EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish?
NEW YORK (AP) — With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on imported Russian oil. Critics of Russia have said that sanctioning its
Satellite images show activity at North Korean nuclear site
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images suggest a resumption of construction activity at North Korea’s nuclear testing ground nearly four years after leader Kim Jong Un declared the site’s closure and invited foreign journalists to observ...
Group hopes to make fourth attempt to have Russian pianist perform in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The decision to cancel a Russian pianist's concert in Vancouver over concerns of protests has left Leila Getz conflicted as she ponders whether a rising young superstar she has repeatedly tried to book will ever perform in the
Trudeau, NATO partners stage theatrical rebuke of Russia at military base in Latvia
ĀDAŽI, Latvia — Justin Trudeau joined NATO allies Tuesday in staging a theatrical rebuke of Russia's war on Ukraine from a heavily armoured war-games field and in a floodlit news conference from one of the alliance's eastern European bases. The prime
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER — British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about its response to potential marine oil spills. The c...
Live updates: Ukraine: Plant staff forced to record address
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s energy minister said Russian forces that now control a Ukrainian nuclear plant are forcing the exhausted
As virus cases go from 1 to 24,000, New Zealand changes tack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Back in August, New Zealand's government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected.
Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Corpses lie in the streets of Mariupol. Hungry people break into stores in search of food and melt snow for water. Thousands huddle in basements, trembling at the sound of Russian shells pounding this strategic port
Board tells 3 Arizona universities to sell Russian holdings
PHOENIX (AP) — The board that oversees Arizona's three public universities on Monday ordered their presidents to sell any Russian investments they hold as quickly as possible because of ongoing war it is waging against Ukraine.
Climate change, nuclear war occupy Jerry Brown in retirement
WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) — Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he's still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now are center stage globally: climate change and the
