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Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and about 131 personnel to a NATO force in Latvia by next spring, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Friday.
Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming

Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state's high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov.
How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

OTTAWA — Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools, says a new report from an independent special in
B.C.'s largest wildfire still threatens, as conditions elsewhere ease

B.C.'s largest wildfire still threatens, as conditions elsewhere ease

VANCOUVER — Rain and cooler weather over much of British Columbia has prompted two fire centres in the southern and central Interior to roll back campfire bans.
How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths

How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths

At first blush, they seem so alike — two pugnacious, ideologically flexible politicians who latched onto the 2016 global explosion of populism to lead their respective countries before falling from power.
Trump's promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions

Trump's promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions

As Donald Trump became the first former president to face federal charges, he and his supporters went through a familiar routine of mounting a victimhood defense in the face of unprecedented allegations of wrongdoing.
Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

MONTREAL — Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said.
Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past

Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past

BERLIN (AP) — Germany handed over to Colombia on Friday two masks made by the Indigenous Kogi people that had been in a Berlin museum's collection for more than a century, another step in the country's restitution of cultural artifacts as European na
House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee meetings virtually, and keep voting through an app.

Alabama must move quickly to draw new congressional districts

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will have to move quickly to comply with a court order to draw new congressional districts for the 2024 elections, and judges indicated Friday that they will give legislators until July 21 to adopt a new map. The U.S.