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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
How Canada could retaliate if tariff-like U.S. electric car policy goes ahead
When the Trump administration attacked Canada with tariffs on aluminum and steel, Canada retaliated. Fighting Joe Biden's pro-labour green car tax break may require more finesse.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:27:40 EST
5 dead, 40 injured after SUV speeds through Wisconsin holiday parade, police say
An SUV plowed into a holiday parade in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday, leading to "some fatalities," Waukesha's police chief said.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:23:50 EST
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai tells Olympic officials she's 'safe' in Beijing home
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with International Olympic Committee officials and told them she was safe and well, the Olympic body said on Sun...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:32:37 EST
Sudan's military leaders reinstate deposed PM, say political detainees will be released
Sudan's deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. A key pro-democracy group that h...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:47:37 EST
2 people from kidnapped missionary group freed in Haiti, U.S. organization says
Christian Aid Ministries, based in Ohio, says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:54:26 EST
Russia accuses West of 'artificially' raising tensions over Ukraine border situation
The Kremlin on Sunday accused the West of "artificially" whipping up tensions around Ukraine with repeated statements suggesting Russia was poised to launch an attack on its neighbour — and told th...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:45:52 EST
U.K. taxi driver calls it a 'miracle' he survived passenger's bomb blast
A taxi driver injured when his passenger's homemade bomb exploded in the northwest England city of Liverpool a week ago said Sunday that it's a "miracle" he is alive.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:48:52 EST
U.S. admiral warns of China threat and urges allies to work and train more closely
The United States and its allies should move more urgently in the face of rapidly evolving Chinese military tactics, the new U.S. commander of the Indo-Pacific region has warned the Halifax Internati...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Passing the royal baton: How more duties are gradually shifting from the Queen to the younger generations
Recent events involving senior members of the Royal Family offer the latest insight into a gradual transition unfolding within the House of Windsor.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:18:11 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
Ten of thousands of people demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday to protest reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest spike in coronavirus case...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:41:59 EST
Tiger Woods posts video swinging wedge 9 months after car accident
One swing, two words and three seconds of a video was all it took from Tiger Woods to get everyone talking Sunday about his future on the golf course.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal for shootings based on self-defence isn't surprising: legal experts
The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges is not a surprise to some Wisconsin legal analysts who say the prosecution always faced a difficult challenge of arguing the teen did not fire his g...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 10:19:11 EST
17 dead, dozens missing after heavy rains in India's Andhra Pradesh state
At least 17 people have died and dozens are reported missing in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after days of heavy rains, authorities said Saturday.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:56:27 EST
Video, photos of missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai posted online
Missing tennis star Peng Shuai reappeared in public Sunday at a youth tournament in Beijing, according to photos released by the organizer, as the ruling Communist Party tried to quell fears abroad wh...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:02:31 EST
Tens of thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine requirements across Europe
Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country's ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:25:10 EST
White House official says U.S. open to discussions with Canada about proposed EV incentive
A senior White House official says the Biden administration is sympathetic to Canada’s concerns about a proposed electric vehicle tax credit, but offered no indication of a plan to drop the idea. ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:33:46 EST
Elijah McClain's family to receive $15M settlement over 2019 death after police stop
The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million US to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after suburban Denver police stopped him on the street a...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:38:31 EST
Red Cross forced to pay Afghan doctors, nurses with bags of cash in wake of U.S. withdrawal
Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to ba...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:18:00 EST
Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts in trial over Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly Kenosha, Wis., shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:11:06 EST
Trudeau goes to Washington, and finds that Canada is mostly an afterthought for the U.S.



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