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Saint John Police are looking for a male suspect in connection with a report of sexual assault on Jan. 1.

Woman arrested after stealing vehicle with dog inside from Saint John home

A 20-year-old Saint John woman is awaiting a court appearance after allegedly stealing a vehicle along with the owner's dog on Wednesday night, April 24. Officers were called to the 100 block of Adelaide Street around 10:30 p.m. following a vehicle ...

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Newfoundland woman banned from driving picks up new charges after speeding from Bonavista RCMP

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A 26-year-old man is facing drug trafficking charges after he fled from police but was eventually caught on Sunday night outside Halifax.

Spring weight restrictions lifted early on southern New Brunswick highways and roads

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Southern New Brunswick highways will see an early end to spring weight restrictions, with the ban lifted at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 28.

DFO opening mackerel bait fishery for Atlantic Canada and Quebec, but commercial fishery remains closed

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Fires in Kings County, P.E.I., believe caused by cigarette butts

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Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

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The shadow of a child who fled from attacks of armed militants in the Sahel region, is seen at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kaya, Burkina Faso November 23, 2020. Picture taken November 23, 2020.

Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |3 min read

DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said ...

Drones are seen at a site at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on April 20, 2023. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via

New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry

Reuters |Updated 35 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month. The measures, taken in co-ordination with the U.S. and Canada, ...

Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2024.

Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

Reuters |Updated 36 minutes ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons. Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday he had invited Prime Minister Donald Tusk ...

The flags of Germany and China are seen in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2023.

China summons German ambassador after spying arrests

Reuters |Updated 54 minutes ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German ambassador to China was summoned by Beijing on Thursday in response to several arrests in Germany on suspicion of Chinese espionage, a spokesperson for the German foreign ministry told Reuters. The spokesperson added ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 8, 2024.

Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says

Reuters |Updated 58 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is not taking anything off the table with regard to a potential response to China's industrial overcapacity, which is a top concern for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia April 25, 2024.

Putin urges restraint in state seizure of assets

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded prosecutors that seizing assets and turning them over to state ownership is only justified in cases where failing to act might jeopardise Russia's national security. Many assets in ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal speak to the press after a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 13, 2023.

Yellen says range of options to deal with frozen Russian assets

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the outright seizure of Russian assets is justifiable but is only one possibility, with assets instead able to serve as collateral for borrowing in the market to help ...

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry takes part in the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023.

Haiti PM Henry steps down as transitional government takes power

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said on Thursday, as a transitional council prepares to lead the country aiming to bring back tranquility amid the havoc caused by widespread gang violence. Henry's finance ...

Residents carry a bed they salvaged from flood waters after Athi River burst its banks and marooned their homes following heavy rainfall in Kwa Mang'eli settlement of Machakos county near Nairobi, Kenya April 24, 2024.

Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa over the past month. At least 45 people have died in the floods in Kenya since March, including 10 ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme State Council of Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 29, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'

Mark Trevelyan |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy dozens of tactical ...