Canada’s PM Trudeau walking with cane after he sprained his ankle playing Frisbee

OTTAWA — It wasn't all fun and games for Justin Trudeau during some time with his family this weekend. The prime minister was spotted Monday walking with a cane after leaving an event announcing federal loans for Black entrepreneurs. Spokesman Alex Wel...

Head of defunct Russian opposition group pulled off flight

MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a Russian opposition group that announced its shutdown last week said he was pulled off an airliner and detained by police Monday.

Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its coronavirus rules.

TekSavvy says government should overturn CRTC ruling, call in Competition Bureau

TORONTO — TekSavvy Solutions Inc. says it wants the federal government to order a Competition Bureau investigation into the telecom industry in light of recent CRTC decisions.  The independent internet provider formally petitioned the Trudeau cabinet l...

US Sen Cruz: Biden showed ‘weakness,’ emboldened Hamas

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday accused President Joe Biden of being soft on Israel's foes and inviting further violence during a deadly 11-day war that left Israelis rattled and turned parts of the Gaza Strip to

Kyrgyzstan detains ex-prime minister in mine corruption case

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s security services have detained a former prime minister in connection with an investigation of corruption involving the huge gold mine that is the country’s largest taxpayer.

Health officials in Prince Edward Island report two new cases of COVID-19

CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today.  They say the cases involve a person in their 40s and another in their 50s, both of whom recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada.  The two people...

Huge American flag stolen from California veterans cemetery

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend.

Indigenous leader, Saskatchewan want federal action on residential school deaths

REGINA — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Saskatchewan government say they want Ottawa to help research undocumented deaths and burials at residential schools in the province.  Federation Chief Bobby Cameron says finding the child...

Macron suggests France may pull out troops from Mali

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday suggested France will pull troops from Mali if the country’s institutional instability persists and inhibits the fight against Islamic extremists.