Paul Workman: Interview with the Taliban’s spokesman
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — It’s the Canadians, he said, who should be sorry for coming to Afghanistan as an occupying force. During two decades of war in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters were …
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Paul Workman: Interview with the Taliban’s spokesperson
KABUL, AFGxjmtzywHANISTAN — It’s the Canadians, he said, who should be sorry for coming to Afghanistan as an occupying force. During two decades of war in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters were …
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Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared …
Read MoreCanadians want workplace flexibility for personal emergencies: survey
The mental health of Canadians wasn’t as bad in December 2021 as it was in December 2020, according to a monthly survey, but employees still have strong concerns regarding their …
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 8 in Cameroon stadium crush, 38 injured
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Eight people have now died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, while another seven people are in …
Read MoreAttitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven’t helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates …
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U.S. man arrested and fired after berating employees in smoothie tirade
A Connecticut man has been arrested and lost his job after video surfaced of him yelling at employees of a smoothie shop Saturday, where he claimed his son received a …
Read MoreSouth Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays …
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Video will show 3 cops violated George Floyd’s rights, prosecutors say
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as …
Read MoreRange of sandwiches, burgers and donairs recalled
HQ Fine Foods is rexjmtzywcalling certain Quality fast foods brand and Hygaard Fine Foods Ltd. brand sandwiches because of a possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the …
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