US president Donald Trump used his final pitch before the midterm elections to ask voters to help preserve “fragile” Republican victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in Congress. With the months-long fight serving as a testing ground for his nationalist appeals and the strength of the coalition that powered him to the White […]
Wanted: Twelve people who can take four months off work and who don’t mind sitting in judgment of a man said to be the most notorious criminal of the 21st century. Payment: About $40 a day. Picking a jury is always hard, but it is even more so when the defendant on trial is Joaquín […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Donald Trump said on Monday (Nov 5) he wished he had taken a softer tone in his first two years as US president, even as he continued to bash individual Democrats and fan fears over immigration while campaigning on the eve of congressional elections. Asked in an interview with Sinclair Broadcasting, one […]
Speaking at a rally in Macon, Georgia, the president ramped up his hard-line rhetoric on immigration as he issued warnings about the caravan of migrants heading to the US border with Mexico. He told supporters to “look at what is marching up – that’s an invasion”. He said Democrats encouraged chaos at US borders because […]
Brian Kemp claimed on Sunday that Democrats had hacked voter registration systems in Georgia. Georgia’s Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, has pushed back against Republican opponent Brian Kemp for accusing Democrats of hacking voter registration systems, a charge he levelled without evidence. “I think, unfortunately, Secretary Kemp has not only abused his power, he […]
B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham has announced “a ban on mega-mansions” on the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). If passed, the new legislation will limit new house sizes to about 5,400 square feet. The change will have the biggest impact in Richmond where last spring the city reduced the maximum size of a house on agricultural land […]
What would it take for you to be “financially comfortable?” For many, the answer might be lower than they think. A new survey conducted by Leger for investment firm Edward Jones found Canadians think they need an annual salary of $250,000 before tax to be financially comfortable. And they’d like $300,000 a year to have […]
Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging service said it was suspending access for some Iranian banks after US sanctions. The Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications (SWIFT) financial messaging service announced on Wednesday it was suspending access for some Iranian banks “in the interest of the stability and integrity of the wider global financial system”. The move […]
One by one, students placed a poppy on each headstone that lies in the National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire. A sentimental tradition that started in 2011 in Edmonton, No Stone Left Alone was created to honour Canadians who have served in the country’s armed forces. “For them, the Armistice was 100 years ago for […]
The day of reckoning for US politics approaches as Americans prepare to go to the polls. On Tuesday, US voters will decide between President Donald Trump’s take-no-prisoners rhetoric and the Democratic Party’s super-charged campaign to end the Republicans’ monopoly in Washington and state legislatures across the nation. There are indications that a so-called “blue wave” […]