Mexican Foreign Minister Ebrard reiterates his country will not become a safe third country for US-bound asylum seekers. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday reiterated that his country refused to act as a so-called safe third country, which would mean that US-bound asylum seekers travelling via Mexico would have to first claim asylum in […]
The body of an Okanagan man presumed drowned following a boating collision on Shuswap Lake has been recovered, police announced on Tuesday. Salmon Arm RCMP said the body was recovered late Monday evening, and was identified by the BC Coroners Service as the previously missing 33-year-old man involved in the boating collision on Sept. 1. […]
Michael R. Bloomberg, who has committed nearly $1 billion to aid anti-tobacco efforts, is now stepping into the campaign to combat vaping, announcing a $160 million push to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said that his Bloomberg Philanthropies would aim to ban the flavored e-cigarettes in at least […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – A bipartisan group of US senators has told the Trump administration that they are concerned about whether US export controls are strong enough to prevent China from getting sensitive American technology through Hong Kong. “We believe it is critical that the United States take appropriate measures to ensure China does not abuse […]
Come the end of September, Queen’s University students will have the option to opt out of fees, including ones that assist student-run organizations on campus. University students all across Ontario have until the end of the month to decide which incidental fees they don’t want to pay for. The change comes as part of the […]
Throwing away $1,700 sounds ridiculous but according to recent polls, the average Canadian household does just that each year as wasted and uneaten food goes to the curbs. In response, Environment Lethbridge has launched a new website. Wasteless.ca offers tips and strategies to Lethbridge residents on how to reduce food waste, dispose of items more thoughtfully and […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A senior White House adviser tamped down expectations on Tuesday (Sept 10) for the next rounds of US-China trade talks, urging investors, businesses and the public to be patient about resolving the two-year trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. “If we’re going to get a great result, we really have […]
Drilling has been suspended at a drilling platform located off the coast of N.L., after an incident on Sept. 6, 2019, sent a worker to hospital. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) said on Monday that they initiated a formal investigation into the incident that occurred on the Suncor-operated Transocean Barents. The C-NLOPB […]
Local philanthropists Gordon and Jill Rawlinson are supporting a new hospice being built in Saskatoon. The Rawlinson’s, who own Rawlco Radio, made the $650,000 donation on Tuesday to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation’s Close to Home campaign. Related Bride-to-be brings her wedding photo shoot to ailing ‘Nana’ in hospice “St. Paul’s has a long history of […]
Things weren’t looking very good for Corbin Hebert as he tried to make last Halloween a happy one for his two young children. His wife had just been laid off from her job and money was tight. “Halloween was definitely a rough one,” Hebert said. “It would’ve broken my heart if I wouldn’t have able […]