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Germany’s parliament on Friday approved a controversial military service law aimed at expanding the German army and meeting NATO targets, as heightened tensions with Russia drive European nations to bolster defence capabilities.

The governments of Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands announced Saturday they are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin in a penal colony two years ago.

Carney remained in Canada to support the Tumbler Ridge community, sending a delegation to Germany in his place. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is currently leading the Canadian team at the Munich Security Conference. Jillian Piper has the story.

Canada’s men’s hockey team earned another win at the Olympics Friday, defeating Switzerland 5-1. Meanwhile, the women’s team is preparing for their quarter-final match against Germany on Saturday. Mike Armstrong is in Italy with more.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, where he is expected to press European allies on defence spending and Ukraine. Reports suggest his tone will be less confrontational than last year’s appearance by U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled his trip following the Tumbler...

World skiing’s governing body has moved swiftly to quash talk of ski jumpers injecting their penises with paraffin or hyaluronic acid to gain a competitive edge. It follows a report in Germany’s Bild which said the newspaper had discovered insider talk of the practice being used to alter athlete’s ski jump suit measurement point, thereby...

Over a thousand people gathered outside the Tumbler Ridge Town Hall Friday night to honour the lives lost in this week’s tragic mass shooting. Prime Minister Mark Carney was joined by the Governor General, federal opposition leaders, and B.C. provincial leaders in a rare show of national solidarity. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is currently...

The police are investigating one of Germany’s most audacious bank robberies in years that occurred on Monday. Masked thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property and cash from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into, police said.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s musings over Greenland have now progressed into a full-blown geopolitical crisis. Today, countries—including Germany, France, the U.K., and Denmark—issued a joint statement pushing back on Trump’s ambitions. Plus, we learn more about Mark Carney’s decision to accept a role on President Trump’s Gaza peace board.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s musings over Greenland have now progressed into a full-blown geopolitical crisis. On Saturday, he vowed to impose tariffs on eight European countries that oppose his plans for the U.S. to take over Greenland. Today, those countries — including Germany, France, the U.K. and Denmark — issued a joint statement. Mike Armstrong...

General Motors is making a new $63 million investment at its assembly plant in Oshawa, just weeks after hundreds of workers at the facility were laid off. Germain Ma reports.

A paraplegic engineer from Germany has made history as the first wheelchair user to travel to space. Michaela Benthaus blasted off from West Texas aboard a Blue Origin rocket, seven years after a mountain biking accident left her seriously injured.

Police in Mississauga are sharing alarming new details about an assault that left a woman dead. Investigators now believe the attack was completely random and came less than an hour after another man was seriously injured by the same suspect in a separate unprovoked attack. Germain Ma reports.

“We were thrilled, just thrilled. And relieved,” says Marilyn Morowitz, Jury Lands Foundation Chair of Camp 30 in Bowmanville, Ont.— which housed prisoners of war during the Second World War — and is now saved from potential demolition with an approved restoration. Global’s Germain Ma has more.

A free 24/7 confidential help line is helping men across Ontario, and in Durham Region, deal with mental health concerns—but, it aim is to help reduce escalating intimate partner violence. Germain Ma has more on how the resource works and how you can access it.

An Oshawa man is going around the region clearing snow from people’s driveways. He doesn’t ask for payment—instead, only for a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a cause close to his heart. Germain Ma has more.

In a horror-themed Courtice cafe, locals meet on the third Tuesday of every month to talk about death. The topic is one everyone shares but tries to avoid. Germain Ma looks into why people are not only showing up, but growing in numbers.

After days of talks, Ukrainian and European leaders say they’ve made a massive push for a ceasefire deal and a counterproposal for President Donald Trump. Nathaniel Dove has the latest on a rapidly changing situation. Please be advised this story contains images viewers may find disturbing.

Some charities have been stretched thin this holiday season, struggling with high demand amid an affordability crisis. Germain Ma checks in with a couple of organizations in Durham Region to see how they are managing to make the holidays special.

Students at an Ajax high school challenged Durham police and first responders to some fierce and competitive basketball. But, despite a tight game, the real winner was off the court. Germain Ma has the story.