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Canada is actively courting private capital to diversify away from the U.S. amid a deepening trade dispute. At the Canada Investment Summit, leaders pitch Canada as a stable, rules‑based partner with vast resources, while Washington expands tariffs and countermeasures that threaten interwoven supply chains.
AP News previews major college basketball preseason with spotlight on Big East players and teams. Fears, Demary Jr., and others have earned preseason honors as conference media days highlight leaders and title contenders.
Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung and confirmed lung adenocarcinoma. Doctors have said his postoperative tests and X‑rays are normal and his clinical condition allowed discharge; the Vatican has not yet said whether further treatment will be needed.
Catholic exorcists with large social-media followings are prompting bishops to reassess online ministry. A Denver archdiocese says Fr. Chad Ripperger will take a one-year break from public speaking to focus on his religious community, after a meeting with Archbishop Golka. The move follows related actions involving other exorcists and a broader debate on how the church engages with online platforms.