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Tear gas, pepper balls: Here’s what U.S. police are shooting at George Floyd protesters

Police across the United States are using a variety of weapons on…

COMMENTARY: We don’t need and shouldn’t want Trudeau calling out Trump

Whatever one thinks of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not just showing up…

Brazil president threatens to exit WHO as coronavirus death toll rises

President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the…

‘Strawberry Moon’ to rise with a special eclipse for some skywatchers

The full moon on Friday, June 5 might look a little different…

Kneeling man who raised his hands shot dead by Calif. police

A 22-year-old man who surrendered to police was shot dead by an…

COMMENTARY: A blistering critique from Gen. James Mattis will rattle Donald Trump

To understand the damning impact of Gen. James Mattis’s criticism of President…

Belleville, Ont., police officer under fire for wearing Confederate flag shirt and comments

Pictures surfacing this week that show a Belleville police officer wearing a…

‘Batman,’ ‘Spider-Man’ offer superhero support to anti-racist protests

A handful of superheroes appears to have joined the protests against racism…

Porn star Nacho Vidal arrested after deadly toad venom ‘ritual’

“Smoking toad” with Nacho Vidal can have deadly consequences, according to police…

20,000-tonne Russian oil spill has poisoned Arctic river for decades: official

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a state of emergency in the Arctic…

U.S. defence chief opposed to using military amid protests, calls off standby troops

WASHINGTON — Defence Secretary Mark Esper declared on Wednesday he opposes using…

Obama steps up public role as U.S. confronts anti-racism, coronavirus crises

Former U.S. President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role…