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Families push for memorial to recognize police officers who died by suicide
TORONTO - Five years ago, Dilnaz Garda stood frozen in place at a procession line at her brother's funeral. His colleagues, Toronto police officers, walked up to her one-by-one. "I'm in my own living ...
Mar 21, 2021
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021
Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...
Mar 21, 2021
US defence chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan
KABUL - State media reports that U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops ...
Mar 21, 2021
N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over the extradition of a North Kor...
Mar 21, 2021
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the Mideast amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program in the region. ...
Mar 21, 2021
Australia's most populous state hit by severe rains, floods
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Sunday issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades. The New South Wales State Emergency Services res...
Mar 21, 2021
Wary Philippines says 200 Chinese vessels at disputed reef
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the So...
Mar 21, 2021
Filipino troops kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander blamed for years of ransom kidnappings and on Sunday rescued the last of his four Indonesian captives, the military said. M...
Mar 21, 2021
Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest
BANGKOK - Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up a rally by pro-democracy protesters cal...
Mar 21, 2021
