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The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, diplomatically isolating Washington as it shields its ally.  Gaza at ‘high risk of the total collapse,’ says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. …

With no end in sight after more than 21 months of war, the number of people killed or wounded in the Russian invasion of Ukraine is in the hundreds of thousands, intelligence estimates suggest.  U.K. Ministry of Defence estimates around 320,000 Russian casualties. With no end in sight after more …

For anyone with lingering night terrors from the last renegotiation of NAFTA, the notion of reopening the pact might evoke that classic line from a horror sequel: It’s baaaaa-aaaack. But this time is different, says the U.S. envoy to Canada. On his second anniversary in Ottawa, David Cohen says he’s …

Photo released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines shows Jafar Gamo Sultan, alias Jaf/Kurot, who was captured by government troops on Dec. 6, 2023 in relation to the Marawi explosion that left four people dead. The military says Sultan is an accessory in the bomb attack.  Government forces arrested …

Israel pressed on with its offensive in and around Gaza’s main cities on Friday, more than two months after Hamas’s deadly attack sparked a war that has claimed thousands of lives and left the Palestinian territory in ruins.  The death toll in Gaza has risen 17,000, mostly women and children, …

A network representing influential Canadian Muslim donors to the Liberal Party of Canada has left the ranks of the party’s top donors, citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s disinclination to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, CBC News has learned.  ‘With broken hearts, we must depart the Laurier Club,’ …

The Liberal government announced its regulatory framework for capping emissions in the oil and gas sector Thursday — a national cap-and-trade system that it says will set emissions limits without restricting production.  Framework meant to reduce emissions while letting production increase 12% above 2019 levels. The Liberal government announced its …

Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the U.S. president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.  Biden, 53, faces possible prison time if convicted after plea deal fell through earlier this …

The Liberals and NDP are criticizing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for being absent from the House of Commons as his party works to delay government legislation. Poilievre said Wednesday his MPs will pitch “thousands of amendments” to legislation to keep Parliament sitting over Christmas if the Liberal government doesn’t scrap …

Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and won’t return to meet her bail conditions, told the Associated Press on Thursday she felt still under the watch of the Chinese territory’s police even after moving to Toronto.  Chow would be pursued for life unless she turns herself …