U.S. federal prisons locked down after deadly gang fight
All federal prisons in the United States were locked down on Tuesday after a deadly gang brawl involving several inmates at a penitentiary in Texas. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons …
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Southern Alberta truck blockade continues at U.S. border as RCMP ready to make arrests, tow vehicles
COUTTS, ALTA. — A blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border is entering its fourth day. A convoy of commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans has been blocking …
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Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule
BANGKOK — A nationwide strike in Myanmar on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power, as sporadic protests and violence across the country raised further international …
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Russia denies responding to U.S. proposal on Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW — A Russian diplomat on Tuesday denied reports that Moscow sent Washington a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at deescalating the Ukraine crisis. The Kremlin is seeking …
Read MoreTruck blockade continues at U.S. border as RCMP ready to make arrests, tow vehicles
COUTTS, ALTA. — A blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border is entering its fourth day. A convoy of commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans has been blocking …
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Building Ukraine’s resistance through bomb shelters and guerrilla war tactics
KHARKIV, UKRAINE — The table tennis coach, the chaplain’s wife, the dentist and the firebrand nationalist have little in common except a desire to defend their hometown and a sometimes …
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Pregnant New Zealand journalist in Afghanistan can go home
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s COVID-19 border policy said Tuesday she will return home after her government …
Read MoreCanada gets failing grade when it comes to adult vaccination for flu, pneumonia, shingles: report
A national review of Canada’s pace of adult vaccination for non-COVID-19 preventable illnesses such as the flu and shingles for 2021 has found that many provinces are lacking, despite COVID-19 …
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Anand meets Ukraine’s defence minister, no promise of weapons
A closed-door meeting of ministers on Monday lasted two hours, but resulted in no new Canadian deliverables for Ukraine. Defence Minister Anita Anand met with Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov …
Read More‘Rust’ death sparks New Mexico gun safety bill for actors
SANTA FE, N.M. — A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after a cinematographer was fatally shot last year by …
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