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Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says
By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones early on Saturday, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations, an intelligence source in Kyiv ...
Two die in ongoing Israeli raid in West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says
By Ali Sawafta NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, according to the Palestinian ...
RCMP officers win eight per cent pay raise after arbitration ruling
OTTAWA — RCMP members will be getting an eight per cent salary increase after an arbitration ruling that will ultimately leave provinces and municipalities across the country forced to cover the cost. The Mounties’ contract expired last March and ...
Illegally importing turtles from China lands Calgary man $35,000 fine
Illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China, including some potentially endangered species, for sale as pets has landed a Calgary man a $35,000 fine. Justice Bruce Fraser on Friday accepted a joint submission from Crown prosecutor Omelia ...
Bank of Canada ‘committed to finishing the job’ on inflation, Macklem says
Uneven economic growth in countries around the world may mean interest rates are brought down on differing schedules after a “forceful” run-up in the past couple of years to rein in inflation , Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said ...
BDC employees paid over $250 million in bonuses since 2019: documents
OTTAWA — Canada’s small business investment bank handed out over $250 million in employee performance bonuses over the past five years. The information was contained within a response to an order paper question filed by Sen. Don Plett. It says the ...
Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted and heavy rain fell on ground already waterlogged ...
US House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package
By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security ...
UK minister writes to London police over 'openly Jewish' comment
LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister James Cleverly has written to London's Metropolitan Police after an officer stopped a man who was wearing a traditional kippah cap from crossing a road during a pro-Palestinian march on the grounds he ...
Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, two civilians killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence intercepted and destroyed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, repelling one of the largest such attacks on Russia during the conflict in Ukraine. Russian officials said two ...