Beyond Local

KINGSTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more support for Ukraine and a new hydrogen agreement with Europe on Tuesday alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

OTTAWA — Canada's official Opposition is expressing little confidence that the Liberal government will appoint a truly independent watchdog to investigate foreign interference.

OTTAWA — As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much money.

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to several sex-related crimes involving five young girls.

Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments.

OTTAWA — Opposition parties are adamant the government's only path forward on foreign interference is to call a public inquiry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has thus far resisted such calls.

BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday they have disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang tied to Russia that has been blackmailing large companies and institutions for years, raking in millions of euros.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump.

“We want to make sure that it’s done officially in our languages. The whole idea of inclusion and reflecting on and respecting Indigenous peoples history starts here.”

In December, Brendan Benson started noticing his Grade 12 students were handing in essays that looked the same. “I had voices that resembled one another,” said Benson, who teaches English at Pickering College in Newmarket, Ont.