U.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in …
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U.S. Supreme Court to stop public access in April as COVID cases rise
The United States Supreme Court said on Monday it will stop allowing the public to attend courtroom sessions in person during the month of April as coronavirus cases rise in …
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Live updates: Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes since Russia’s invasion
UNITED NATIONS — Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion and the United Nations has verified the deaths of 142 …
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns Russia could use chemical weapons, calls for more sanctions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine and called on the West to impose strong sanctions on Moscow that would deter even …
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Mental health funding to provinces, territories through new transfer absent from budget
Notably absent from the federal government’s budget released last week was mention of a firm timeline to unleash funds through the forthcoming mental health transfer to provinces and territories. The …
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Ex-officer convicted of storming U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress
WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe …
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Conservative Party of Canada announces dates for its leadership debates
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates will go head-to-head in their first debate on May 11, then again on May 25, with the potential of facing off in August as …
Read MoreEx-officer convicted of storming Capitol to disrupt Congress
WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s …
Read MoreTraveller told TSA he had ‘no idea’ a sword was concealed in his cane
Someone isn’t getting through security. Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston’s Logan International Airport discovered a long blade inside a traveller’s cane on Tuesday. The man said he "had no …
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The odds and ends you may have missed in 2022 budget
The 2022 federal budget was presented in Ottawa on April 7, unveiling billions in spending with the Liberals focusing on putting new money into housing, national defence, climate change, and …
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