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A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday.  G7 transport ministers, including Canada’s, set to discuss Red Sea shipping …

American legislative proposals to provide desperately needed aid to Ukraine have not yet passed. Canada’s defence minister says other NATO countries must step up to help.  This week, Ukraine will mark the 2-year anniversary of full-scale Russian invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says NATO countries like Canada must ramp up …

Israel’s government has not publicly discussed a timeline for a ground offensive on Rafah, where more than half the enclave’s 2.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge.  U.S. says it will veto another draft United Nations resolution calling for ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off growing calls …

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show.  Lawsuit claims clips requested through Cameo platform ridiculed ex-congressman. Former U.S. Rep. …

Here’s the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees. WestJet, along with several U.S. airlines, recently hiked its checked bag charges. And Flair Airlines has a new fee: a charge for paying for your flight with a credit …

Long before this month's Reddit-powered Loblaws boycott, an earlier generation of fed-up shoppers had their own beef with the grocery giant's prices. Shoppers converged on downtown Toronto location, angered by high prices A 1966 protest aimed at Loblaws grocery prices 15 hours ago Duration 0:43 On Oct. 21, 1966, a …

Photo Credit: BBC KYIV, Ukraine – Russia said Saturday it had taken “full control” of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, hours after Kyiv said it had pulled out of the former stronghold to save soldiers’ lives. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had informed President Vladimir Putin of the advance, …

Poll after poll shows Donald Trump ahead of President Joe Biden, nationally and in swing states. But doubters of these polls insist that what matters is results. By that standard, Democrats are enjoying a hot streak. Biden’s party has racked up a series of electoral wins in recent years. The …

Hostile drones have been winding their way across the Russian landscape this winter, striking refineries and related oil and gas infrastructure all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Ukraine showing increased ability to strike targets deeper inside Russia, analysts say. Russian energy infrastructure under attack from …

While some see hints of possible successors who could follow in Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s footsteps after his death, the political landscape for anyone opposing Vladimir Putin’s iron grip is bleak. Alexei Navalny’s widow urges supporters to ‘fight this horrific regime in Russia.’ ‘We can’t believe Putin,’ says Navalny’s …