OTTAWA (AFP) – Lawyers for a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei asked Canada’s justice minister on Monday (June 24) to quash extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou and for her to be released. The court proceedings are scheduled to start on Jan 20. Meng is currently out on bail. The United States wants to […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Commerce Department has agreed to Tesla Inc’s request to waive 10 per cent tariffs on imported aluminium from Japan used in the manufacture of battery cells at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory, government documents show. The Palo Alto, California-based company made the request in documents posted in April and said the aluminium […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest called “Senior Salute” was released from jail Monday. Owen Labrie, 23, reported to the Merrimack County jail just after Christmas, after a judge refused to shorten his sentence. He had […]
An Air Canada passenger’s experience of being left on a plane had a “one in a million” chance of happening, a pilot told Global News Monday. But the airline has confirmed that it happened. Alan Eugeni wasn’t present when Tiffani Adams said she fell asleep and became stuck inside an Air Canada plane after it […]
A new affordable housing building destined for Keremeos was announced on Monday by the provincial government. The proposed three-storey, 41-unit structure will contain one-, two- and three-bedroom units for people with low to middle incomes. In addition to housing, the building could contain commercial space for the Lower Similkameen Community Services Society. Related Miramichi eviction […]
The main federal party leaders are in Quebec today to celebrate the Fête Nationale, also known as St-Jean-Baptiste Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his day in east-end Montreal, where he attended a local celebration with his family. Related Fête nationale: Your guide to what’s open and what’s closed East-end Montreal Tim Hortons goes blue […]
A partisan legislative standoff in Oregon persisted on Monday, as Republican state lawmakers stayed clear of the state Capitol for the fifth day in a row in an effort to block a climate change bill that Democrats are pressing to approve. Democrats, who control the Oregon Senate as well as the House of Representatives, were […]
Emergency crews rushed to Vernon’s Silver Star Mountain Resort on Sunday afternoon. BC Ambulance confirmed that both ground and air ambulances were sent to the patrol hut. One person was taken to hospital in stable condition. Officials haven’t released any information on the nature of the injuries. Silver Star has not responded to request for […]
Two men — aged 26 and 35 — are in hospital with gunshot wounds following a shooting in Dorval Sunday evening. Montreal police say their lives are not in danger. Related Violent crimes in Montreal way up in 2018: annual police report Montreal police arrest 7 in series of gang-related violent crimes Officers responded to […]
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new US sanctions on Monday, looking for a fresh blow to Iran’s economy after Teheran’s downing of an unmanned American drone. With tensions running high between the two countries, Trump signed an executive order imposing […]