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Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine i...
Dec 22, 2024
Canada's Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell beaten at world darts championship in London
LONDON - England's Ryan (Heavy Metal) Searle knocked Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell out of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship with a 3-0 second-round win Sunday. Seale is the tournament's ...
Dec 22, 2024
Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he...
Dec 22, 2024
'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year. The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan. 4 of a 1983 murder for which he and his f...
Dec 22, 2024
Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence
OTTAWA - The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity," involving violence targeted at familie...
Dec 22, 2024
RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book
OTTAWA - As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books. But he also had tasks his party comrad...
Dec 22, 2024
Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, colla...
Dec 22, 2024
Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens
MONTREAL - Social workers on the front lines of homelessness in Montreal say they feel increasingly powerless as more people find themselves forced to live in tents during the winter. Stphanie Lareau ...
Dec 22, 2024
'We need to win': Vancouver Canucks battling frustration amid slump
VANCOUVER - Frustration is beginning to creep in for the Vancouver Canucks. With a 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, the Canucks have now lost four of their last five games (1-2-2)...
Dec 22, 2024
NHL roundup: Blankenburg plays OT hero as Predators edge Kings 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Zachary L'Heureux an...
Dec 21, 2024