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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Zelensky warns Moscow it is sowing a deep hatred for Russia in Ukraine

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EDT
McDonald's silent on why some locations still open in Russia
After publicly announcing three weeks ago it was suspending its operations in Russia, McDonald's has now gone silent about why some of its restaurants are still open for business. 

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:32:44 EDT
Fast-moving Colorado wildfire forces 19,000 people from their homes
Authorities ordered 19,000 people from their homes on Saturday due to a fast-moving Colorado wildfire in rolling hills south of the college town of Boulder, not far from the site of a destructive 20...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:23:31 EDT
Chinese authorities officially confirm no one survived deadly plane crash
Chinese authorities officially confirmed Saturday that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week. There were 132 people on board.

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 07:32:40 EDT
Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen's Houthis after attack on oil depot
A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen unleashed a barrage of airstrikes on the capital and a strategic Red Sea city, officials said Saturday. At least eight people were kil...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:38:35 EDT
No reason to trust Russian rhetoric, says UN ambassador Bob Rae
Canada's ambassador to the UN Bob Rae says he doesn't believe a word that Russia says when it comes to it's invasion of Ukraine, arguing that the international community must make the cost of ongoing ...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 10:12:58 EDT
Taliban blocks dozens of women from taking flights out of Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some heading to Canada, because they were travelling without male guardians, two Afghan airline offici...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 10:28:53 EDT
Canada, Europe to co-host social media fundraiser for displaced Ukrainians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will co-host an international fundraiser to help raise funds for refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. ...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:02:30 EDT
300 died in last week's airstrike on theatre in Mariupol, city government says
About 300 people died in a Russian airstrike last week on a theatre being used as a bomb shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the city's government said Friday, citing eyewitnesses. ...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:11:54 EDT
Greta Thunberg-inspired climate protests take place across Canada, globe
Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:15:59 EDT
Ice shelf the size of New York City collapses in previously stable East Antarctica
An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:40:25 EDT
Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations at introductory press conference
Deshaun Watson maintained his innocence and strongly denied committing any sexual misconduct despite allegations made by 22 women against the Cleveland Browns' new starting quarterback. ...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:48:16 EDT
Yemen rebels attack oil depot in Saudi city hosting Formula One race
Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot on Friday in the Saudi Arabia city of Jeddah ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom. It was the rebels' highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi autho...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:03:37 EDT
Trudeau faced harsh critics in the EU Parliament this week. Here's who launched the attacks
This week, criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament went viral on social media. CBC News takes a look at what was said, wh...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:17:55 EDT
5 days after fatal jetliner crash in China, 2nd black box eludes searchers
Five days after the crash of a passenger jet in mountainous southern China, the disaster's cause remains a mystery while the search for the plane's second "black box" continued Friday.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:49:22 EDT
Russia's war in Ukraine has driven more than half the country's children from their homes
Russia's invasion has displaced more than half of Ukraine's children. The United Nations children's agency says half of the country's children, or 4.3 million of an estimated 7.5 million, have now fle...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:34:27 EDT
Anti-trans bills sweep the U.S.
A look at the conservative forces behind a spate of bills targeting transgender people in the United States.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:27:59 EDT
Text messages show wife of U.S. Supreme Court justice urged overturning Biden election
Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election, ac...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:05:47 EDT
Prince William expresses 'profound sorrow' for slavery in Jamaica visit, but offers no apology
Prince William has expressed his "profound sorrow" for slavery during a visit to Jamaica, though he stopped short of offering the apology demanded by protesters who are also seeking reparations for Br...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Poland's capital straining under weight of more than 300,000 refugees fleeing war in Ukraine
The arrival in Warsaw of more than 300,000 refugees from Ukraine has caused an almost 20 per cent spike in the city's population of roughly 1.8 million and spurred warnings from the mayor of Poland's ...



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