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Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian woman in Syria

Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian woman in Syria

OTTAWA — A lawyer working to bring a Quebec woman home from a Syrian prison camp along with her six children says it is "preposterous" that her departure is being held up by the government's failure to complete her security assessment.
Polish-Ukrainian friendship masks a bitter, bloody history

Polish-Ukrainian friendship masks a bitter, bloody history

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has emerged as one Ukraine's most ardent supporters during Russia's invasion despite historical grievances between the neighboring nations that stir up bad feelings to this day.
Liberal MP slams own government's 'bland statements' on Israel's far-right crackdown

Liberal MP slams own government's 'bland statements' on Israel's far-right crackdown

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP criticized her own government's response to Israel's right-wing administration amid police violence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, but her party shows no sign of going beyond expressions of concern.
Ontario to beef up tenant protections, housing minister says

Ontario to beef up tenant protections, housing minister says

Renters will have new protections against so-called renovictions, Ontario's housing minister said Wednesday.
Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Charest $385K because of corruption probe leaks

Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Charest $385K because of corruption probe leaks

MONTREAL — A court has ordered the Quebec government to pay ex-Liberal premier Jean Charest $385,000 because information about a corruption investigation targeting his former party was leaked to journalists.
Cities will get nearly $200M in grants for pipeline upgrades

Cities will get nearly $200M in grants for pipeline upgrades

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The first $196 million in grants for a $1 billion federal program to repair and replace aging, sometimes leaking natural gas pipelines across the county were announced Wednesday.
Indian man extradited from Canada to U.S., charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne

Indian man extradited from Canada to U.S., charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne

MONTREAL — Federal prosecutors in the United States say an Indian man living in Canada was paid thousands of dollars to smuggle other Indian nationals into the U.S. through the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve.
Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut

Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he also said that Kyiv's troops battling in the eastern city of Bakhmut could pu

UK to house 500 asylum seekers on barge docked off Dorset

LONDON (AP) — Some 500 asylum-seekers in the U.K.
Trump's bravado tested as legal woes overlap with campaign

Trump's bravado tested as legal woes overlap with campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump stepped into a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon, his usual bravado was replaced with palpable anger and notable silence as the former president was reduced to a criminal defendant in custody.