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'Donald Trump raped me in luxury New York store,' writer claims

A New York writer has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a changing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Agony aunt E Jean Carroll wrote in the New York magazine that after what started as a friendly encounter with Mr Trump at Bergdorf Goodman in 1995 or 1996, the real estate […]

Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ in event of war

President Trump has said he doesn’t want war but warned Iran it would face “obliteration” if conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC on Friday, he said the US was open to talks but would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. He also expanded on his last-minute decision to call off strikes planned in response […]

Trump dismisses E Jean Carroll’s rape allegation as ‘fake news’

A journalist has accused US President Donald Trump of sexual assault, claiming he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Celebrated columnist E Jean Carroll, now 75, makes the claim in her new book, an extract of which was published by New York magazine. She appears on the cover of the […]

Claresholm welcomes foreign workers in new pilot project to address labour shortages

Watt & Stewart Commodities runs its trucking business out of Claresholm and for years, has struggled to recruit and retain skilled workers. “Starting in about 2005, we’ve had trouble hiring enough people to allow for company growth,” said Todd Heggie, controller at Watt & Stewart Commodities. Although the situation is unfortunate, Claresholm town officials said […]

US writer says Trump sexually assaulted her in mid-1990s

US president denies ever meeting E Jean Carroll, who said Trump assaulted her in a dressing room of a department store. An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said in an account published Friday that US President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store more than two decades […]

Canada first G20 country to ban shark fin trade

Canada has become the first G20 nation to ban the import and export of shark fins, in an effort help preserve a predator under threat. The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, though shark finning in the domestic fishery has been illegal since 1994. The shark fin trade is believed to […]

US to begin roundup of undocumented migrants on Sunday: report

Washington Post reports US immigration authorities will target up to 2,000 families in major US cities. US immigration authorities plan to launch on Sunday a sweeping effort to deport recently arrived undocumented families, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three unnamed US officials. The operation is expected to target up to 2,000 families facing […]

Alberta man missing after boat capsizes on Columbia River in B.C.

One man is missing while another one was rescued after a boat capsized on Thursday night in the Columbia River, Revelstoke RCMP said on Friday. Police say the incident took place east of Blanket Creek Campground, which is approximately 20 km south of Revelstoke, and that it involved two men from Alberta in an aluminum […]

West Kelowna RCMP starting boating pre-checks this weekend

Volunteers from the RCMP will be inspecting boat safety equipment in West Kelowna starting this weekend. The program is part of an effort to “keep boaters safe and do their part to help avoid tragedy on the water,” West Kelowna RCMP said in a press release on Friday. The group of West Kelowna RCMP volunteers […]

US psychoanalysts apologise for labelling homosexuality an illness

SAN DIEGO (REUTERS) – The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) apologised on Friday (June 21) for previously treating homosexuality as a mental illness, saying its past errors contributed to discrimination and trauma for LGBTQ people. It may be the first US medical or mental health organisation to issue such an apology. Although psychiatrists declassified homosexuality as […]