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A banner is hanged at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, site of the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada May 3, 2024.

Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says

Anna Mehler Paperny |Updated 18 minutes ago |2 min read

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 ...

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New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation

Reuters |Updated 18 minutes ago |1 min read

(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 ...

A dairy cow stops to look up while feeding at a dairy farm in Ashland, Ohio, December 12, 2014.

Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(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 ...

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Debris from drones injures three in Ukraine's Kharkiv, governor says

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

(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, ...

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, November 11, 2023. Chris Jackson/Pool via

King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

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 ...

A worker unloads humanitarian aid, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Erez Crossing point in northern Gaza, May 1, 2024.

Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid

Jonathan Landay |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

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 ...

The Toronto Dominion (TD) bank logo is seen on a building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2017.

TD Bank says comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering program underway

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(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 appears in provincial court by video from Her Majesty's Penitentiary May 3, 2024.

Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad returns to St. John's court

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

Rick Mercer speaks Friday at the Justina Centre in Outer Cove during a ceremony to unveil his Canada’s Walk of Fame commemorative plaque. Mercer was inducted into the Walk of Fame in 2023 during a gala event in Toronto. JOE GIBBONS • THE TELEGRAM

Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated 4 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

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 ...

A member of Bob Cole’s family carries his remains from St. Thomas’ Church in St. John’s after Cole’s funeral on Friday. JOE GIBBONS • THE TELEGRAM

'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 4 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

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 ...

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