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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked poised to secure a rare third term and declared victory on Tuesday evening, calling it “a historical feat in India’s history” — even though his party appeared likely to lose a significant number of seats, falling shy of an outright majority. PM claims ‘historical’ …

Today, Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance hope to finally have a successful crewed launch of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after two attempts were scrubbed. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be heading to the International Space Station. Today, Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) hope to …

Canada made a promise to block imports of products made by forced labour under the new North American trade agreement. Its enforcement level so far? Zero. This is drawing scrutiny south of the border where a U.S. senator is proposing a solution. The countries made a deal. Canada isn’t complying, …

The rapid sequencing technology is being tested in B.C. to refine the degree of achievable genetic compatibility between patients and donors while six other labs in the country are joining that effort, an expert says.  About half of all transplants fail over time due to rejection, says the project’s leader. …

Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute 5 per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. Money will be used to boost funding for local, Indigenous broadcasting, per briefing. Online streaming services operating in Canada …

The security footage is clear. It’s the middle of the night. A man pushes a golf cart out of frame. The other, wearing a hoodie and medical mask, follows behind driving another cart as quickly as it will go. In the early hours of April 19, the thieves load 11 …

Jessica Grant and Mackenzie Ashby have been waiting a long time for a surgery they say will dramatically reduce their pain and improve their quality of life. Dr. Craig Morton receives two OR days for endometriosis surgeries a month — if they’re not bumped. If an animal in pain comes …

The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines.  Connor McDavid and company aim to be 1st Canadian team to win Cup since 1993. The Edmonton Oilers are back …

Dutch artist Dominik Haring and his daughter Philstar.com / Kristofer Purnell MANILA, Philippines — After two decades of calling the Philippines his home, Dutch pop artist and sculptor Dominik Haring is holding his first-ever solo exhibition. “Fragments of Time,” which runs in Alliance Francaise de Manille in Makati City until June 29, …

Book reviews on “The Silver Bone,” “The Last Murder at the End of the World,” “High Vaultage,” “The Murder of Mr. Ma,” “How To Solve Your Own Murder, and “The Busy Body” True Crime and Crime Fiction have become such reading favorites all around the world that it’s not surprising …