OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is overhauling how Canada assesses big energy projects in a bid to ensure new projects can get built without the government having to buy them to make that happen. “We’re going to work to make sure that we’re creating a system where you don’t have to pass…
A pair of Russian MiG-31 fighter jets engaged in a very high-speed chase – supersonic, actually – to intercept an “intruder” violating airspace, a newly released video of stratosphere drills shows. The exercise took place in the central Russian region of Perm, the Central Military District’s press service said Thursday. The fighter unit is equipped…
MONTREAL — Quebec’s human rights commission has launched an investigation into the treatment of Inuit children in the youth protection system, citing reports that Indigenous youth were prevented from speaking their own languages and not offered adequate services while in care. “It has been reported that youth living in shelters were not allowed to communicate…
German firms continue investing in the Russian economy despite facing barriers from economic sanctions, according to the chairman of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce Matthias Schepp. “German business extremely rarely invested in such volumes into Russia since the collapse of the USSR,” Schepp said in a statement seen by Interfax. Citing Bundesbank statistics Schepp said…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Defending national champion Minnesota State was selected No. 1 in the 2018 NFCA Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced by the Association on Wednesday. The Mavericks (64-7) garnered 14 of a possible 16 first-place votes and 396 points. In route to its first national title, Minnesota State went 10-1 in the…
Russian gas major Gazprom has launched the final unit of a major national gas field in the Arctic that is projected to produce for more than 100 years. It took the company 10 years to build the whole infrastructure in the harsh northern conditions. The unique Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate field will now be…
MARKHAM, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say they have a suspect in custody in connection with an armed robbery that panicked shoppers at a mall Sunday evening. York region police say officers were dispatched to the CF Markville Mall in Markham, Ont., at around 6:30 p.m. after several suspects entered the Lukfook jewelry store…
Thousands of people took part in a Russian charity race of Santas, with competitors dressed in their finest Father Frost gear dashing past St. Petersburg’s palaces and busy central streets. Racers young and old ran about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) starting at the Central Palace Square for the mass dash on Saturday. A sea of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hernando’s (Brooksville, Fla.) Madyson Lamp, Hanks’ (El Paso, Texas) Nadia Valverde and Woodland (Calif.) Christian’s Jordyn Hutchins were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of March 5-11. South RegionIn two games last week, Lamp was a perfect eight-for-eight with 12 RBI and six runs…
EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene say the guards — a male and a female believed to be employed by GardaWorld — suffered significant head and facial injuries in the blast that…