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Soldier charged for criticizing vaccine mandates arrives in Ottawa amid protest fears
OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier charged for speaking out against COVID-19 vaccine requirements will march through Ottawa on Thursday, kicking off what organizers are promising - and residents fear - will ...
Jun 30, 2022
Israel's parliament dissolves, sets 5th election in 4 years
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself and send the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less than four years. Yair Lapid, Israel's foreign minister a...
Jun 30, 2022
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
New clean fuel regulations to raise gas prices, affect low-income Canadians the most
OTTAWA - New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030. An impact analysis of the Cl...
Jun 30, 2022
For some, the Canadian flag has taken on new meaning this year
OTTAWA - Puneet Luthra has always taken advantage of the Canadian flags his local MP's office gives away so he can raise one at his Toronto home. "I just think it looks great. I think it's beautiful,"...
Jun 30, 2022
Xi arrives in Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of handover
HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Commu...
Jun 30, 2022
NATO summit to conclude with talks on southern nations, terrorism
MADRID - A historic summit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders is expected to wrap up today, capping off a worldwide summit tour focused squarely on Russia's war in Ukraine. Prime Minister J...
Jun 29, 2022
Toye scores twice to lead Montreal past Seattle 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Mason Toye scored two goals to lead Montreal to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night. Toye tied it at 1 in the 18th minute and scored the go-ahead goal in the 62nd...
Jun 29, 2022
Dictator's son Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, was sworn in as Philippine president Thursday in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history but ...
Jun 29, 2022
Red Sox score three runs in 10th inning before hanging on for 6-5 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - The Boston Red Sox scored three runs in the 10th inning and hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Boston took advantage of an i...
Jun 29, 2022
