Author: SARAH MASLIN NIR
Ontario will no longer require people show proof of vaccination to enter any indoor spaces.
Doug Ford, the premier, said that the change was based on the diminishing number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, and was not a concession to the protesters.
Canada Opens Blockaded Bridge, but in Ottawa, Truckers Won’t Budge
Amid progress at a border bridge, Ottawa remained frozen by an antigovernment protest. There were signs of a slight thaw, with truckers said to be weighing pulling out of part of the capital.
Another Thanksgiving Tradition Returns to N.Y.C. on 72nd Street
On Wednesday, the public got a front-row seat to organizers inflating a giant Pikachu, Papa Smurf, Smokey Bear and other balloon stars.
The N.B.A. Is Pushing Into Africa. Can It Compete With Soccer?
A recent infusion of interest — and cash — by the N.B.A. into the region means basketball is having a moment, particularly in Senegal.
It Was a Robust Democracy. Then the New President Took Power.
Benin has prided itself on its freedoms, but the increasingly autocratic grip of the West African country’s president is threatening that.
Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy’ in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame
In Africa, farming is widely considered a synonym for poverty. But university graduates have set out to prove that farming is a future with “bling.”
Burkina Faso Wracked by Escalating Violence
A once-stable country is plagued by extremists pouring over its northern border, restive farmers and herdsmen battling for land, and militias bent on tit-for-tat vengeance.