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Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:31:54 EST
As Russia masses its troops, Canadian soldiers in Eastern Europe keep watch
Canadian troops in the Baltic state of Latvia are just 300 kilometres from the border with Russia, as tens of thousands of Russian troops mobilize and take a combat-ready stance to the south. On a vis...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
U.S. border businesses optimistic as some restrictions ease
The pandemic meant quite a few changes for Ryden's Border Store, a popular shop and parcel delivery warehouse located in northern Minnesota — just across the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Pigeon...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:33:41 EST
No immediate plans to shut border with Canada over omicron variant, U.S. says
The White House says it has no immediate plan to tighten the border with Canada again after new COVID-19 cases involving the omicron variant.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:02:26 EST
3 students killed, 8 others wounded in Michigan high school shooting
A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school about 50 kilometres north of Detroit Tuesday, killing three students aged 14 to 17, and wounding eight others, including a teacher. ...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:03:16 EST
CNN suspends news anchor Chris Cuomo, citing proof he helped his politician brother
CNN on Tuesday suspended news anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely over his role in defending his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, regarding sexual harassment allegations.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:42:36 EST
At least 4 killed as powerful storm hits Turkey
A powerful storm pounded Istanbul and other parts of Turkey on Monday, killing at least four people and causing havoc in the city of 15 million people, reports said.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:51:11 EST
Leftist Xiomara Castro to become 1st female Honduran president after rival concedes
Honduras ruling party conceded defeat Tuesday in presidential elections held two days earlier, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote ...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:23:13 EST
Josephine Baker becomes 1st Black woman honoured at France's Pantheon
Josephine Baker — the U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation's highes...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:27:18 EST
El Chapo's wife sentenced 3 years for helping him run multi-billion dollar drug empire
The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to helping her husband run his multi-billion dollar criminal empire. ...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:36:05 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Nov. 30
Alberta and B.C. have detected their first cases of the omicron coronavirus variant, bringing the number of provinces that have reported the presence of the new variant to four, including Ontario an...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:50:54 EST
Witness at Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial describes her as Jeffrey Epstein's 'No. 2'
A longtime pilot for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein resumed his testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial Tuesday, saying that the British socialite charged with helping the financier...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:36:07 EST
Barbados becomes world's newest republic
Fireworks peppered the sky at midnight as Barbados officially became a republic, and the Caribbean island dropped Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:09:12 EST
Marilyn Manson's home searched in abuse investigation
Authorities searched the home of musician Marilyn Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner, on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:32:48 EST
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:21:56 EST
EU, Russia, Iran take upbeat tone as nuclear talks resume amid skepticism  
Talks between world powers and Iran to revive a 2015 nuclear deal have resumed in Vienna for the first time in five months. EU, Iranian and Russian diplomats sounded upbeat about their progress on Mo...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:07:34 EST
Hanukkah in pictures from around the world
Jewish communities around the world celebrated the first of eight days of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, on Sunday, closing another year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:31:09 EST
Barbados is cutting ties with the Queen — but lack of public vote has some island residents asking why
Later this week, Barbados Governor General Sandra Mason will be sworn in as president and usher in a new republican government for the island nation. While the move is hailed by many, others are upset...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:39:04 EST
Bill Cosby prosecutors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review decision to overturn sexual assault conviction
Prosecutors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a decision not to prosecute announ...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:39:00 EST
Lava blankets swathes of Spain's La Palma
Drone footage captured the sight of over 1,100 hectares of La Palma, Spain, covered in lava, as a new vent opened on the volcano overnight and the cone of the volcano emitted smoke. (Credit: REUTERS/B...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:21:11 EST
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama to get another vote on unionizing
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has ordered a new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Ala., based on objections to the first vote that took place in April. 



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