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TORONTO -- In a rare statement, a spokesperson for Prince Charles has dismissed persistent rumours claiming Queen Elizabeth II plans to retire when she turns 95. “There are no plans for any change in arrangements at the age of 95 — or any other age,” the Clarence House spokesperson told CTVNews.ca in an email on Saturday. Source

PENSACOLA, FLA. -- U.S. officials investigating the deadly attack by a Saudi aviation student at a naval air station in Florida were working Saturday to determine whether it was motivated by terrorism. An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning, killing three people. Source

WINNIPEG -- Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for or details about extensive child-welfare changes coming next month and they suggest vulnerable children will suffer. "My greatest fear is that kids will fall through the cracks and families will fall through the cracks," said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Source

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials said Saturday the casualty toll had risen to 25 dead and 130 wounded after a bloody night of attacks by unknown gunmen that targeted anti-government demonstrators in the capital. Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the head of parliament's Sairoon bloc, said a drone had targeted his home in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday, according to statements from the political party. Source

LONDON -- The social media platform Reddit says a dossier leaked days before Britain's general election is linked to a Russian campaign, banning 61 accounts suspected of violating policies against vote manipulation. Reddit said Friday the suspect accounts shared the same pattern of activity as a Russian operation dubbed "Secondary Infektion" uncovered earlier this year. Source

Michigan authorities confirmed on Friday that tests conducted on the soil at the site of a collapsed dock along the Michigan side of the Detroit River showed "no elevated radiation." Though the site is currently used by Detroit Bulk Storage to store aggregate material, the location was once owned by the Revere Copper and Brass Company, which produced uranium parts and was a subcontractor for the Manhattan Project. Source

PARIS -- Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists joining a wave of protest actions against the government's overhaul of France's national retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages disrupted weekend travel around the country. Source

Twenty-four Canadians didn't get to cast a ballot in the October general election after a "technical glitch" delayed the submission of their application to vote from abroad. According to Elections Canada, 24 eligible Canadian electors living abroad applied for special ballots on Oct. Source

QUEBEC -- The elected members of the National Assembly will spend the day Saturday speedily studying Bill 34, an act to simplify the process for establishing electricity distribution rates. The Francois Legault CAQ government chose to force the expeditious passage of the bill by invoking a gag order. Source

TEHRAN, IRAN -- Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions. Source