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BERLIN - A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence, prosecutors said Thursday. The sus...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge "discriminatory" rules that prohibit her from competing in certain track events because of her high...

YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister spoke of an attempted military coup Thursday after the military's General Staff demanded that he step down after months of protests sparked by the nation's ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

EDMONTON - It's budget day in Alberta, and Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative government is promising more help in the fight against COVID-19, but more red ink on the bottom line. Kenney says ...

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies gradually ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will be back in court this morning to seek a fourth extension to the court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. The government is askin...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests months of controversy has not dampened Canadians' strong support for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to the Ipsos web-b...

MONTREAL - Lucie Tremblay wants her colleagues in Quebec's health-care sector to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The head of nursing at the regional health board for west-central Montreal has taken a...

OTTAWA - A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch. But the annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the In...