Northern Alberta flooding
Draper put on evacuation alert as ice jam raises flood risk
Officials say residents of the small community southeast of Fort McMurray should be ready to leave quickly as water levels rise along the Clearwater River
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- World Cup tickets Toronto World Cup resale tickets vanish from FIFA site after Ontario cap FIFA says its resale marketplace is being reconfigured after Ontario’s new law barred resale prices above face value for events in the province
- Federal court Jay Bryant pleads guilty in 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay Bryant told a federal magistrate he helped others enter the Queens recording studio where Jason Mizell was ambushed and shot more than two decades ago
- Deep-sea resources China Publishes Seabed Mineral Maps, Highlighting Ocean Ambitions The new deep-sea atlas points to Beijing’s interest in ocean mining and comes against a backdrop of military priorities and contested maritime claims
NFL allegations
Le’Veon Bell alleges Adam Gase used cocaine in Jets office
Bell said on a podcast that he personally saw his former New York Jets coach use cocaine before practice. The allegation has not been independently corroborated in the supplied report
Tech and politics
Sergey Brin’s politics shift right, New York Times reports
The Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million fighting a California billionaire-tax proposal, according to the report
Health research
Study links mouth bacteria in the gut to stomach cancer
Researchers in China found oral microbes more often in the guts of gastric cancer patients, but the cross-sectional study cannot prove the bacteria caused cancer
Misinformation after violence
Correspondents’ dinner shooting fuels conspiracy theories across political lines
As investigators pursue charges against Cole Tomas Allen, online claims that the attack was staged have latched onto security gaps, media clips and Trump’s ballroom push
Iran oil sanctions
U.S. sanctions Chinese refinery over Iranian oil purchases
Treasury also targeted companies and vessels tied to Iran’s shadow fleet as Washington seeks to tighten pressure on Tehran’s oil revenue
Middle East diplomacy
Iran’s foreign minister meets Putin as U.S. talks stall
Abbas Araghchi’s Russia visit follows canceled U.S. envoy travel to Pakistan and rising pressure over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global oil shipments