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Drones sent by Ukraine struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, as the two-year war has featured a wave of attack on energy facilities this spring.

The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

Russia's nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, accused Ukraine's military on Sunday of launching a series of attacks on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and the UN's nuclear watchdog called for such incidents to cease immediately.

The Alberta government says it will introduce legislation to prevent the federal government from cutting deals with Alberta’s municipalities without the province’s permission.

Now that the Liberals and New Democrats have announced they've reached an deal on pharmacare, the path is open for the parties to carry on a confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped to keep the government in power since March 2022.

The federal Liberal government and the NDP have come to an agreement on pharmacare, clearing the way for the two parties to continue operating under the confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped keep the government in power over the last two years.

In an interview with the CBC's Rosemary Barton Live, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party and the Liberals have arrived at a pharmacare deal that will cover contraception and diabetes medication.

'We're really excited about this,' Singh says

A Kenyan court on Friday ruled a plan to send police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-approved mission was unconstitutional, throwing into doubt the future of an initiative aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

Cindy Woodhouse brings bridge-building experience to the national chief’s office at the Assembly of First Nations, one campaign insider says, but others see her ties to the federal Liberals — and her participation in her predecessor’s removal — as a potential liability.