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North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the order of leader Kim Jong-un and made an important contribution to the liberation of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine. The victorious end of the battle …
Read More »‘Go Habs! Go!’ has got to go: STM to support sports teams en français only
Montreal’s transit agency will be removing the word “Go” from its electronic displays when supporting local sports teams, to comply with Quebec’s language laws, and the move is raising eyebrows of even the most ardent defenders of the French language at the National Assembly. As such, the popular phrase “Go …
Read More »Quebec bill would extend religious symbols ban to school support workers, force students to uncover faces
The Quebec government has put forward a bill that would extend the province’s ban on the wearing of religious symbols to support staff in schools, and prohibit students from having their faces covered. If passed, the legislation would extend the ban to all staff in public schools and school service centres, not …
Read More »U.S.-eh? Who are the Canadians who would support a 51st state?
It may surprise and even enrage many people to know there are Canadians out there who wouldn’t mind this country becoming the 51st state of the U.S. It’s a small number, to be sure: About 10 per cent of Canadians say they would support Canada joining the U.S., according to a poll …
Read More »The U.S. wants minerals. Ukraine wants military support. Can they strike a deal?
Ukraine has clearly grabbed the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump with its apparent willingness to share access to rare-earth resources with Washington, in exchange for its continued support and security guarantees. Trump wants what he calls “equalization” for support the U.S. has provided to Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion. And he wants …
Read More »Caregiver in B.C. woman’s starvation death says she received little support from management
The caregiver convicted for her part in the starvation death of Florence Girard says she wouldn’t have gone into home care had she known how little support would be given to her. Astrid Dahl also criticized the home-care organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death …
Read More »Thousands rally at N.Z. capital to oppose controversial bill, support Māori rights
1 hour ago News Duration 1:19 A large crowd, which police estimated at more than 40,000 people, gathered outside New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington to oppose a bill that opponents have decried as a bid to reinterpret a founding treaty and set back Māori rights. New Zealand’s prime minister has …
Read More »Israel misses deadline to let more aid into Gaza, but U.S. maintains support
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours — including 11 in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said — as the country missed a deadline set by Washington to allow more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
Read More »India offers support to cash-strapped Maldives in bid to repair strained ties
India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi on Monday in a bid to repair strained ties that saw the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago forging closer relations with China. After the talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will offer …
Read More »‘We can’t support the growth’: Manitoba schools bursting at seams – Winnipeg
A West St. Paul mom says the growth of the community means her child’s elementary school can’t support the number of students in the area. Kelly Bishop told 680 CJOB’s The News Monday that there aren’t even enough classrooms to properly teach the kids. “They’ve taken the library, and they’ve relocated …
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