With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia,
EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership
BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies.
China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambit...
EU vows to help prevent the possible breakup of Bosnia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is ready to limit financial assistance and possibly impose sanctions in Bosnia to help prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkan country as the peace agreement brokered over 25 years ago
Trudeau says protests, blockades could return after police clear Ottawa’s core
OTTAWA — The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada's capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa's streets, Prime Minister Justin Trud...
House of Commons passes Emergencies Act motion after fractious debate
OTTAWA — The House of Commons has passed a motion to approve extraordinary, time-limited measures in the Emergencies Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked last week in a bid to end blockades in Ottawa and at several border crossings. The
Journalism experts say threats to press during protests a wake-up call
In a video from Ottawa, a broadcaster stares at the camera in silence as protesters surround him and scream expletives, calling him a liar and bellowing "freedom." Near the U.S. border in Surrey, B.C., a cameraman's equipment is shoved off his
Quebec bar association wants government to justify continued COVID state of emergency
MONTREAL — The Quebec bar association is asking the provincial government to explain why it still needs extraordinary powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Quebec government first declared a state of emergency in March 2020. Since then, the de...
B.C. prepares to remove some housing approval powers from local governments: minister
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is considering taking away some of the permit powers municipal governments have to approve housing construction in an effort to get more homes built in the province, the housing minister says. David Eby, who's...
Tribe grapples with missing women crisis on California coast
YUROK RESERVATION, Calif. (AP) — The young mother had behaved erratically for months, hitchhiking and wandering naked through two Native American reservations and a small town clustered along Northern California’s rugged Lost Coast.
