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Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration

BANGKOK (AP) — Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organization, members of the group and a rescue worker
Police assessment didn't warn protesters would use Ottawa locals as 'leverage': Bell

Police assessment didn't warn protesters would use Ottawa locals as 'leverage': Bell

OTTAWA — In the days leading up to the mass protest in Ottawa last winter, police didn't have intelligence suggesting the "Freedom Convoy" would use local citizens as a "leverage point" and didn't factor in the risks the convoy posed to the community

Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border

PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren't covered by a border wall. The move announced by Republican Gov.
Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID

Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his Confederate flag-toting father was sentenced on Monday to two years behind bars.
Moe touts Saskatchewan role in global energy, food security during business speech

Moe touts Saskatchewan role in global energy, food security during business speech

SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe touted Saskatchewan’s economic prosperity driven by windfall resource revenues in a speech to business leaders while also signalling the federal government would remain a main focus for the Saskatchewan Party in the upco
Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

VANCOUVER — Arlene Tedjo's passion for nursing was already dwindling in a short-staffed emergency room in British Columbia, but when a patient kicked her and told her to go back to her own country, she was forced to take a break from her job.
Premier Danielle Smith says she distrusts World Economic Forum, Alberta to cut ties

Premier Danielle Smith says she distrusts World Economic Forum, Alberta to cut ties

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she is cancelling a health consulting agreement involving the World Economic Forum — an agency at the centre of global domination conspiracy theories — because she won’t work with a group that talks abou
Biden's midterm 'closing argument': Look at the alternative

Biden's midterm 'closing argument': Look at the alternative

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Republicans increasingly confident about victory in this year’s midterm elections, President Joe Biden dismissed the polls in a speech at Democratic Party headquarters Monday, saying there’s still time for “one more shift” that
Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention

Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's initiative to spur prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support Monday when singer Mary J.
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