Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz has angered Democrats by considering an independent campaign for president in 2020. They are condemning the billionaire’s idea as a “vanity project” that would only help President Donald Trump. Political strategists say such a third-party candidacy would divide the left, taking votes from the president’s yet-to-be nominated Democratic challenger. […]
SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, underwent surgery Monday (Jan 28) to successfully remove a colostomy bag attached after suffering a serious abdominal wound in a knife attack while campaigning last year, his office said. The leader, who took office at the beginning of January, will have two days of absolute rest […]
Innovation Saskatchewan is accepting applications for its new Made in Saskatchewan Technology (MIST) program. MIST is designed to improve public service delivery in government through products from Saskatchewan technology-based companies. Chosen applicants will receive a government contract of up to $10,000. Their product will receive feedback and validation from government users. “Saskatchewan is home to […]
China‘s state-run media outlets are blasting Canada for effectively firing ambassador to China John McCallum, who was asked to resign over comments related to detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. China’s state-run Global Times responded to the news with a blistering op-ed on Sunday, in which the unnamed author compared Ottawa to a “frightened bird,” and used […]
The head of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and Saudi Arabia are hurting the company’s bottom line and forcing it to consider a possible retreat from the oil-rich state as SNC share prices plunged to a three-year low. Amid an international row that has only escalated since last summer, Bruce cited […]
CHICAGO — The polar vortex is back and the forecasts are dire: A quick punch of snow, followed almost immediately by a life-threatening level of cold that a generation of Midwesterners has never experienced. Already on Monday, the misery was on full display. In Chicago, where an overnight snow covered the streets and snarled the […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A US-Polish conference next month on the Middle East is not aimed at Iran, a US official said on Monday (Jan 28), after key players baulked at attending. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to head to Warsaw for the Feb 13-14 “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two years into United States President Donald Trump’s administration, a majority of Americans have lost confidence in the brash real estate magnate’s performance on everything from the economy to foreign policy, a poll showed Monday (Jan 28). The ABC News/Washington Post poll was published after Mr Trump suffered a major setback in […]
Veteran NBC News presenter Tom Brokaw has been criticised for saying on the network that Hispanic-Americans should “work harder at assimilation”. He told NBC’s Meet the Press he had been arguing for some time that Latinos in the US should be ensuring their children speak English. The remark led to criticism from a fellow guest […]
Unionized staff, including full and part-time faculty and librarians at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. The faculty union says its membership voted 97.5 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, as a bargaining team moves into conciliation this week with the university. The […]