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KLEIN: Manitoba’s future is at risk — and it starts with fewer families
If we’re not prepared to talk honestly about what’s driving this, we’re setting ourselves up for long-term decline — and no ...
A contractor stumbles upon a Byzantine tomb complex under a destroyed Syrian house
MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria (AP) — A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an ...
Republican senators to watch in the maneuvering over Trump's big bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has set an ambitious timeline for passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislation to cut taxes and spending. But getting it on the Republican president’s desk by ...
Argos players, coaches and staff receive their '24 Grey Cup rings
TORONTO — Toronto Argonauts personnel will have two ways to commemorate the franchise’s 2024 Grey Cup championship.
London's V&A Storehouse museum lets visitors get their hands on 5,000 years of creativity
The V&A’s flagship museum in London’s affluent South Kensington district, founded in the 1850s, is one of Britain’s biggest tourist attractions. The Storehouse is across town in the Olympic Park, a ...
NATO chief Rutte calls for 400% increase in the alliance's air and missile defense
Like other NATO members, the U.K. has been reassessing its defense spending since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...
Dubai orders Mall of the Emirates owner to restructure its board
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A special judicial committee in Dubai has reportedly ordered the parent company of one of the region’s retail giants to restructure its board, trying to end years of ...
Ukraine says Russia launched the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the 3-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin presses its summer ...
Italians head to polls in referendum on citizenship and labor, but vote risks sinking on low turnout
The measures were proposed by Italy’s main union and left-wing opposition parties. Premier Giorgia Meloni showed up at the polls on Sunday evening but didn’t cast a ballot — an action widely ...
Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers
TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not ...
All-time great wrestler Hakuho quits Japan Sumo Association with plans to form global body
TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport’s greatest wrestler, said Monday he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with ...
Public employees in Iraq's Kurdish region caught in the middle of Baghdad-Irbil oil dispute
The central government has accused the Kurdish regional authorities of making illegal deals and facilitating oil smuggling. Baghdad cut off funding for public sector salaries in the Kurdish region ...