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The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv’s use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defence systems would be powerless to stop the new missile, which he said flies at ten times the speed of sound and which he called the Oreshnik — Russian for hazelnut tree. He also said it could be used to attack any Ukrainian ally whose missiles are used to attack Russia.“We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,” Putin said in his first comments since President Joe Biden gave ...

Nearly a million Ontario children will have access to school meals this year, federal officials say. The officials told Global News Friday that Ottawa will be chipping in $108.5 million over the next three years to Ontario’s existing Student Nutrition Program and First Nations Student Nutrition Program, which provides meal through more than 13 agencies to schools across the provinceThe government source said that means “close to a million Ontario kids” will have access to school food before summer break, representing almost 75 per cent of the province’s schools.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Brampton Friday to announce new details on his government’s National School Food Program. 4:41 Cana...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 22, 2024 7:36 am Updated November 22, 2024 7:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity perpetrated by Indian agents on Canadian soil. Nathalie Drouin, the national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, also says there is no evidence pointing to India’s External Affairs Minister S...