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Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes. But he is not. The Canadian Sikh leader was gunned down almost a year ago in ...
New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation
(Reuters) - New Zealand said on Saturday that its Antarctic agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies, amid China's growing presence in ...
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday. The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian ...
Debris from drones injures three in Ukraine's Kharkiv, governor says
(Reuters) - Debris from downed Russian drones struck civilian targets early on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, injuring three people and sparking a fire in an office building, the regional governor said. Oleh Synehubov, ...
King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organisations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The review ...
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Friday that they believe there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting humanitarian ...
TD Bank says comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering program underway
(Reuters) - Canada's second-largest lender TD Bank said on Friday a comprehensive overhaul of its U.S. and global anti-money laundering (AML) program was well underway. The bank has been subject to regulatory probes over its AML compliance ...
Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad returns to St. John's court
Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad returned to court in St. John’s Friday afternoon, where his lawyer requested a publication ban on details of some of the charges against him. Al Ahmad, 36, appeared in provincial court by video from Her Majesty’s ...
Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame
Rick Mercer said he has realized, over the years, how lucky he was to have grown up in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove. “When I was writing my book, and reflecting on my childhood, I remember my editor saying, ‘What do you mean, there's a pond behind ...
'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s
A familiar tune filled the sanctuary at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church on Friday during Bob Cole's funeral. From their perch in the balcony, the CLB Regimental Band played the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song. Cole and those notes were married in a ...