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US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and building 155 millimeter artillery rounds to replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an Army official said on Thursday. Demand for 155 mm artillery rounds has soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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US and Saudi Arabia nearing agreement on security pact, sources say
The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalization deal envisioned as part of a Middle East “grand bargain” remains elusive, according to seven people familiar with the matter. A working draft lays out principles and proposals aimed at putting back on track a U.S.-led effort to reshape the volatile region that was derailed by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the outbreak of w
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Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city. The city says a provincial law change compelling it to switch to a municipal police force had the "express purpose" of nullifying the election mandate the city council received, and thus infringed on voters' freedom of expression. But Trevor Bant, a lawyer for t
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VideoYoung jockeys compete on Shetland ponies at Royal Windsor Horse Show
Aspiring young jockeys aged 13 years and under competed on Shetland ponies at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Thursday. (AP video/Kwiyeon Ha)
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VideoDuelling pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests held outside Montreal's McGill University
Pro-Palestinian protesters who have been camping at Montreal's McGill University were confronted with a rival pro-Israel protest. Police were on hand to keep the two sides apart as they held peaceful demonstrations. (May 2, 2024)
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Environmental groups criticize government walk-back on pollution impact assessment
OTTAWA — Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act. "We are concerned that the government is not fully living up to its responsibility to protect Canadians and the environment from the climate impacts of major projects," the groups wrote Wednesday in a letter to cabinet. The changes, which are included in the government's legislation to implement the 2024 budget,
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Latest national emissions report shows signs of progress toward Canada's 2030 goal
OTTAWA — Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030 — but there is still a very long way to go. The 2022 report published Thursday shows that across the board, Canada produced 708 million tonnes of greenhouse gases that year. That is 53 million tonnes lower than in 2005, or about one-sixth of what has to be cut to hit the 2030 goal. Canada's latest pledge under the Paris climate accord is to cut emissions to 40 to 45 p
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