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Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says

Olena Harmash, Tom Balmforth |Updated 48 minutes ago |2 min read

By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones early on Saturday, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations, an intelligence source in Kyiv ...

An Israeli military vehicle maneuvers during an Israeli raid, at Nour Shams camp, in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 20, 2024.

Two die in ongoing Israeli raid in West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says

Ali Sawafta |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Ali Sawafta NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, according to the Palestinian ...

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RCMP officers win eight per cent pay raise after arbitration ruling

Ryan Tumilty |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

OTTAWA — RCMP members will be getting an eight per cent salary increase after an arbitration ruling that will ultimately leave provinces and municipalities across the country forced to cover the cost. The Mounties’ contract expired last March and ...

A Calgary man has been fined $35,000 for illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China. In this file picture taken on January 9, 2014, an official holds baby pig-nosed turtles in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia.

Illegally importing turtles from China lands Calgary man $35,000 fine

Kevin Martin · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

Illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China, including some potentially endangered species, for sale as pets has landed a Calgary man a $35,000 fine. Justice Bruce Fraser on Friday accepted a joint submission from Crown prosecutor Omelia ...

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference after announcing an interest rate decision in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 12, 2023.

Bank of Canada ‘committed to finishing the job’ on inflation, Macklem says

Barbara Shecter |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read Premium content

Uneven economic growth in countries around the world may mean interest rates are brought down on differing schedules after a “forceful” run-up in the past couple of years to rein in inflation , Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said ...

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BDC employees paid over $250 million in bonuses since 2019: documents

Bryan Passifiume · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read Premium content

OTTAWA — Canada’s small business investment bank handed out over $250 million in employee performance bonuses over the past five years. The information was contained within a response to an order paper question filed by Sen. Don Plett. It says the ...

A view from a helicopter shows a flooded area in the Kurgan Region, Russia, in this still image taken from video released April 9, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via

Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted and heavy rain fell on ground already waterlogged ...

People walk past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2024.

US House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security ...

British Home Secretary James Cleverly makes a statement on the publication of the Part 1 Angiolini Inquiry report at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 29, 2024. UK Parliament/Maria Unger/Handout via

UK minister writes to London police over 'openly Jewish' comment

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister James Cleverly has written to London's Metropolitan Police after an officer stopped a man who was wearing a traditional kippah cap from crossing a road during a pro-Palestinian march on the grounds he ...

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Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, two civilians killed

Reuters |Updated 38 minutes ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence intercepted and destroyed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, repelling one of the largest such attacks on Russia during the conflict in Ukraine. Russian officials said two ...

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