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Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'

Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'

OTTAWA — The sweeping calls for change stemming from the public inquiry into the 2020 deadly mass shootings in Nova Scotia include a push to overhaul Canada's approach to the "epidemic" of gender-based, intimate-partner and family violence — something one advocate says will require transformative change.
Trump surrenders at NY courthouse. Here's what to expect

Trump surrenders at NY courthouse. Here's what to expect

Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime.
Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will to take bold steps toward a national program.
Trump's expected surrender creates New York spectacle

Trump's expected surrender creates New York spectacle

NEW YORK (AP) — A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump's expected surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan.
Live updates: Donald Trump set for historic arraignment

Live updates: Donald Trump set for historic arraignment

NEW YORK (AP) — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who is expected to surrender Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse to face arraignment on charges stemming from hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters.
First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination

First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination

OTTAWA — The association representing all 36 stand-alone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa's "deliberate" underfunding of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination.
Ottawa is going all in on 'friendshoring.' Here's what that could mean.

Ottawa is going all in on 'friendshoring.' Here's what that could mean.

OTTAWA — This year's budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say — even if that could result in higher prices or missed opportunities.
Philippines names 4 new camps for US forces amid China fury

Philippines names 4 new camps for US forces amid China fury

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government on Monday identified four new military camps, including some across the sea from Taiwan, where rotating batches of American forces will be allowed to be stationed indefinitely despite strong objections from China.
Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine.
1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission.
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