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LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Fires have consumed more than 3.1 million hectares (12,000 square miles) of forests and grasslands in just over a month in Bolivia, according to an environmental group, with the blazes affecting the South American country's Amazon region. Source

HALIFAX -- A Catholic hospital in Nova Scotia must now offer patients access to medically assisted dying on site -- a change advocates say should be noted by other provinces with faith-based hospitals. St. Source

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemeni security officials said Wednesday an explosion targeting a government military convoy killed at least six Yemeni troops and one Saudi Arabian officer. The blast took place in the eastern Hadramawt province, far from the part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, and also wounded at least 13 soldiers, many of them Saudi. Source

NORTH BAY, Ont. - A northern Ontario utility says it didn't have to fish long for answers when fixing a power outage Thursday morning. North Bay Hydro says the electricity cut was caused by a walleye that landed on a pole-mounted transformer. Source

A Canadian woman was shot in the leg while visiting the Mexican city of San Luis Potosi, according to the victim’s family. Hiba Sheikh of Surrey, B.C., was eating at a restaurant at about 11 p.m. Source

A Canadian woman was shot in the leg while visiting the Mexican city of San Luis Potosi, according to the victim's family. Hiba Sheikh of Surrey, B.C., was eating at a restaurant at about 11 p.m. Source

There are nearly three billion fewer birds in Canada and the United States than there were half a century ago, a new study estimates. It counted a loss of 2.9 billion birds compared with 1970, which represents a population decline of 29 per cent and an "overlooked biodiversity crisis," said the report published Thursday in the journal Science. Source

PARIS - Emergency workers caught an unusual prowler lurking around rooftops in northern France: a black panther. Firefighters and a veterinarian responded after residents of a neighbourhood near Lille reported that a big cat had been spotted "strolling on residential gutters" on Wednesday night. Source

The leader of a self-described Indigenous organization that distributed fake Indian status cards is facing three sex-related charges involving a minor, court records show. Guillaume Carle, 59, has been charged by Gatineau, Que., police with inviting or inciting a minor under 14 to touch a third party for a sexual purpose. Source

The remnants of tropical depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road closures as the powerful storm system drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Source