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More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 500 people - some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings - have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislat...
Jun 25, 2024
International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for Russia's former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. The court is accusing fo...
Jun 25, 2024
Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime ...
Jun 25, 2024
Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation
OTTAWA - Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brin...
Jun 25, 2024
Meet the centenarians: Canada's oldest age group is also its fastest-growing
VANCOUVER - Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week. She's 101, and still lives in her own condo in West...
Jun 25, 2024
Five Canadians, with more than 500 years of stories
The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories. 'THEY HAD TO FLY IN DOCTORS TO NAIROBI' Bil...
Jun 25, 2024
Iran's supreme leader calls for 'maximum' turnout for presidential election
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader is calling for "maximum" voter turnout in Friday's presidential election to "overcome the enemy." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments in a...
Jun 25, 2024
A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon
BEIJING (AP) - China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China on Tu...
Jun 25, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
BANGKOK (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on the way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him a...
Jun 24, 2024
Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower mo...
Jun 24, 2024