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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
A Canadian veteran describes weeks under fire in Ukraine

Fri, 6 May 2022 02:12:49 EDT
Israel launches manhunt for 2 Palestinians suspected of stabbing rampage
Israeli security forces were waging a massive manhunt Friday for two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a stabbing rampage near Tel Aviv that left three Israelis dead.

Thu, 5 May 2022 11:20:08 EDT
The pandemic has killed far more people than official figures suggest, says WHO
The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double t...

Thu, 5 May 2022 20:59:33 EDT
Bolsonaro says party wants audit of Brazil's voting system before election
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that his political party will seek to audit the electronic voting system before the upcoming election amid concerns he is actively sowing distrust in it...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How the U.S. Supreme Court could suffer long-lasting damage from the Roe v. Wade leak
A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggesting that the justices might overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision has shocked court observers over the unprecedented security breach and pro...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As Fed issues rate hike, more warnings that stagflation is coming to North America
Big rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada have yet to quell inflationary expectations, and warnings grow that the weird combination of inflation and economic stagnation could be ret...

Thu, 5 May 2022 14:20:32 EDT
Israeli PM says Russia's Putin apologizes for minister's remarks about Hitler
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow's top diplomat. ...

Thu, 5 May 2022 01:59:44 EDT
Woman pulled from rubble almost 6 days after China building collapse
The death toll from the collapse of a building in central China last week has jumped to 26, state media reported Thursday. But a 10th survivor has also been pulled from the wreckage in the city of Cha...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Democrats want to 'codify' Roe v. Wade. What does that mean — and could they do it?
Hours after news broke Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court might be on the verge of overturning nearly 50 years of constitutional rights to abortion in that country, there were demands on the Biden a...

Tue, 3 May 2022 20:35:15 EDT
Abortion could light a powder keg in the U.S. Here's what happens in the aftermath
Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, first we'd see bans in two-dozen states. Next up: fights over cross-border movement of people, pills, and payments as a country already awash in culture ...

Wed, 4 May 2022 10:58:26 EDT
U.S. would be an outlier in global trend on abortion access if Roe v. Wade is overturned
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction. ...

Wed, 4 May 2022 08:47:38 EDT
Beijing shuts subway stations to stem COVID-19 spread
Beijing on Wednesday closed 60 subway stations — more than 10 per cent of the stations in the city's vast system — as an additional measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus. ...

Wed, 4 May 2022 14:30:26 EDT
U.S. central bank hikes benchmark interest rate by largest amount in 22 years
The U.S. central bank showed its resolve to bring down the highest inflation rate in 40 years by raising its own benchmark lending rate by the largest amount in 22 years.

Wed, 4 May 2022 19:15:00 EDT
Food crisis caused by war in Ukraine a 'catastrophe on top of a catastrophe,' says head of UN World Food Program
Executive Director of the UN World Food Program David Beasley joins Power & Politics to discuss the food crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Wed, 4 May 2022 08:47:22 EDT
Dave Chappelle attacked onstage at Los Angeles concert, suspect arrested
Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance wh...

Wed, 4 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Claims that Israel is imposing 'apartheid' on Palestinians put new pressure on Trudeau Liberals
Two cornerstones of the Trudeau government's foreign policy have been its public statements in defence of human rights around the world and its less-publicized support for Israel at the United Nati...

Wed, 4 May 2022 00:43:48 EDT
North Korea launches missile in 14th test so far this year
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal "at the fa...

Tue, 3 May 2022 22:39:52 EDT
Trump pick J.D. Vance wins Ohio primary
J.D. Vance, the author and venture capitalist, won Ohio's contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement in a race that was an early test of the ...

Tue, 3 May 2022 19:06:22 EDT
Prosecutors charge 3 with murder in Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against three people in a mass shooting that rocked California's capital city a month ago.

Tue, 3 May 2022 17:52:24 EDT
American women can obtain abortions in Canada if Roe v. Wade falls, minister says
American women will be able to obtain abortions in Canada if the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and returns abortion law to the state level, says Karina Gould, minister of famili...



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