The Rama Police Service, which serves the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, does not have dedicated funding for forensic and crime investigation units, or to provide aid to victims. Rama Police Chief Jerel Swamp said the force provides front-line, culturally responsive policing to the community near Orillia, Ont., and like other Indigenous police services, it […]
UNITED NATIONS • China has lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring: “Enough is enough!” Two days after US President Donald Trump used his annual address to the General Assembly to attack China’s record, the American ambassador to the United Nations […]
WASHINGTON — Many Republicans have hailed Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s apparent nominee to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as a dream candidate: a relatively young woman of impeccable conservative credentials. The federal circuit court judge believes that life begins at conception. She is a critic of the Affordable Care Act, the […]
Officials are warning of a surge in coronavirus cases in some Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods. By Jonathan Wolfe This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed seven million less than a month after reaching six million. […]
One thing became clear during the 54 minutes it took Governor General Julie Payette to read the throne speech this week: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back to making lots of big promises, after pulling back on pledges during last year’s election. “It was like: Wow, they are promising everything,” said Lori Turnbull, the director […]
Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is now the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the US capitol. A ceremony was held on Friday in Washington DC to honor the liberal icon, which included many prominent politicians paying their respects, as well as thousands of mourners. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
US Congressman Ron Paul has been hospitalized after having a medical emergency during a livestream. On Friday, Ron Paul was holding a livestream for his Liberty Report show and suddenly appeared to be unable to speak. His mouth appeared to droop and he started slurring words, which are often signs of a stroke, but no […]
Measuring just 5ft in height, the late Supreme Court judge was both small in stature and softly spoken.But the Brooklyn-born woman – known affectionately as the “Notorious RBG” – was a towering giant for gender equality and civil rights throughout her life. On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, Jayne Secker speaks to […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The US presidential race is much closer than national surveys suggest, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls in battleground states that show Democrat Joe Biden with only a slim lead over President Donald Trump in three highly competitive states and in a dead heat in three others. The online state polls, conducted […]
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (REUTERS) – Louisville braced for a second night of unrest on Thursday (Sept 24) after two policemen were shot and wounded during protests over a grand jury’s decision not to bring homicide charges against any of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Police Chief Robert Schroeder, whose department has […]