SASKATOON — A Vancouver-based chain of stores that sells the Confederate flag says that “after much consideration,” it is halting the sale of the controversial banners until further notice. The decision, posted by The Flag Shop on its Twitter account, follows a statement by the chain’s president saying she doesn’tRead More

OTTAWA — Three decades on, the RCMP says its investigation into the Air India bombing — the worst terrorist act in Canadian history — remains “active and ongoing.” On June 23, 1985, an explosion ripped apart Air India Flight 182 en route to New Delhi, killing all 329 people aboard,Read More

Councillor Rob Ford is helping his brother, Doug Ford pay off his 2014 campaign debt. The brothers are hosting a fundraiser on June 30 to recoup some of the funds spent on Doug Ford’s mayoral election campaign. Doug Ford says he spent $600,000 of his own money on the campaign.Read More

OTTAWA — The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the next federal government to take immediate action to address the thorny issue of end-of-life care. The group is releasing an election-campaign platform today that calls on the winner of the federal election this October to promptly introduce legislation to establishRead More

DUBAI: It is worth missing the June 30 deadline in nuclear talks between Iran and world powers by a few days in order to get a good deal, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying today. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments were the second indication today that the talks may overrun,Read More

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s ruling party and its allies achieved a clean sweep in last month’s general election, winning all 546 parliamentary seats, according to the final results shown today. The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn scored a landslide victory, stripping the opposition of theRead More

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today underlined the depth of his frustration over America’s ongoing battle with racism, employing the racially-charged “N-word” in a radio interview to underline a point. Obama made his remarks to “WTF with Marc Maron” as the nation was struggling to comprehend the murders last weekRead More

MOSCOW: Moscow has prepared to prolong its embargo on Western food imports, expressing disappointment at the extension by the EU of sanctions which it blamed on a “Russophobic lobby.” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev tasked one of his deputies with helping put together a formal appeal to President Vladimir Putin toRead More

STRASBOURG, FRANCE: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cancelled a planned address to the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based body said today as eurozone leaders were set to hold an emergency summit on a deal deal for cash-strapped Athens. Tsipras – whose office confirmed cancellation – had proposed to addressRead More

Wellington: New Zealand`s annual migration rose to a new annual record as more students from india and China arrived, a statistics agency said on Monday. The annual permanent and long-term migration showed a record net gain of 57,800 migrants in May, the 10th straight month of annual records, the NewRead More