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Taiwan’s army staged live-fire exercises in the far-southern Pingtung County on Tuesday night as part of a series of military exercises, with flares lighting up targets on a mountain side base while tanks and cannons fired in almost complete darkness. "We will still carry on with exercises in the spirit of preparing for war without seeking war,” said Huang Jingfeng, a commanding battalion officer leading the exercise. “We will make sure that everyone can have a safe and happy Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.”
Editor's Note: This story was updated on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 12:42 p.m. to correct the date of death for Private Alfred Joseph McLeod and Trooper John Joseph McLeod. NEYAASHIINIGMIING – Soldiers from Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) and Saukiing Anishnaabekiing (Saugeen) who fought in the Second World War are among the numerous Indigenous people from Canada and the United States highlighted in Matteo Incerti’s novel. Written in Italian, ‘I pellerossa che liberarono l’Italia,’ translated to Engli
The crime scenes included seven shooting locations around Memphis as well as a carjacking in Southaven, Mississippi, authorities said.
STORY: U.S. Secretary State Antony Blinken announced new aid from Washington for Ukraine on Thursday. One, a financing package worth about $1 billion. The other, weapons worth $675 million."We know this is a pivotal moment. More than six months into Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine as your counter-offensive is now under way and proving effective." Blinken was in Kyiv for the announcement, visiting a children's hospital and a famous mine-sweeping dog, a Jack Russel terrier named Patron.Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is saying that his military has made battlefield gains in the Kharkiv area, in the country's east, taking several towns and villages from Russian forces. He says that, "every citizen feels proud" of their warriors.A Ukrainian general said Thursday that it has recaptured about 270 square miles of territory, and advanced about 30 miles behind Russian lines.It was the most detailed public assessment so far of Ukraine's ongoing counter-offensive. Kyiv has been otherwise guarded about its progress, so as not to compromise the operation.Russia has confirmed fighting in the Kharkiv area, but has not confirmed any losses.
TORONTO — Ontario's legislature has passed a bill to give the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa so-called strong mayor powers, which the Progressive Conservative government has pitched as a way to get housing built more quickly. It gives the mayors of Ontario's two largest cities veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing. A council could override the mayor's veto with a two-thirds majority vote. Toronto Mayor John Tory has expressed support for the pl
King Charles returned to London, greeting mourners outside Buckingham Palace and delivering his first televised address as Britain's new monarch.
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PARIS (AP) — The brother of French soccer star Paul Pogba denied Friday that he took part in extortion attempts against the Juventus midfielder. Mathias Pogba's lawyer Richard Arbib said in a statement that his client wants “to state emphatically that he is a complete stranger to any extortion attempt against his brother, Paul Pogba." Two judges were appointed last week to investigate allegations that the World Cup winner was targeted by his brother and childhood friends. Arbib insisted that Mat
A timeline of how the search and eventual arrest of accused killer Myles Sanderson unfolded.
The man arrested following attacks earlier this week in the Homesteader neighbourhood has been charged by Edmonton police. Clarence Lawrence, 25, is facing a second-degree murder charge and two counts of aggravated assault, according to a police news release issued Friday. Around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, police received numerous calls that three people had been stabbed in the area of Hermitage Road and Henry Avenue. Officers found the body of one man as well as two injured women, aged 32 and 41, who
A veteran Ontario lawyer is questioning how the in-custody death of accused killer Myles Sanderson will be investigated. "The Cadillac version is to have a completely independent investigation, including independent investigators without having the police involved," Ian Scott said in an interview. Scott headed the Special Investigation Unit in Ontario from 2008 to 2013. It's a civilian agency charged with investigating police in incidents of serious injury, death, the discharge of a firearm at a
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OTTAWA — The death of the Queen has prompted the Conservative Party of Canada to rethink how it plans to announce it next leader. The party had been planning to do so with an event in Ottawa on Saturday, but the death of the monarch now means the country will be in a period of mourning during that time. The chair of the party's leadership election organizing committee says in a statement the party will respect the protocols surrounding her death. Ian Brodie says the committee "is considering an
World-renowned ballet choreographer and artistic director Eddy Toussaint is facing two charges of sexual assault in connection with offences allegedly committed against at least two of his dance students between 2015 and 2017, Laval police announced Friday. In a release issued Friday morning, Laval police say Toussaint, now aged 77, ran several dance schools at the time of the alleged crimes. One victim — a male student in his early 20s — was an aspiring professional dancer whom Toussaint took u
Fredericton police say an anonymous donor has put up a $65,000 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to the discovery of a woman who went missing on the city's north side last December. Erin Brooks, 38, was last seen at the Smoke Shop on St. Mary's First Nation on Dec. 27, 2021. Months later police announced her disappearance was deemed suspicious and that officers were investigating the possibility of foul play. Her disappearance has prompted numerous appeals for answers from th
Fredericton police say they took down a tent camp in the uptown area because occupants were selling drugs and having a negative influence on residents at the nearby Oak Centre, a shelter for people who are homeless. The tent camp was located on what was a thickly wooded piece of land next to the Vanier Highway, which provincial workers cleared up in recent weeks. What was a thickly-wooded area is now sparsely treed. Fredericton Police Chief Martin Gaudet said the Department of Transportation and
EDMONTON — A 25-year-old man who was arrested after a series of stabbings in Edmonton that sent a neighbourhood into lockdown has been charged with second-degree murder. Brian Berland, 38, of the Cold Lake First Nation in northeastern Alberta, died in the attack on Wednesday and two women suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. Clarence Lawrence, 25, was taken into custody about two hours after authorities warned the public about the attacks. Police issued an update Friday afternoon
Between 1951 and 2010, the British monarch visited Canada on 23 official tours.
Nova Scotia's finance minister appears lukewarm about the idea of raising the province's minimum wage at a higher rate and faster pace than already planned, despite the increasing pressures caused by inflation. Speaking to reporters in Halifax following a cabinet meeting Thursday, Allan MacMaster acknowledged that people making minimum wage are facing a particular struggle, but he said their employers are as well. "And I think we, as a government, have to be careful as well about creating uncert
Buckingham Palace said that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for 70 years, died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday afternoon. View on euronews
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