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‘Obama effect’ doubles visitors to Washington, D.C. portrait gallery
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
More than 2.3 million people have taken in the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery since February 2018. Continue reading
U.S. power a growing concern around the world, poll shows
According to a Pew Research Center poll, 45 per cent of people named U.S. power and influence as a threat in 2018, up from 25 per cent in 2013, when Barack Obama was U.S. president. Continue reading
School bus driver wounded in shooting after crash in Minneapolis, police say
Officials say a student was inside the bus when the shooting occurred. Continue reading
U.S. running out of time to save another nuclear treaty, Russian diplomat says
The New Start treaty, which limits the number of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Russia can have deployed at one time, is scheduled to expire in 2021. Continue reading
Uber driver sentenced to life in prison for 2016 Michigan shooting spree
The man was charged with 16 counts, including six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Continue reading
U.S. puts Russia on warning over nuclear treaty, suspends obligations
European Union foreign ministers raised concerns Friday about the spread of nuclear weapons as the United States readied to pull out of a key Cold War-era treaty Continue reading
Trudeau: China wants Canada to overrule courts and release Meng Wanzhou, but it won’t do that
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Justin Trudeau on China and the case of the Huawei CFO: “Different countries do things differently, but in Canada politicians don’t get to weigh in on court proceedings.” Continue reading
U.S. Midwest cities seeing ‘life-threatening’ cold — trains cancelled, mail service suspended
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
At -54 degrees Celsius, cities in Wisconsin were expected to see something “close to all-time record cold.” Continue reading
Here’s what is happening in Venezuela — and how Canada is involved
Opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in Wednesday as Venezuelans rallied in the streets to protest the regime of socialist President Nicolás Maduro and demand he step down. Continue reading
‘Canada made him our problem,’ U.S. prosecutor says of deported sex predator William Shrubsall
The Canadian parole board authorized the release and deportation of William Shrubsall in November Continue reading