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Ukrainians gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Monday, just as they did three years ago to mark the anniversary of the war in their home country.

The United States had tried to pressure the Ukrainians to withdraw their resolution in favor of its proposal, including a last-minute appeal by the U.S. deputy ambassador.

On the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, members of Winnipeg’s Ukrainian community are reflecting on a conflict that continues to drag on — and where they stand in Canada.

Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said ‘everything is on the table’ when it comes to aiding Ukraine in its military effort.

Earlier this month, India slashed tariffs on bourbon whiskey to 100 per cent from 150 per cent after Trump criticized ‘unfair’ levies in the South Asian market.

Investor James Fishback, who first proposed paying Americans “restitution” from the government savings rooted out by DOGE, danced around CNN anchor Brianna Keilar’s question about the wisdom of sending each American a $5,000 check. Fishback has made the rounds on cable news to promote his plan for “DOGE dividends.” Over the weekend, CNN’s Michael Smerconish…

French President Emmanuel Macron joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for a formal diplomatic engagement, in which the two discussed substantive foreign policy issues, including Russia and Ukraine and held a news conference, taking questions from reporters. Some of Trump’s comments prompted mockery, while others made Macron laugh. Among the comments…

President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid has reportedly stalled a program designed to inhibit fentanyl imports into the United States. Eight people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the United Nations counternarcotics program had been derailed in Mexico by Trump’s effort to freeze foreign aid. The program provided Mexico’s Navy “with training and…

Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk has made no secret of his desire to take a hatchet to Medicaid, and now Congress is planning to vote on a huge domestic policy agenda that has even die-hard MAGA Republicans nervous. House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to push the vote through this week, even though…

French retiree Roland Vinet is certain his grandson Mathis would still be alive if he had never met doctor Joel Le Scouarnec as a 10-year-old with an upset stomach. Mathis is one of the 299 patients Le Scouarnec, a 74-year-old former surgeon and convicted pedophile, is accused of having sexually abused throughout his career. Mathis…