Ask a person from almost any demographic across British Columbia, and they’re likely to tell you the same thing: they support a public inquiry into allegations of money laundering at the province’s casinos. That’s according to a poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Global News. The poll found that around three-quarters (76 […]
The US state of Alabama has executed a Muslim inmate after the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal for a imam to be present with him at death. Convicted murderer Dominique Ray was killed by lethal injection on Thursday as scheduled. Ray’s lawyers had argued that the state favoured Christians because a chaplain was allowed to […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Louisiana law that its opponents say would leave the state with a single doctor authorized to perform abortion, the latest development in the national legal fight over the fate of abortion law under a conservative-leaning court. Louisiana’s law, which requires that doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at […]
LOS ANGELES (BLOOMBERG) – A long-simmering feud between Mr Donald Trump and Mr Jeff Bezos took a bizarre turn after the multi-billionaire accused allies of the United States President of brazenly trying to extort him. In a surprising move that lit up social media feeds worldwide, the Amazon.com Inc founder and chief executive officer published a […]
WARNING: This post contains disturbing images Cat Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario is facing a housing crisis that’s leaving children sick — and officials are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to see it for himself. Images coming out of the First Nation show young children covered in red rashes, which community leaders say […]
John Dingell, the longest serving congressman in US history, has died aged 92. “He was a lion of the United States Congress and a loving son, father, husband, grandfather, and friend,” the office of his wife Debbie Dingell said. The Michigan Democrat was a driving force behind many key liberal laws, notably health programmes. He […]
West Kelowna residents are invited to a series of open houses to look over plans for a proposed development on Campbell Road. “The whole purpose is to make the project better through this process,” George Mylonas, President and CEO of Landstar Development Corporation out of Calgary said. Blackmun Bay Village is being pitched as a […]
The Lethbridge United Services Institute, in partnership with Exhibition Park, have announced a campaign to bring a monument to the city with historic significance. The goal is to not only display a monument to the First World War, but to remember and honour veterans from Alberta. “We are pleased to announce and unveil a capital […]
Hamilton is among Canada’s top cities for youth to work, according to a new ranking issued by a Canadian bank. YouthfulCities has launched its inaugural Urban Work Index, the first of its kind to look specifically at urban work in Canada. The index, funded by Royal Bank of Canada, ranks 21 Canadian cities and found Edmonton […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) Refusing to change out of her turtleneck on a sweltering day in Pasadena and being captivated by swaying palm trees. That’s most of what Miriam Tellez Sorrosa remembers about arriving in the United States from Mexico when she was 7. “I […]