Wars in Gaza, Ukraine loom over G7 summit as Trudeau heads to Italy
The prime minister travels to Italy today to meet with world leaders as wars in Gaza and Ukraine cast a shadow over this year’s G7 summit. “This is a moment …
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Republicans go all-in on U.S. campus protests as potential election winner
It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests sweeping U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. There’s proof enough in their plans …
Long lineups at Russian polling stations, spoiled ballots part of peaceful anti-Putin election protests
Thousands of people turned up at polling stations across Russia on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful but symbolic political protest against the …
Biden touts accomplishments in feisty state of the union, as he bids for 2nd White House term
President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his state of the union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge …
Imran Khan’s party defied the odds in Pakistan election with strong showing
As the cheers from his supporters engulfed him, Nawaz Sharif stepped up to the podium a day after Pakistan went to the polls in an election that many have called …
With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan gears up for election most voters don’t trust
At the top of a winding road in the hills of Islamabad, deep in the backyard of a private home, dozens of people gather and wait for a political rally …
The ‘sugar rush’ effect: Why the U.S. economy is growing faster than Canada’s
In a lot of ways, the U.S. and Canadian economies are similar. They’re both seeing progress in the fight to rein in inflation. They both have robust employment levels. But …