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Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenskyy, as Ru...
May 08, 2022
‘Trust us’ isn’t enough to win confidence in Emergencies Act inquiry: law’s author
In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man's words were on his mind.The man was Robert Stanfield, the...
May 08, 2022
Syria President Assad visits Iran for meetings in rare trip
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state-linked media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria's ci...
May 08, 2022
'Trust us' isn't enough to win confidence in Emergencies Act inquiry: law's author
OTTAWA - In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man's words were on his mind. The man was Robert Stan...
May 08, 2022
$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA - A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has ...
May 08, 2022
Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER - Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon di...
May 08, 2022
Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical tests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests on Sunday, state-run media reported, just weeks after he had the battery of his pacemaker changed. The re...
May 08, 2022
Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leader
HONG KONG (AP) - John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive ...
May 07, 2022
Pavelski scores twice for Stars in 4-2 win over Flames to take series lead
DALLAS - Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Dallas Stars in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames to take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series. Radek Faska also scored an...
May 07, 2022
Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mari...
May 07, 2022