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Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry

Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and China showcased their “no-limits friendship” on Tuesday during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to further cement ties amid the fighting in Ukraine.
Funeral for two officers shot and killed in Edmonton scheduled for next week

Funeral for two officers shot and killed in Edmonton scheduled for next week

EDMONTON — Police say a regimental funeral has been scheduled for two Edmonton officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference

Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are trying to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide to answer questions about allegations the Chinese government interfered in Canada's last two federal elections.
Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a countrywide standardized testing process that would speed up licence approvals for doctors and nurses.
Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee

Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee

OTTAWA — Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe — an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abroad and bolster centuries of collaboration.
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting

Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short.
Top Israeli minister: 'No such thing' as Palestinian people

Top Israeli minister: 'No such thing' as Palestinian people

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel's new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Parliamentary committee summons Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's threat to block news

Parliamentary committee summons Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's threat to block news

OTTAWA — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being summoned by a parliamentary committee for the third time in four years — this time over the tech company's threat to block news from Canadians on its social-media platforms.
Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate

Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk's new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility.
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