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Is Trump thriving on US political divisions?

The recent Pittsburgh synagogue attack has led many to question if the US president’s fiery rhetoric is to blame. US President Donald Trump has made immigration a central issue as he campaigns ahead of this month’s midterm election. The vote is being seen as a crucial test of his presidency. But the recent attack on […]

US indicts Chinese, Taiwanese firms for trade espionage

Two companies and three individuals are alleged to have conspired to steal computing technology China does not possess. The US Justice Department indicted two companies based in China and Taiwan and three individuals saying they conspired to steal trade secrets from US semiconductor company Micron relating to its research and development of memory storage devices. […]

London police seek public assistance in search for missing woman

London police are appealing to the public as they continue their search for a missing London woman. Anesta Hesch, 36, is described as a Caucasian woman, standing about five feet tall and weighing 120 pounds. Police say she was last seen wearing a long black winter jacket stretching down to her knees, a beige scarf, […]

US police probe deaths of Saudi sisters found duct-taped together

Bodies of Tala and Rotana Farea were found by the riverbank of the Hudson in New York without obvious signs of trauma. Police in the United States say they are still investigating the deaths of two sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies were found duct-taped together by the riverbank of New York City’s Hudson last […]

Non-stop ads and robocalls: Welcome to America's costliest election

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – Wendy Burke has had enough. Campaign advertisements bombard her favourite TV shows. Dozens of election pamphlets fill her mailbox. Every day, she gets several political calls on her cell phone and more on her landline. Strangers knock at her door seeking her vote. “It’s ridiculous,” Ms Burke, 47, said outside a […]

Former VP Joe Biden calls for US midterm voters to reject division

Mr Biden, who served under previous Democratic president Barack Obama, was campaigning in Ohio ahead of this week’s midterm elections. He said: “We’re in a battle for America’s soul. “We Democrats have to make it clear who we are. “We choose hope over fear, we choose unity over division, we choose our allies over our […]

Democrats leading in House as GOP finds footing: Poll

WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Heading into Tuesday’s (Nov 6) critical mid-term elections, Democrats retain their advantage in the battle for the House, but Republicans could be buoyed by increasingly positive assessments of the economy and by President Donald Trump’s harsh focus on the issues of immigration and border security, according to a new Washington Post-ABC […]

Two women killed in Florida yoga class shooting before members fight back

MIAMI (REUTERS) – Two women were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Florida yoga studio before class members fought back and the attacker killed himself, police said on Saturday (Nov 3). The women, identified as Ms Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Ms Maura Binkley, 21, were shot and killed on Friday (Nov 2) […]

Kawartha Downs is for sale

Kawartha Downs is now on the market. The property had been in court-ordered receivership by a Toronto company since May 2017 after then-owner Harvey (Skip) Ambrose’s businesses had amassed major debts. The case file is listed on the website for Rosen Goldberg under “Courtice Auto Wreckers Limited et al.” According to the ad in the […]

Calgary councillors want report on LRT crossing safety

Three Calgary councillors have asked for a report looking at the safety of LRT crossings after a number of fatal CTrain-pedestrian collisions in the city. On Oct. 15 a six-year-old was struck by an LRT train near the Somerset-Bridlewood station and later died in hospital. An elderly woman was killed on the LRT tracks near […]