62 h. ago Northerners see Trump’s U.S. as greater threat to Arctic than Russia: poll

Canada’s foreign affairs minister was warned Russian, Chinese presence has introduced 'a high degree of uncertainty' into Arctic security.

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4 d. ago Court challenge may force Online Streaming Act revisit: CRTC chairperson

OTTAWA — The CRTC chairperson says Parliament may have to revisit the Online Streaming Act if a court challenge by streamers succeeds. Vicky Eatrides says whether or not that happens depends on the reasons the court puts forward in its eventual decision. Eatrides made the comments in response to a question about whether, if the […]

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7 d. ago ‘Retro walking’ might help with fending off dementia: Experts

Could taking a few steps back pave the way forward? When it comes to boosting memory and staving off dementia, some experts say yes, indeed. Walking backwards — sometimes referred to as retro walking — may improve cognition and boost activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is an area of the brain responsible for decision-making, […]

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8 d. ago Russia warns of ‘decisive response’ to any act of aggression against it

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the U.N. General Assembly after weeks in which unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace have raised alarm around Europe.

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8 d. ago Russian foreign minister: Any aggression against our country will be met with a ’decisive response’

UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation has no intention of attacking Europe, but any aggression against his country “will be met with a decisive response.” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the UN General Assembly at a time when unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace — intrusions blamed […]

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3 w. ago Anand says Canada summoned Russian ambassador over drone incursion into Poland

OTTAWA — Ottawa summoned Russia’s ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland.  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press that Global Affairs Canada reprimanded Stepanov on Wednesday.  Multiple Russian drones entered Polish territory between Tuesday and Wednesday and NATO allies shot down some of the devices, though […]

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