kilometers (4.35 miles)… Read Full Article

Communities organise themselves to tackle the high crime rate, with the police's tacit approval.

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Critics say the foreign influence bill will be used to clamp down on the Tbilisi government's opponents.

Critics say the foreign influence bill will be used to clamp down on the Tbilisi government's opponents.

The Catalan Socialist Party wins the regional elections as pro-independence parties lose ground.

The Catalan Socialist Party wins the regional elections as pro-independence parties lose ground.

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Barcelona, Spain — Commuter rail service for Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption because of the theft of copper cables from a train installation, Spanish rail authorities said Sunday. Thousands of commuters were stranded at train stations in and around Barcelona after trains couldn't run on several commuter lines. The disruption to local transport came while more than 5.7 million voters were eligible to participate in a regional election in Catalonia. Spain’s… Read Full Article