Alex Lifeson shedding pieces of Rush past to move forward
TORONTO — Alex Lifeson says he’s downsizing his belongings in hopes that it will help close a chapter on his past with Rush. It’s been nearly five years since the …
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Russian media dismisses civilian deaths as fake despite evidence to contrary
WASHINGTON — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists …
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Russia’s failure to take Kyiv a defeat for the ages
WASHINGTON — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on …
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Live updates: Russia strikes fuel depot and factory, official says
LVIV, Ukraine —Russian forces overnight struck a fuel depot and a factory in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, and the number of casualties remains unclear, the region’s Governor Valentyn Reznichenko said Wednesday on …
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Killing of Ukrainian civilians could bring new sanctions against Russia
BUCHA, UKRAINE — Police and other investigators walked the silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital, documenting widespread killings of unarmed civilians and other alleged war crimes by Russian …
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Northern Manitoba First Nation to search former residential school grounds for unmarked graves
A Manitoba First Nation plans to search the grounds of a former residential school for potential unmarked graves. In a Tuesday announcement, the Pimicikamak Cree Nation said they have identified …
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Russian cosmonauts ‘blindsided’ by controversy over arriving at ISS in yellow spacesuits, NASA astronaut says
The three Russian astronauts who boarded the International Space Station last month in spacesuits that echoed the colours of Ukraine’s flag were paying tribute to their university and not protesting …
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Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies
Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock `n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications …
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Sacramento shooting suspect seen on video with gun: official
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A second suspect arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento had posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a …
Read MoreNorthern Manitoba First Nation to search former residential school grounds for unmarked graves
A Manitoba First Nation plans to search the grounds of a former residential school for potential unmarked graves. In a Tuesday announcement, the Pimicikamak Cree Nation said they have identified …
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