WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The United States and China are set to relaunch trade talks this week after a two-month hiatus, but a year after their trade war began, there is little sign their differences have narrowed. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Japan in late June, US President Donald Trump agreed to suspend […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he “will no longer deal” with the British ambassador to the United States, after a weekend news report that the UK diplomat had described Trump’s administration as dysfunctional, clumsy and inept. “I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the U.S. […]
A strip mall off of Highway 20 in Dorval could soon be replaced by a 12-story apartment building with more than 200 units. The units would be up for rent for senior residents, a much-needed project according to the developer. “The amount of people over 65 years old and more in Dorval, there’s a lot […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump’s White House prevented a former aide from answering more than 200 questions posed by Democrats in Congress who are investigating whether Mr Trump interfered with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, according to a transcript released on Monday (July 8). Former White House lawyer Annie Donaldson repeatedly told […]
A local accessibility advocate is hoping that understanding can lead to real change when it comes to city infrastructure. Gerry LaHay, who had both of his legs amputated, will be outside of Y. O. U. Cafe at York and Richmond at 10 a.m. Tuesday, letting Londoners “roll a mile in his wheels.” “It’s just meant […]
Grand Forks residents who faced severe flooding last year might only receive money for what their homes are worth following the floods. “Post-flood value means current fair market value,” Mayor Brian Taylor said in a news release. “We got some budget numbers from the appraisals last year, but obviously things have changed since then.” Related […]
Thousands of fish have died after a fire at a bourbon whisky distillery in Kentucky led to alcohol-contaminated water entering rivers and streams. About 45,000 barrels of bourbon burned in the blaze at the Jim Beam warehouse, where firefighters from four counties were enlisted to help contain it. But over the weekend, officials said runoff […]
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his party wins the fall federal election. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, Scheer surmises the new standards could increase the cost of gas by at […]
SaskTel says they saw a strong fiscal year in their annual report, posting profits of $127.4 million, a $6.4 million increase from the previous year. However, the Crown corporation is not without challenges posed by unsettled collective bargaining agreements, questions on Huawei’s involvement in the 5G network rollout, and continued competition from the big telecommunication […]
A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting children in Nepal has been jailed for 16 years, one of his lawyers said on Monday. In addition to the prison term, the court ordered Peter Dalglish to pay his victims the equivalent of US$5,000 each, Nader Hasan said. “We continue to be dismayed by the […]