SAN FRANCISCO (WASHINGTON POST) – In private Facebook groups devoted to natural treatments for cancer and other ailments, hundreds of thousands of members tell each other that baking soda, apple cider vinegar, and frankincense are cures that doctors don’t want you to know about. Parents of children with autism have their own groups devoted to […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Commerce Department said on Tuesday (July 2) it would impose duties of up to 456 per cent on certain steel produced in South Korea or Taiwan that are then shipped to Vietnam for minor processing and finally exported to the United States. The agency said in a statement that it […]
For six years, Barry Philpott has suffered from unexplained symptoms. “I started getting a really stiff neck and flu-like symptoms, visual disturbances, ringing in the ears,” Philpott said from a relative’s house in Armstrong, B.C. “The following week, the pain became so intense I actually paid cash for an MRI in my neck to learn […]
The circumstances surrounding the dismissal of a popular Halifax-based cartoonist are raising questions about corporate control and media independence. Michael de Adder, who has been drawing editorial cartoons for 20 years, was let go from all New Brunswick newspapers after releasing a controversial depiction of U.S. President Donald Trump. “I do think it was the […]
NASHVILLE — Even as the National Rifle Association has been consumed by relentless and increasingly public infighting, Wayne LaPierre has maintained a firm grip on its leadership. Now one of the gun group’s major benefactors says he is preparing to lead an insurgency among wealthy contributors to oust Mr. LaPierre as chief executive, along with […]
A woman in her 40s is in critical condition after she was found pinned between her vehicle and a wall in Montreal early Tuesday afternoon. Urgences-Santé spokesperson Sylvain Lafrance says paramedics were called around 12:55 p.m. to a commercial building in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough. When paramedics arrived, they found the woman was trapped between her […]
ALBANY — For two consecutive days, President Trump turned his Twitter fury against two of the highest elected officials in his home state: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the attorney general, Letitia James, both Democrats. It was not immediately clear what prompted Mr. Trump to lash out; his tweets on Monday focused on his treatment […]
SAN SALVADOR • El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said his country bears responsibility for the drowning death of a father and his toddler daughter who had been attempting to cross into the United States, saying economic hardships he inherited are driving people to make the perilous journey. The shocking photograph of Mr Oscar Alberto Martinez […]
Cpl. Rielly Knock described the experience as “amazing” after spending three days in Toronto discussing LGBTQ issues in the police force. It was the second World LGBTQ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals, which ran from June 19-21. Related Premier Scott Moe first Saskatchewan Party leader to walk in Pride parade Saskatoon Pride festival celebrates ‘trailblazers’ […]
Employees of the ABI aluminum smelter in Becancour, Que., who have been locked out for nearly 18 months, have accepted the company’s latest offer. Meeting in Trois-Rivieres, Que., workers voted 79.8 per cent in favour of the proposal. The offers to the three unions representing office, lab, technical, operations and maintenance workers will see the […]