By George Jahn The Associated Press VIENNA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that his country backs ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests but did not commit to a time frame, a senior U.N. official said after meeting with the Israeli leader. Lassina Zerbo, who heads the […]
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By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control a week after the massacre in Orlando, Florida, but election-year politics and the powerful National Rifle Association dim any prospects for changes in the nation’s laws. The Senate will vote Monday night on […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Fifty years ago, when a small group of activists founded the National Organization for Women, the immediate issue that motivated them was sex discrimination in employment. They were irate that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was refusing to ban “Help Wanted […]
By Sam McNeil The Associated Press ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan — Salam Ashara and his family left Syria in early 2013, when no one expected the civil war in their country to rage for years with no signs of relenting and create the worst refugee crisis since World War II. […]
By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world’s fastest computers for the seventh straight year ‚Äî and for the first time the winner uses only Chinese-designed processors instead of U.S. technology. The announcement Monday is a new milestone for Chinese […]
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO — The U.S. robotics expert tapped to head Toyota’s Silicon Valley research company says the $1 billion investment by the giant Japanese automaker will start showing results within five years. Gill Pratt told reporters that the Toyota Research Institute is also looking ahead […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—If you ever thought about going into space, now’s your chance. Canada is recruiting candidates to fill two potential new spots in its space program. Innovation and Science minister Navdeep Bains is announcing the new $3-million recruitment campaign today, giving astronaut wannabes until Aug. 15 to apply. […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—A Montreal borough’s plan to pay tribute to late sovereigntist premier Jacques Parizeau by changing the name of a park that currently honours Vimy Ridge is being blasted by some critics as disrespectful to Canada’s war history. On Wednesday, the city’s executive committee adopted a resolution […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Police say a stabbing at a Calgary medical clinic, in which a man was killed, appears to be domestic in nature but they aren’t saying what may have led to the attack. Officers who arrived at the Perpetual Wellness Chinese Medicine Centre yesterday afternoon also found two […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will recognize Our Lady of the Way School staff member Nicole Robinson at its regular monthly meeting tomorrow morning. Acting vice-principal Colette Fafard noted Robinson served as the school’s librarian, speech assistant, a recess supervisor, and part-time secretary over the past year. She […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber The sound of a mother bear calling for her cub normally is a warning to get the heck out for anyone in the bush. But for Joanne Barnaby—hungry, tired, thirsty, mosquito-bitten, and stalked by a wolf—it was a lifesaver. “I knew what it was right away,” […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The CBC will broadcast live the final stop of The Tragically Hip’s upcoming tour, which ends in Kingston, Ont. CBC television, radio, and online platforms will carry the concert Aug. 20, starting at 8:30 p.m. (ET). The public broadcaster announced the program as the band released its […]
