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LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Mustafa Kasubhai to be a federal judge, putting an end to Republicans’ baseless accusations that he is a Marxist because of a cheesy love poem he wrote decades ago as a student. Kasubhai was confirmed 51 to 44. President Joe Biden tapped Kasubhai, 54, for … Read more

Earlier on Tuesday, Ukraine reported that a third Russian strike in as many days on a residential area killed at least 12 This image was made from a video posted by a Telegram channel affiliated with the Ukrainian military on Nov. 19, 2024. The channel says it shows U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an … Read more

‘A prime minister committed to true reconciliation would have removed Randy,’ said former Liberal cabinet minister Jody-Wilson Raybould Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault takes part in a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Calls for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault … Read more

YVR says the incident happened at 1:45 a.m. when the aircraft overran the eastern boundary of YVR’s north runway. Travelers are being told to expect delays at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday and Wednesday, after an Amazon cargo plane slipped off the runway early Tuesday.Photo by NICOLA WAY / SUBMITTED Travelers are being told to … Read more

Here’s what to know about the emergency alert test happening on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The Emergency Alert system was first launched in April 2018 and is tested twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.SunMedia When an alarm sounds Wednesday afternoon on your mobile phone it’s likely just a test. Here’s … Read more

International security expert Casey Babb takes your questions at 12:30 p.m. ET on what Trump’s re-election means for Israel, the Middle East and Canada Join National Post for a live conversation with international security expert Casey Babb, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Hosted by Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson, this virtual, subscriber-only event is … Read more

‘No imminent threat to public safety’ after man with large knife reported on U of Manitoba campus Image featuring the Administration Building from the University Of Manitoba. Photo by IanChrisGraham /Getty Images/iStockphoto Police in Winnipeg said there is no longer a threat to public safety after reports of a man with a knife at the … Read more

The report found that economic immigrants are the most likely to leave Canada and refugees are the least likely to leave A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Photo by JONATHAN HAYWARD /THE CANADIAN PRESS One in five immigrants who come to Canada … Read more

B.C. Parks and the Katzie First Nation have announced the completion of one of the largest salmon restoration projects in Western Canada. Fisheries biologist Ian Hamilton (left) and Rick Bailey of the Katzie First Nation (right) turn on the taps to get fresh water flowing into the Red Slough area of the Upper Pitt River. … Read more

Updated nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day of the war In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, A Bulava ballistic missile is test-fired from the Okhotsk Sea during drills of Russia’s nuclear forces.Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service /The Associated Press … Read more