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BRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters) - NATO leaders warned on Monday that China presents "systemic challenges," taking a forceful stance towards ...

Hong Kong monitoring for signs of radiation from nuclear reactor leak in southern China

HONG KONG (AP) -- China's government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong ...

Gunmen kill 5 members of anti-polio vaccination teams in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Gunmen on Tuesday targeted an anti-polio drive in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five members of ...

Ikea fined $1.2 million over spying campaign in France

VERSAILLES, France (AP) -- A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay more than 1 million euros ($1.2 ...

India was warned of Delta COVID-19 variant risks in early March, failed to heed warnings

NEW DELHI, June 15 (Reuters) -- A veteran public health expert warned top Indian officials in early March that a ...

CFIA recalls tahini sold in Ontario and Quebec due to possible salmonella contamination

OTTAWA -- A possible Salmonella contamination has prompted Phoenicia Group Inc. to recall Al-Rabih brand Tahini from the marketplace. The ...

Suicide bomber kills at least 15 at Somalia military site

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Police in Somalia say at least 15 people were killed and more than 20 others wounded ...

Vaccine laggard Japan steps up shots with company efforts

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese companies have joined the effort to speed up the country's lagging coronavirus vaccine rollout before the ...

NATO nations ready to jointly respond to attacks in space

BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO leaders on Monday expanded the use of their all for one, one for all, mutual defense ...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks to the Holocaust

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of ...

Handing over Winnipeg lab documents has ‘national security’ implications: Hajdu

Documents related to the firing of two scientists from the high-security laboratory in Winnipeg, and the transfer of viruses to ...

Senate votes to confirm Biden pick for DC appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Monday confirmed the first appellate court judge of President Joe Biden's tenure, elevating a ...

Sheriff: Cashier fatally shot after argument over face masks at Atlanta area grocery store

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - A grocery store cashier in the Atlanta area was killed and three other people were wounded ...

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing from vaccine rollout

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is asking for a judicial review of the decision to remove him as head of ...

Wilmot Township, west of Kitchener, cancels Canada Day festivities

WILMOT, ONTARIO - A township in Waterloo Region says it has decided to cancel Canada Day festivities this year. Wilmot ...

Former Green MP Jenica Atwin adjusts position on Israel after joining Liberal caucus

OTTAWA - Jenica Atwin has adjusted her position on Israel to align with the governing Liberal party she joined just ...

Police identify 32-year-old man fatally shot after attending party in Greenhills area

Police have identified a 32-year-old man who was fatally shot after attending a party in the Greenhills area Sunday evening. ...

Police identify two men shot to death in Scarborough

Two men who were fatally shot in Scarborough Sunday night have been identified by police. Toronto police were called to ...

Two suspects charged in Wasaga Beach stabbing that left Mississauga man dead

Ontario Provincial Police have charged two suspects from the GTA in connection with a fatal stabbing took place at Wasaga ...

York police charge man in alleged hate-motivated incident at vaccination clinic