Ontario minister says college students can’t afford for faculty to strike this week

TORONTO — Ontario college students can't afford a strike right now, the province's post-secondary minister said Tuesday, days ahead of a planned full withdrawal of services by faculty. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union's college faculty bargai...

Russian state TV employee fined for live anti-war protest

NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian state television employee who interrupted a live news program by protesting against the war with Ukraine was ordered to pay a fine by a Russian court Tuesday.

EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union imposed sanctions Tuesday on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia and President Vladimir Putin's close allies.

War yields softer sentence in illegal campaign donation case

NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukraine-born businessman was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his conviction in a conspiracy that enabled a Russian tycoon to make illegal donations to U.S. political candidates with help from

Ex-hedge fund CEO aims to be hometown boy in key Senate race

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — As CEO of the world's largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast, talked up bipartisanship and described China as America's most important "bilateral relationship."

Ex-hedge fund CEO aims to be hometown boy in key Senate race

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — As CEO of the world's largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast, talked up bipartisanship and described China as America's most important "bilateral relationship."

Injured Canadian says there was no warning ahead of missile attack on Ukrainian base

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says the deadly attack came with no warning. Hunter Francis of the Eel Ground First Nation in

White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday.

Quick Quotes: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to Canada’s Parliament

OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more support and the closure of his country's airspace during a virtual address to Canadian members of Parliament and senators in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Here a...

As new Omicron variant looms, White House urges Congress to restore COVID-19 funding

WASHINGTON — With inflation spiralling, gas prices soaring and the soil of Ukraine now sown with the seeds of another great-powers conflict, the White House issued a pointed reminder Tuesday about another international crisis the United States isn't qu...

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