Now that the midterm elections in the United States are history, Sarah Lyall has written the final installment of Abroad in America, a weekly look at American politics for non-Americans. You may remember Sarah’s often witty and insightful work as a correspondent for The Times in Britain. These days she’s a writer at large, based […]
A Jordanian ordered deported from Canada for spreading pro-ISIS propaganda is refusing to co-operate with his removal, a hearing in Vancouver revealed Friday. Two attempts by the Canada Border Services Agency to have Othman Ayed Hamdan fill out the paperwork required to get him a Jordanian travel document have so far failed, an official said. […]
Kim Kardashian, Alyssa Milano and Melissa Etheridge were among thousands fleeing from their homes in and around Malibu on Friday, as a fast-moving wildfire forced evacuations from the celebrity-packed area. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro tweeted that he had abandoned his vast “Bleak House” museum collection of fantasy and horror memorabilia, while singer Etheridge said […]
Every Remembrance Day, the Royal Canadian Legion names one mother of a soldier to represent all mothers who have lost children in Canadian military service. This year, Anita Cenerini, the woman who has been given the honoured post, holds a unique significance. Anita Cenerini did not immediately agree take on the role of National Silver […]
President Trump’s efforts to whip up fear around immigration in the closing days of the midterm cycle may have helped some Republicans clinch wins around the country. But in places like the diverse Denver suburbs, it had the opposite effect. “We are part of this country,” said Saad Salim, who fled Iraq with his family […]
There are nine Remembrance Day services planned for Sunday morning across Hamilton. The services include the annual event in Veterans’ Place at Gore Park, which for the first time, will be projected live for those in attendance on a video screen by the city of Hamilton. The other services are at cenotaphs in Dundas, Stoney Creek […]
The federal government is providing $10,000 for a project in Cobourg, Ont., which is commemorating those who made the ultimate sacrifice for Canada a century ago. On Friday, Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd announced the government of Canada would provide funding for the town’s Armistice 18 project — one of Canada’s largest commemorative First World […]
A little over a year ago, the president of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. sent a searing letter to her counterpart at the Boy Scouts of America, accusing his organization of engaging in a “covert campaign to recruit girls.” That campaign has since become overt and, now, the simmering fight between the once-friendly, century-old […]
TD, Canada’s top lender through home equity lines of credit (HELOC), is now systematically applying a more stringent approach for mortgage applicants who already have a line of credit backed by their home. The bank is now vetting these borrowers based on their HELOC’s credit limit rather than their outstanding balances. “A system change took […]
The “Remembrance Day Long Weekend” enforcement program by Hamilton police is underway. Over the next couple of days, you can expect to see more officers on city streets, focusing on high-risk behaviours involving aggressive driving and speeding. The purpose of the campaign is reducing or eliminating collisions and encouraging compliance with the basic rules of […]