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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Unsealed documents show RCMP intends to charge captured ISIS fighter
Court documents unsealed last week reveal that the RCMP intends to charge a Canadian ISIS foreign fighter with a string of terrorism offences.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:21:28 EDT
Mother of Canadian girl freed from ISIS detention camp in Syria released
A Canadian woman being held in an ISIS detention camp in northeast Syria has been released with the help of the former U.S. diplomat who helped get her four-year-old daughter out of the camp and to re...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:48:30 EDT
Ethiopia declares ceasefire in Tigray after 8 months of conflict
The ceasefire comes after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray forces occupied the regional capital, soldiers retreated and hundreds of thousands of people continue to face the world's wor...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:31:42 EDT
New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit
Israel's new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalized relation...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:06:00 EDT
What we know about the victims of the Florida condo collapse
Those recovered from rubble in the oceanside town of Surfside included a young Puerto Rican graphic artist who refused to let a disability dampen his spirits, a devoted couple who had been married for...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:13:36 EDT
Tunnelling rescuers search for survivors in Florida condo collapse
Rescue workers digging feverishly for a fifth day Monday stressed that they could still find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building, a hope family members clung to even though n...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:23:43 EDT
U.S. Supreme Court declines to revive school's transgender bathroom ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Booing of English soccer stars taking the knee a symptom of lingering racism in sport
The failure of some members of the U.K.'s governing political class to support the national soccer team's decision to take the knee before games has created a whole new level of controversy, writes Ma...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:00:20 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
Toronto health officials say a mass vaccination clinic has administered more than 17,000 doses so far, setting a new North American record for the most COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in a singl...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:03:59 EDT
Belgium holds on to defeat Portugal and advance to quarter-finals
Belgium held Cristiano Ronaldo scoreless and defeated defending champion Portugal 1-0 Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Championship.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 14:58:51 EDT
Pride celebrations around the world
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of 2020 Pride events in Canada and around the world. But as more people get vaccinated and cases of infections trend downward, some communities have been ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 20:58:41 EDT
U.K. health secretary resigns after breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing aide
British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been livin...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:42:59 EDT
4 Canadians unaccounted for in wake of deadly Florida condo tower collapse
The Canadians are among the more than 150 people who remain missing following the deadly collapse of a 12-storey condo tower in a Florida shore town, where rescuers are working around the clock in ho...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:40:16 EDT
Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics
Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:49 EDT
U.S. regulator adds warning about rare heart inflammation risk to Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets
The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use. ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:15:11 EDT
Canada's chief public health officer receives her 2nd shot — this time with Moderna
Canada's chief public health officer received her second COVID-19 vaccine dose on Saturday, this time being jabbed with a Moderna shot after being first inoculated with Pfizer-BioNTech. ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:06:58 EDT
Dozens of cyclists involved in crash-marred 1st stage of Tour de France
The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world cycling champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a punchy attack on Sat...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Press freedom in Hong Kong is effectively dead': Journalists lose hope after Apple Daily forced to close
Two summers ago, in the heat of Hong Kong's massive street demonstrations when pro-democracy protesters faced off against police, journalists from the opposition Apple Daily were always on the front ...

Fri, 29 May 2020 08:38:52 EDT
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for George Floyd's murder

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:44:39 EDT
Finland sees COVID-19 spike from returning Euro 2020 fans
Finnish health authorities have detected a spike in coronavirus cases that has been traced to soccer fans returning from neighboring Russia following European Championship matches in St. Petersburg. ...



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