• The Canadian Press

    Canada 7th in foreign aid spending, but a fifth goes to refugees inside the country

    OTTAWA — While Canada is one of the top contributors to foreign aid among some of the world's richest countries, a fifth of the spending never leaves Canada's borders. Some 19 per cent of Canada's aid reported to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development last year benefited refugees and Ukrainians within Canada. "Most Canadians would not think that counts, because when we think of foreign aid we think of something happening in other countries, not costs that we have here," said

  • Associated Press

    UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change

    Britain’s political party leaders were crisscrossing the country on Thursday, the first day of a six-week election campaign in which voters will decide whether to end the governing Conservatives’ 14 years in power. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gambled on an earlier-than-expected July 4 election, arguing his party can give the country security in turbulent times. The main opposition Labour Party says it will bring much-needed change after years of political and economic turmoil under the Tories.

  • PA Media: Sport

    Hard work pays off for Man City striker Khadija Shaw after landing WSL award

    Shaw netted 21 goals across 18 league appearances this season.