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MOSCOW — A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a crackdown the Kremlin has intensified on dissent and press freedom since invading Ukraine.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8 million francs ($5.

Galen Weston is stepping back from day-to-day operations of Loblaw Companies Ltd. in a senior leadership shuffle that will see a European retail executive take over as president and CEO.

TORONTO — Yung Wu has founded, built and invested in at least seven companies, but there's one thing that's not his strong suit: retiring. The first time the serial entrepreneur retired was in 2007, after the sale of his first company, Castek Inc.

Sovereign Norris and her partner don't want to have kids. “Economy wise, nature wise, with everything going on such as pandemics and world issues, I decided that I didn't want to bring a child into this world," said Norris.

VANCOUVER — A partnership between Uber Eats and cannabis resource company Leafly means British Columbia residents are now able to order legal pot and have it delivered to their door. Uber Canada says, starting immediately, B.C.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 4.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 4.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4 per cent (5.4) — Prince Edward Island: 3.

TORONTO — GSK plc has announced a deal to buy Canadian drug developer Bellus Health Inc. for US$2 billion. Under the agreement, GSK will pay US$14.75 per Bellus share in cash. Bellus shares closed at US$7.26 on the Nasdaq market on Monday.