Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will visit the Ukrainian National Guard’s International Training Center outside Kiev on January 18, 2022.ANTON SKYBA / The Globe and Mail Ukraine has asked Canada to follow in Britain’s footsteps and speed up military supplies to its army as the … Read More

As Canada enters the third year of COVID-19, the underlying conditions of the housing market remain largely the same as they have been since the beginning of the pandemic.Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Canada’s housing market ended the second year of the pandemic with … Read More

People cool off in Rio de la Plata in the middle of a summer heat wave in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 14, 2022.Maria De Fina / The Associated Press Cities and towns in Argentina and neighboring countries in South America have set record highs as … Read More

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov at security talks on rising tensions over Ukraine at the US Permanent Mission in Geneva on January 10, 2022.DENIS BALIBOUSE / AFP / Getty Images Negotiations between the United States … Read More

Frank Hasenfratz was honored as the Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year, inducted into the Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and was named Order of Canada.Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail Frank Hasenfratz, a Hungarian immigrant who built … Read More

Weeks away from giving birth to her first child, Winnipeg singer Leanne Pearson found herself recovering in hospital after COVID-19. It could have been a time to put the finishing touches on a kindergarten. Instead, Pearson was admitted to the Health Sciences Center during the … Read More

Volunteers wearing protective suits pack meals for delivery to people during lockdown in Xi’an in northwestern China’s Shaanxi province on January 4.Zhang Bowen / The Associated Press The number of new coronavirus infections is declining in Xi’an, a city in central China that has become … Read More

The UK is the latest country to have dropped most of its entry requirements.TOBY MELVILLE / Reuters Canadian travel industry associations are urging federal policy makers to consider easing test restrictions for foreign travelers as other countries begin to roll back the requirements for visitors. … Read More

Protesters clash with law enforcement officers during a protest triggered by fuel price increases in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.KAZAKHSTANS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR / Reuters 1 of 14 A man stands in front of the mayor’s office building, which was set on fire during protests triggered by fuel … Read More

People are waiting in long check-in queues at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after dozens of planes were listed as canceled or delayed on Dec. 27.LINDSEY WASSON / Reuters Julian Wise felt his family had plenty of time to spare when they went to get the COVID-19 … Read More