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Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Russia could be on the brink of invading Ukraine. Here's what might happen next
As the Russian military continues to squeeze Ukraine from three directions, Canada and its NATO allies are trying to de-escalate an increasingly volatile situation.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:20:34 EST
1st foreign aid flights arrive in Tonga after massive volcanic eruption and tsunami
The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived Thursday after the Pacific nation's main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption. ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:23:05 EST
'I don't think I overpromised at all,' Biden says after challenges of 1st year in office
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had underestimated the extent of Republican opposition to his programs and acknowledged Americans' frustration at the slow pace of COVID-19 testing, but s...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:20:21 EST
Russia is looking for a pretext to invade Ukraine, Trudeau says
As it debates whether to send weapons to Ukraine, the federal government is taking into account Russia's quest for "excuses" to invade, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:33:49 EST
His influence was 'everything': Canadians mourn loss of fashion titan André Leon Talley
André Leon Talley, a vibrant presence in the American fashion scene and former editor-at-large of U.S. Vogue, has died at 73. Canadians from the arts and fashion worlds mourn the style icon and refle...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:27:26 EST
Red Cross data on half million of world's most vulnerable hacked
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on m...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:57:45 EST
U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump documents to Jan. 6 panel
In a rebuff to former U.S. president Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:28:24 EST
Airlines worldwide rush to change flights over U.S. 5G dispute
Some flights to and from the U.S. were cancelled on Wednesday even after AT&T and Verizon scaled back the rollout of high-speed wireless service that could interfere with aircraft technology that meas...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:43:18 EST
Rapper Cardi B pledges to pay burial costs for victims of NYC high-rise fire
Rap star Cardi B has offered to pay the burial costs for all 17 people killed in an apartment fire in the Bronx, the New York City borough where the Grammy-winning artist grew up.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:32:11 EST
People in Tonga finally able to reconnect with the outside world as some phone lines restored
Tongans could finally make phone contact with their families and the outside world on Thursday, five days after a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami completely cut off the Pacific island nation. ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:41:15 EST
England rolling back COVID-19 restrictions, PM Boris Johnson says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cas...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:50:54 EST
French actor Gaspard Ulliel dead at 37 after skiing accident
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for film and television roles including the Oscar-nominated Canadian film It's Only the End of the World, died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, accordi...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:22:59 EST
Dutch cultural sector protests lockdown measures with haircuts, manicures
The tough lockdown in the Netherlands is running into increasing anger from businesses hit by the restrictions. On Wednesday, the cultural sector expressed its frustration by turning museums and theat...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:01:35 EST
Potential fraudulent acts by Donald Trump, his company revealed in court documents
The New York attorney general's office late Tuesday told a court its investigators had uncovered evidence that former president Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:54:13 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 19
More than 1,600 volunteers have signed up after New Brunswick issued a call to the public for assistance amid a growing wave of COVID-19 that has sparked concern over the strained health-care system...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:33:39 EST
André Leon Talley, former editor at large at U.S. Vogue, dead at 73
André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was 73.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:47:27 EST
Rudy Giuliani, other Trump allies subpoenaed by U.S. House panel investigating Jan. 6
The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Capitol insurrection issued a new batch of subpoenas Tuesday to some of Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Rudy Giuliani, as the c...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:04:27 EST
As invasion threat looms, Ukraine asks for weapons — and Canada makes evacuation plans
Canada faced stepped-up pressure Tuesday to match U.S. and United Kingdom shipments of defensive weapons to Ukraine as the possibility of a Russian invasion continues to hang over eastern Europe. ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:08:58 EST
No evidence of bomb threat Belarus used to justify diverting airliner, UN agency says
Belarus has failed to produce any evidence of a bomb threat that was used to justify the diversion of an airliner to Minsk — and which led to the arrest of a dissident journalist — according to UN...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:06:11 EST
3 dead, many homes destroyed — but Tonga escapes worst-case volcano eruption aftermath
Despite sitting almost on top of the volcano that erupted so violently on Saturday, the Pacific nation of Tonga appears to have avoided the widespread devastation that many initially feared. ...



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