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STORY: On Saturday morning, residents were cleaning debris at the site of shelling that damaged dozens of apartments.An industrial town in the eastern Donetsk region, Kostyantynivka is near the towns of Kramatorsk and Slaviansk.Since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Putin termed a "special military operation," the conflict has settled into a war of attrition fought largely in the east and south of Ukraine.Moscow is trying to gain control of the largely Russian-speaking Donbas, comprised of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces, where pro-Moscow separatists seized territory after the Kremlin annexed Crimea to the south in 2014.
It was a birthday celebration fitted for a king – or, at least for someone as beloved in his own community as Charlie Donevan of Donevan’s Hardware is. Decked out in a black suit, white dress shirt, a tie and black top hat, Donevan sat in a carriage on King Street, surrounded by friends and family and local delegates on Sunday, July 31 to celebrate his 98th birthday. Donevan held up a cake for photos – the cake portrayed Donevan wearing his traditional Beaver-skin top hat and sitting in a rowboa
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Green Party’s U.S. Senate candidate must be placed on the November ballot, a federal judge ruled Friday, despite Democrats’ repeated attempts to block the progressive party from spoiling one of their best shots at flipping a seat in the narrowly divided chamber. U.S. District Judge James Dever III's order prohibits the state elections board from enforcing a July 1 candidate filing deadline to keep the Green Party’s Senate nominee, Matthew Hoh, off the ball
WASHINGTON (AP) — China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that the Communist government's hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit could signal a lasting, more aggressive approach toward its U.S. rival and the self-ruled island. China's move to freeze key lines of communication compounded the worsening of relations from Pelosi’s visit and from the Chinese response wit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres warned world leaders on Saturday they were playing with a loaded gun and urged them to back away from the brink of nuclear armageddon.
Over the July long weekend, more than 20 emergency rooms across the province were forced to close, as a surge in visits clashed with already overburdened and understaffed facilities. The long weekend closures, which hit southern and rural northwestern hospitals particularly hard, are just the latest alarm bell in an ongoing staffing crisis that has health-care workers calling for assistance. Late last month, Nickel Belt MPP and NDP health critic France Gelinas criticized the provincial governmen
In 2004, a Canadian TV show made headlines for a controversial episode in which a pregnant teenage girl decides, much to her boyfriend's distress, to get an abortion. Her mother drives her to the clinic. Yes, it was Degrassi: The Next Generation — and the infamous episode, entitled Accidents Will Happen, was postponed for American viewers after a U.S. cable channel decided to pull it before it could air. Experts note the mid-aughts episode was made during a period when onscreen depictions of abo
You've heard of the gold rush? Get ready for the green rush. With close to $370 billion US ($475 billion Cdn) on the table, the race will soon be on south of the border to secure some of the clean-energy cash expected to flow out of the Inflation Reduction Act which Democrats hope to pass this coming week. "Green banks" are one way that the Biden administration intends to distribute the billions of dollars that are meant to accelerate the adoption of solar, wind, geothermal and other forms of re
Basketball star Brittney Griner's politically charged entanglement in Russia may give other athletes pause when pursuing contracts in authoritarian states, though sports observers say economic need is what drives them to seek opportunities abroad in the first place. And unless that changes, players being offered a better opportunity somewhere else may be tempted to pursue it, despite the risks. Griner, a 31-year-old WNBA star, had been heading to Russia to play basketball each winter — reportedl
The names of soldiers who died serving their country are carved in stone on a cenotaph in Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood, but recently a new name was added. This one was scrawled in marker over the marble. RIP Alexis, it read. The words appear at the base of a cross near the top of the marker, and are repeated on both sides of it. It's also scattered elsewhere across the memorial. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 462 care for the Eastview City Cenotaph and said they're upset by the van
As rental car operators continue to face vehicle shortages, some people are looking at different options for renting a car due to the limited availability and sky-high prices. Peer-to-peer car rental apps are also reporting a drastic increase in demand this year among Canadians looking for short-term rentals using their subscription service, particularly in Ontario. "The demand is up, the supply of cars is gradually recovering from being fairly scarce because of all the cancelled production duri
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's nowhere near the $4 trillion proposal President Joe Biden first launched to rebuild America's public infrastructure and family support systems but the compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction strategies appears on track toward Senate votes this weekend. The estimated $740 billion proposal, struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democra
There are at least two millionaires in Toronto who don't know it yet. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) says no one has claimed a $55 million Lotto Max prize, adding the ticket was sold somewhere in Toronto. The jackpot winning ticket was drawn on Friday, with no claimants. Another ticket, drawn June 28, with a jackpot prize of $70 million has also not been claimed, OLG says. That ticket was also sold in Toronto. Claimants have one year from the draw date to claim their prize. Pla
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Striker Erling Haaland is set to make his Premier League debut for Manchester City at West Ham. City will be without defender Aymeric Laporte for the start of its league title defense. Laporte had knee surgery and could be sidelined for a month. West Ham's new signings aren't ready to debut. Striker Gianluca Scamacca isn't fit enough yet and defender Nayef Aguerd has a knee injury. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been co
Russian shelling hits furniture factory in Kharkiv and residential buildings in Kostantynivka.View on euronews
MONTREAL — Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event. Festival Executive Director Simon Gamache said the march, which was to cap days of celebration of LGBTQ+ communities and which had been scheduled for Sunday afternoon, would not have been able to proceed safely. "We were missing more than 80 people this morning, it's a lot," Gamache said in an interview, ad
Following the death of his mother, Vancouver filmmaker Manny Mahal realized he knew precious little about his father, particularly his life in India before he moved to Canada. He decided the best way to learn about his dad was by doing what he knew best — making a film. For My Father, which is available on CBC Gem as part of the Absolutely Canadian series, is the result of Mahal's journey to bridge the cultural gap between himself and his father. Growing up, Mahal said he was very close to his m
A four-time Gold Cup & Saucer winner ended up in the hospital this weekend following a scary harness racing crash at Charlottetown's Red Shores Race Track & Casino. New Brunswick native Gilles Barrieau, driving Island Beach Boy, was thrown backwards while he was fending off a late challenge in the 12th race of Saturday's card. He was then run over by the horse that was right behind him. "[Island Beach Boy] was sent to the front, and as they reached the 3/4 pole near the end of the race, there wa