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'It's existential': Ukrainian soldiers get advanced engineering and medical training

'It's existential': Ukrainian soldiers get advanced engineering and medical training

WARSAW — With the prolonged war in Ukraine intensifying and no end in sight, the training being provided to Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian Forces personnel is being honed to better reflect the needs on the battlefield.
Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election

Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election

MONTREAL — Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to organize another vote.
Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge

Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge

OTTAWA — Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug. 20, the administration of U.S.

Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov.
Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13.
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of “Jimmy” Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be described as a predator by the Union of British Colum
The Latest: Trump effort to control US capital expands to Union Station

The Latest: Trump effort to control US capital expands to Union Station

As President Donald Trump asserts his power to control the nation’s capital, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department will manage Union Station , taking control away from Amtrak.
Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile

Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020.
In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge

In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The street, normally quiet, was abuzz. The block lit up with flashing police cruisers and officers in tactical vests. Some had covered their faces. Neighbors came out of homes.
LeBlanc leaves Washington with a sense that progress has been made

LeBlanc leaves Washington with a sense that progress has been made

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
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