Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in… Read More »Most countries failing to crack down on corruption, new report says — including Canada

North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it… Read More »North Korea fires 2 suspected cruise missiles into sea, Seoul military officials say

A national poll shows that a majority of Canadians support or are open to providing assistance to Ukraine as Russia threatens invasion. A survey of… Read More »Majority of Canadians are open to assisting Ukraine, poll finds

The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi early Monday, its state-run news agency reported, the latest attack to target the Emirati… Read More »United Arab Emirates intercepts 2 missiles targeting Abu Dhabi

Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with… Read More »Britain says Kremlin working to install pro-Russia leader in Ukraine

The discovery of four people who perished in the cold trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border could put a new twist on the immigration debate… Read More »Migrant deaths at Canada-U.S. border ‘warning shot’ of more to come: expert

In the final moments of a 10-hour standoff with a gunman at a Texas synagogue, the remaining hostages and officials trying to negotiate their release… Read More »Texas synagogue hostages escaped right when FBI SWAT team moved in

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War,… Read More »Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Buddhist monk and mindfulness master, dead at 95

Ahead of an international conference on Haiti led by his country, Canada’s ambassador to the Caribbean nation called for a politically “inclusive accord” to address… Read More »Canada’s ambassador to Haiti says security needed before elections

U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year to arrest an opposition journalist, using… Read More »U.S. lays air piracy charges on 4 Belarus officials after flight diverted