Tag: World
Boeing to launch astronauts into space aboard new capsule
The company's long-awaited astronaut demo is slated for liftoff Monday night.
Russian state-backed TikTok posts surge as U.S. election nears: report
TikTok accounts linked to the Russian state are targeting wedge issues ahead of the upcoming U.S. election, a new report is warning. Here's how.
Prelude to an assassination: India’s ‘incompetent’ campaign against slain B.C. Sikh leader
Canadian investigators believe Hardeep Nijjar's murder was an escalation of India's campaign against Sikh separatists, and its foreign intelligence agency was behind the killing.
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
Raids in Alberta and Ontario following temple slaying linked to government of India.
Orangutan treats facial wound with medicinal plant in documented first
Rakus, an adult male orangutan, was seen chewing the stems and leaves of a medicinal plant into a poultice before applying it to his facial wound.
2 Australians, 1 American missing in Mexico for nearly a week
Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad were surfing and camping along the Baja coast when they went missing on April 27.
As Israel and Hamas are deep in ceasefire talks, here’s what’s on the table
Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the conflict in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides.
Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGill
Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.
Why the UN aid agency is warning against an incursion in Rafah
Dozens of people demonstrated Thursday night outside Israel’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv, demanding a deal to release the hostages.
Ukrainian woman, 98, walks 10 km in slippers to flee Russian bombing
Lidia Lomikovska got separated from other members of her family, but pressed on with just a cane and piece of wood to support her.
Biden calls Japan, India ‘xenophobic’ while praising value of immigration
The remarks, at a campaign fundraising event Wednesday, came after the White House has hosted the leaders of Japan and India and as the U.S. seeks strategic alliances with both.
Peloton cuts 15% of its global workforce, CEO steps down
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down, the company said on Thursday as it announced a 15 per cent cut to its global workforce due to a post-pandemic slump in demand.
12-hour encampment at Western U draws more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Roughly 100 demonstrators gathered at Western University in London, Ont., on Wednesday demanding the university condemn Israel's actions in Gaza.
Man buys $19K Cartier earrings for $19 thanks to pricing error
Rogelio Villarreal bought two pairs of the earrings, made of 18-carat rose gold and 142 individual diamonds, while they were listed for the wrong price on Cartier's website.
Volcano eruption spurs lightning, spectacular Mordor-like sky in Indonesia
Mount Ruang's volcano triggered warnings of a possible tsunami from volcanic materials falling into the ocean.
