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The U.S. air force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early, and would instead force them out without retirement benefits. One air force sergeant said he was “betrayed and devastated” by the move. The move …
Read More »U.S. expecting NATO members to show them the money at leaders’ summit
Short and sweet is not usually a phrase associated with the annual NATO leaders’ summit, but arguably that’s what many member nations are hoping for as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the table. The gathering of allied leaders will be the first for Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO …
Read More »22 crew members rescued from lifeboat in North Pacific after cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles catches fire
The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard the vessel in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain. A large plume of smoke was initially seen at the ship’s stern coming from the deck …
Read More »Trump orders investigations into 2 members of his previous administration
U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to punish his critics on Wednesday by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have. Trump’s targeting of Miles Taylor, a former Department of …
Read More »Russia convicts members of Ukraine’s Azov regiment on terrorism charges
A Russian military court on Wednesday handed down long prison sentences to 12 members of Ukraine’s Azov regiment, which led the defence of the city of Mariupol in the early months of the war and is designated as a “terrorist organization” by Russia. The defendants, charged with “terrorist activity” and …
Read More »Sudanese Quebecers wait in anguish after exclusion from program to rescue family members
Mayada Ageeb has been holding protests in downtown Montreal every two weeks, calling for Quebec and Canada to do more to rescue the families of Sudanese Canadians from a war that has been raging for nearly two years and which has displaced more than 12 million people. The situation in …
Read More »Sudanese Canadians decry delays in bringing their family members to safety
This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it. For more than a year and a half, Ismail Adam, 61, of Mississauga, Ont., has been seized with dread every time he receives a phone call. …
Read More »Family members sue Alberta government and company over 15-year-old’s death in group home
Three family members are suing the Alberta government and a company that operates an Edmonton group home, alleging both failed to take steps to prevent the death of 15-year-old Noah Gitsel. Gitsel died by suicide in May inside a group home in north Edmonton’s Killarney neighbourhood. In a recently updated statement …
Read More »One Direction members reunite at Liam Payne’s funeral near London
The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage …
Read More »Soldiers, police fence off El Salvador neighbourhood, in search for gang members
More than 2,000 soldiers and 500 police officers surrounded a populous neighbourhood on the outskirts of El Salvador’s capital on Monday in an effort to quash the remnants of gangs the president said were trying to set up shop in the area. “There is a group of gang members in …
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