President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US central bank for stock market turmoil, saying the American economy’s only problem is the Fed itself. In a tweet, Mr Trump said the Federal Reserve lacks understanding of markets and “necessary trade wars”. The salvo came as Mr Trump’s treasury secretary scrambles to calm nervous investors. […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump vowed Monday (Dec 24) that allies would no longer “take advantage” of the United States, taking a shot at Defense Secretary Jim Mattis who resigned over Syria. Trump, turning to Twitter after days of criticism over his decision to pull US troops out of Syria, denied charges that he […]
Basketball star LeBron James has apologised after sharing a lyric about “Jewish money” on social media – saying he thought it was a compliment. James was called out over the lyric – which comes from a song by US rapper 21 Savage – after he shared it with his 45.8m followers on Instagram. US journalist […]
OTTAWA – It will be a big January for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as he looks to get a much-needed seat in the House of Commons. Singh plans to hunker down next month in the B.C. riding of Burnaby-South as he tries to check “elected” off his to-do list for a critical campaign year ahead. […]
A partial US government shutdown over budget spending could continue right up to the opening of the next Congress on 3 January, a Trump aide has said. The shutdown began at midnight Friday after opposition Democrats resisted President Donald Trump’s demand for $5bn (£4bn) for his Mexico border wall. Mr Trump’s acting chief of staff, […]
A Camrose woman set her goals high and it paid off with a Guinness World Record. Tina Klein is now the proud record holder for tallest parsley plant. “It just doesn’t seem real, to be honest,” Klein said. “It’s pretty cool.” To the excitement of family and friends, the Camrose resident received her recognition on […]
Natural gas prices in Western Canada are so low that a partner in the country’s first LNG export project is shutting off money-losing wells and throttling back its exploration program. Malaysian-owned Petronas, which has a 25 per cent interest in the $40-billion LNG Canada project, has been curtailing production by between 50 and 200 million […]
A 29-year-old man is facing charges of weapon possession, obstruction and resisting arrest after a confrontation with Saskatoon police resulted in the use of a Taser in the 1400 block of 20th Street West. Police responded to a complaint of a man with a golf club trespassing in an apartment building at roughly 8:20 a.m. […]
Deputy Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has been appointed acting Pentagon chief, President Donald Trump has announced. The move follows the resignation of James Mattis, who hinted at policy differences with Mr Trump when he stepped down on Friday. General Mattis, 68, said the president had the right to appoint someone “whose views are better aligned […]
Central American asylum seekers in Mexico seize even the smallest chance to enter the US. Thousands of people from Central America are not giving up hope of seeking asylum in the United States. That is despite increasing efforts from the Trump administration to keep them out. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Tijuana. Source: Read […]