WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Hours before the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump said he would allow his young son to play football if he wanted to but wouldn’t encourage it because “it’s a dangerous sport”. Trump was asked in an interview airing on CBS before the biggest National Football League game of the year whether he […]
A Hamilton family set to be deported Sunday after being denied refugee status has been granted a stay. “We are very happy not to have to leave tomorrow,” Elizabeth Alamasy told Global News over the phone. “But we still don’t know what the timeline will look like for us.” In Canada, a stay of deportation […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Donald Trump was burning through cash. It was early 2016, and he was lending tens of millions of dollars to his presidential campaign and had been spending large sums to expand the Trump Organisation’s roster of high-end properties. To finance his business’ growth, Trump turned to a long-time ally, Deutsche Bank, […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] As Petland Discounts opened stores across metropolitan New York, the pet store chain was propelled in no small part by a catchy commercial jingle that is now embedded in the region’s collective consciousness. “Petland Discounts,” a nondescript chorus crooned […]
The Okanagan Rail Trail had its grand opening in September, but the celebration may have been premature, seeing that a large section of the route remains closed to the public. At issue is a section of the trail near the Kelowna airport, blocked by a padlocked gate. The city applied to have the path go […]
Living on the street can be dangerous, says a Montreal homeless man who doesn’t want to be identified to protect his family’s privacy. “I’ve been stabbed in the chest, lit on fire when I was sleeping, peed on, beaten up, robbed at knifepoint,” he tells Global News sitting on the sidewalk on Union Avenue just […]
Saskatoon has a few of Canada’s 100 “most romantic restaurants” for 2019, according to OpenTable diners. OpenTable revealed Wednesday Saskatchewan has four establishments on the list. Related Neon museum considered in Saskatoon after sign saved from Chinese restaurant Pay-what-you-can fridge at Saskatoon grocery store Among those restaurants selected from Saskatoon were Little Grouse on the Prairie, and Taverna Italian […]
Focus Montreal introduces Montrealers to the people who are shaping our community by bringing their stories into focus. The program airs Saturday at 5:30 p.m., as well as Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and midnight. Take a look at who we’re meeting this week. CAQ government explains the sudden closure of Riverdale High School The […]
As Lunar New Year approaches, a new Chinatown history project incorporating art, living history and filmmaking made its premiere in Edmonton. Dozens of people gathered Saturday for the opening of the exhibition, titled Figure 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 at the ASSIST Community Services Centre in Chinatown. The art and documentary exhibit started through radio […]
CHICAGO — On Sunday evening, Gerald Belz, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa, was lingering at his parents’ house in Cedar Rapids, a half-hour from the campus in Iowa City. It had just started snowing. His father, Michael Belz, popped his head in Gerald’s bedroom. “I told him with the cold and everything, […]