45 h. ago Saskatchewan government wanted ‘more ambitious list of projects’ from feds

Many Saskatchewan officials welcome the federal government's investment in a copper mine in the province but many are disappointed to find no new pipelines on the list.

Politics

57 h. ago RBA Warns Geopolitical Upheaval Shows ‘Peace Dividend Is Over’

The world is shifting from a period of post-Cold War stability and integration to one where rising geopolitical risks and strategic rivalry are forcing governments and companies to build costly safeguards, a senior official at the Reserve Bank of Australia said Friday.

Politics

3 d. ago What is NATO’s Article 4? Here’s what happens after Russian drone incursion

The incursion of Russian drones into Poland's airspace came three days after Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began.

Events

4 d. ago Top Hamas officials, allies killed by Israel since Oct. 7, 2023, attacks

BEIRUT — Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Hamas and its regional allies since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants in southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. On Tuesday, Israel struck the energy-rich nation of Qatar, which has been mediating ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Israel targeted a […]

Events

4 d. ago BCGEU picket lines expanding to more communities and Surrey pretrial centre

The B.C. General Employees' Union says it is launching new picket lines at government buildings in eight more communities on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Government building in Ukraine’s capital damaged in Russia’s largest aerial attack since war started

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that four people were killed and 44 were wounded

Events

7 d. ago Zelenskiy Calls Macron as Russia Hits Government Office in Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, discussing measures to bolster Ukraine’s defenses hours after a massive Russian air assault that included a strike on a key government building in Kyiv.

Politics

2 w. ago As sub competition heats up, TKMS and Germany making moves in Canada

OTTAWA — Representatives from the German government and submarine builder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems say it’s “perfectly feasible” to begin delivery of submarines to Canada before Ottawa’s deadline of 2035. A Canadian representative from TKMS tells The Canadian Press the firm was surprised how quickly Canada moved to narrow down the options for new submarines. The […]

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2 w. ago A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the foreign-owned vessels that carry out […]

Events

2 w. ago Massive Russian strike on Ukrainian capital kills 15, hurts 48

Russian strikes hit the central part of Kyiv, one of the few times Russian attacks have reached the heart of the Ukrainian capital since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Economics

3 w. ago Alberta's fourth addiction recovery community opens in Calgary

The facility is part of the Alberta government’s $350-million plan to build 11 facilities across the province by 2027.

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3 w. ago Major Russian attack on Ukraine ‘as if nothing were changing’: Zelenskyy

It was Russia’s third-largest aerial attack this year in terms of the number of drones fired and the eighth-largest in terms of missiles, according to official Ukrainian figures.

Politics

3 w. ago Russia hammers Ukraine with drones and missiles as peace efforts drag on

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Thursday, while a recent diplomatic push to stop the three-year war is trying to gain momentum. The attack mostly targeted western regions of the […]

Events

3 w. ago A Ukrainian suspected in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts is arrested in Italy

BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian citizen man suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has been arrested, German prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested overnight by […]

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3 w. ago Huckabee blames Europe for stalled Gaza talks, highlighting growing western divide

JERUSALEM — U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sought Wednesday to blame a recent breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks on the decision by some European leaders to recognize Palestinian statehood. Talks over a lasting ceasefire have repeatedly stalled since the early months of the war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack — and long […]

Economics

3 w. ago Ottawa taps Canadian tech firm for ideas on using AI in public service

The federal government says the agreement with Cohere also involves looking at building Canada’s commercial capabilities to use and export AI.

Economics