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Meta bans RT, other Russian state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

Meta said it's banning Russian state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda.

Quebec court authorizes temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits

The lawsuit argues that closed permits for temporary foreign workers in Canada violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

2 years after women stood up to Iranian regime, little to show for Canada’s sanctions

Canada has deported only a single high-ranking Iranian official, and the handful of other cases have fallen into secrecy.

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after 1st private spacewalk

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.

Ukraine renews call for allies to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory

The renewed appeal came as Kyiv said Russia launched more drone and artillery attacks into Ukraine overnight.

Ugandan Olympic athlete who died from burns gets military funeral

Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral.

Romania floods: Torrential rain leaves 5 dead, scores stranded

Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said.

Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc

Ongoing controversy over the documentary "Russians at War" has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund.

Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges

The defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that included attempted coup.