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Russia accused the United States of trying to usurp power in Venezuela and warned against US military intervention there, putting it at odds with Washington and the EU which backed protests against one of Moscow’s closest allies. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim leader on Wednesday, winning the support of Washington and parts of Latin America […]

It was perhaps the most murderous and feared secret service in the world, its name alone sending shivers down the spines of the Soviet Union’s enemies in the West. Now, in a development unimaginable during the Cold War, Americans can view the killer contraptions and surveillance techniques the KGB developed to use against them. At […]

The luxury housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver are undergoing a major slowdown, with sales plummeting from year-ago levels and once-rapidly-rising prices now under pressure, according to new reports released this week. And a recovery within the next year looks unlikely. Sales of luxury homes in the Greater Toronto Area fell by nearly 68 per […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A Cambridge Analytica whistleblower said on Tuesday that Canadian company AggregateIQ worked on software called Ripon which was used to identify Republican voters ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British political consultancy […]

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman personally tortured and murdered his enemies and buried a rival alive, according to the Mexican drug kingpin’s former hitman. Isaias Valdez Rios told a court in New York that he had witnesses Guzman, 61, killing several people – the first time that the jury has heard of Guzman himself carrying out a […]

Britain is urging the United States to abandon plans to cut its military presence in Somalia after last week’s terrorist attack in neighbouring Kenya, according to Western defence officials. The assault by al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s Somali franchise, on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi demonstrated the group’s resilience 12 years after US troops were first […]

TORONTO — Tim Hortons will pilot all-day breakfast in a dozen Ontario locations and look to introduce a kids menu, delivery and loyalty program, in a bid to regain the trust of franchisees and customers. The fast-food giant’s president Alex Macedo told The Canadian Press that the all-day breakfast experiment will begin at a handful […]

An Afghan wedding singer who shares an uncanny resemblance to the Canadian Prime minister hopes his new-found role as Justin Trudeau’s double will propel him to fame. Abdul Salam Maftoon had never heard of Canada’s 23th prime minister until he entered an Afghan television talent show and judges remarked on the likeness. The 29-year-old from the […]

Single-use plastics have become a scourge on the planet, and the amount of plastic in the ocean could outweigh the amount of fish by 2050, the federal government says. Canadians generate about 3.25 million tonnes of plastic waste, or about 140,000 garbage trucks’ worth, each year, according to Greenpeace Canada. The federal government has yet […]

Australia’s conservative prime minister took the uncharacteristic step of advocating looser drug laws on Wednesday, backing greater imports of narcotic kava root in a symbolic gesture to court Pacific Island neighbours. On a visit to Vanuatu Scott Morrison said he will allow imports of the intoxicating drink kava, popular with locals, as it seeks to forge closer […]