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Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rush stage

Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rush stage

LONDON (AP) — Climate change protesters were dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting Tuesday, while activist investors added pressure with a resolution demanding the global oil and gas giant beef up its emissions strategy.
FACT FOCUS: Fake image of Pentagon explosion briefly sends jitters through stock market

FACT FOCUS: Fake image of Pentagon explosion briefly sends jitters through stock market

An image of black smoke billowing next to a bureaucratic-looking building spread across social media Monday morning, with the claim that it showed an explosion near the Pentagon.
Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.
Police seek help to locate Lyndon Joyes

Police seek help to locate Lyndon Joyes

Athabasca RCMP think the 20-year-old man, who's been missing since May 1, may be in Calgary.
Quebec police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of Sharron Prior

Quebec police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of Sharron Prior

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Montreal-area police said Tuesday that advances in DNA technology allowed them to solve one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history.
Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

MONTREAL — A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for use in electric car batteries.
Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season

Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season.
Quebec Indigenous group says CAQ MNA who dismissed alleged police abuse must resign

Quebec Indigenous group says CAQ MNA who dismissed alleged police abuse must resign

MONTREAL — The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is calling for a member of Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party to resign after he suggested numerous Indigenous women lied about being sexually assaulted by police officers.
G7 leaders warn China not to conduct 'interference,' Zelenskyy meets with Trudeau

G7 leaders warn China not to conduct 'interference,' Zelenskyy meets with Trudeau

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday morning in Hiroshima, as G7 leaders committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Ottawa rejigs trusted-traveller program in bid to avoid last summer's airport chaos

Ottawa rejigs trusted-traveller program in bid to avoid last summer's airport chaos

MONTREAL — The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear any clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off.
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