• The Canadian Press

    Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

    OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production. Guilbeault says talks on a treaty to end plastic waste are progressing well and he is confident a deal will be reached this fall when the final negotiations are held in South Korea. But he says a specific, legislated cap on how much plastic the world produces is likely too complicated to design and enforce. He says if negotiators agree to ban some sin

  • Idaho Statesman

    2 Idahoans were hospitalized after a deadly Canyon County crash. 1 of them has died

    The Coroner’s Office said the woman died from “multiple blunt-force injuries.”

  • The Canadian Press

    John Oates' new album is called 'Reunion.' But don't think Hall & Oates are getting back together

    NEW YORK (AP) — For many music fans, John Oates is most recognizable as one-half of the Grammy-nominated Hall & Oates, the multiplatinum soul-pop duo behind hits like “Rich Girl” and “Maneater" now riven by litigation. But he's also had a full career as a soloist. His sixth solo album, “Reunion,” is out May 17. Just don't consider the title a thinly veiled attempt at getting the band back together — what he recognizes as “a true irony.” In November, Hall sued Oates, arguing that his plan to sell