The United States Navy has come a long way, from its first wooden frigates to today’s nuclear carriers. But in all that time, one thing remained almost as fixed as the North Star: A skipper’s power to throw troublesome sailors in the brig with nothing to eat but bread and water. Though it sounds like […]
US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have taken calls from children anxious to find out Santa’s whereabouts on his gift-giving journey. In one conversation, Mr Trump asked a seven-year-old named Coleman, “Are you still a believer in Santa?” He listened for a moment before adding, “Because at seven, it’s marginal, right?” Mr […]
Turkish presidential spokesperson says US president wants to make the trip next year but a date has not been set. US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country, according to a spokesperson for Turkey’s leader. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday in […]
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Place du Canada in downtown Montreal has been vandalized again. It’s not the first time the Montreal statue, depicting Canada’s first prime minister, has been defaced. It was spray-painted red last year ahead of a large anti-hate, anti-racist demonstration taking place in the city. The statue was also […]
If confirmed, Barr, who served as attorney general under George HW Bush, will oversee Mueller’s Russia investigation. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had chosen former US Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department, a role that would put him in charge of the federal probe into Russian election interference. […]
A two-vehicle collision Sunday on a northern Alberta highway has left four people — including two children — dead and several others injured. Lac La Biche RCMP said it happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Highway 858, five kilometres north of Plamondon, Alta. They believe alcohol was a factor in the collision. RCMP said a […]
President Donald Trump’s attack on the Federal Reserve spooked financial markets on Christmas Eve, raising fears about an uncertain future should the White House try to undermine or remove the head of the US central bank. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s calls to the top executives at six major banks on Sunday in an attempt to […]
Nova Scotia RCMP will be under new leadership come 2019, with the appointment of Chief Superintendent Lee Bergerman to the position of assistant commissioner. Bergerman brings 32 years of experience with the force to her new role and says she’s ready to take on the challenge. “I’ve got the whole province that I’m responsible for, […]
Rebels deploy fighters and armoured vehicles ahead of expected Turkish operation, a pro-Turkish commander says. Turkish-backed Syrian fighters have sent reinforcements to the front line along the northern Syrian areas controlled by Kurdish fighters, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday, days after Washington took an unexpected decision to withdraw troops from the war-torn country. […]
REVENTADOR, Ecuador — The dam sits under the glare of an active volcano, with columns of ash spewing toward the sky. Officials had warned against the dam for decades. Geologists said an earthquake could wipe it away. Now, only two years after opening, thousands of cracks are splintering the dam’s machinery. Its reservoir is clogged […]