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A storm that battered the United Kingdom with high winds, heavy snow and rain has damaged houses, cancelled trains and left thousands of people without electricity across Scotland and parts of northern England. CBC | World News
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As U.S., U.K. and EU sanction violent Israeli settlers, Canada hangs back
The U.S. and U.K. have imposed visa bans on violent Israeli settlers who have staged hundreds of attacks on Palestinians during the past year. The European Union says it will do the same. But the Trudeau government is declining to say whether it will follow suit. CBC | World News
Read More »Asylum-seeker’s death on U.K. barge has activists and residents calling for change
The death of a man on a barge housing asylum-seekers in the U.K. proves the accommodations are inhumane and untenable, say locals and advocates. CBC | World News
Read More »Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand father’s release
Sebastien Lai says he’s hopeful the Canadian government could join calls for his father’s release following a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. CBC | World News
Read More »Former U.K. PM David Cameron returns to government as foreign secretary
David Cameron, the former U.K. prime minister who resigned after campaigning for the losing side in a Brexit referendum he called, has been named the country’s new foreign secretary. CBC | World News
Read More »Police say investigation into former NHL player’s death in U.K. ‘may take some time’
Police in the United Kingdom said Tuesday the investigation into the death of hockey player Adam Johnson remains ongoing and will likely “take some time.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »To the delight of eager U.K. ecologists, London welcomes its first baby beaver in centuries
Hunted to near-extinction during Elizabethan times, there is now a concerted effort to bring beavers back to Britain for the benefits they offer in flood management, water quality and fostering biodiversity. CBC | World News
Read More »The U.K. and New Zealand want to ban the next generation from smoking at any age. Should Canada follow?
Government officials in the U.K. are proposing a smoke free generation law, following in the footsteps of New Zealand. Canadian experts say a generational ban could help. CBC | World News
Read More »EU approves tough negotiating mandate for U.K. trade talks
The European Union on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator a robust mandate for free trade talks with the United Kingdom, setting up a likely clash over the ex-member’s demand to export to the continent on its own terms. CBC | World News
Read More »Wales bears the brunt as deadly storm Dennis hammers the U.K.
Rivers across Britain burst their banks and a number of severe flood warnings remained in place as authorities strove to get people to safety and to protect homes and businesses in the wake of storm Dennis. CBC | World News
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