Rob Fox was at the Eaton Centre when he heard gunshots ring out on Monday at the Raptors rally in Toronto. Shortly after, he says, a mass of people started running inside for safety. “There was mass panic. Everyone was screaming and yelling and running around,” he said. Gunfire erupted at Bay and Queen streets, […]
Sitting under a large banner depicting a skull and crossbones that reads “No Mercury,” Grassy Narrows First Nation members publicly displayed designs for a planned care facility for people impacted by mercury poisoning. “It’s been difficult,” said Grassy Narrows resident Darwin Fobister, who suffers from the poisoning, “because I have to go to the hospital […]
Canadians believe other countries’ human rights records are more important than any potential economic benefits they may offer to Canada, a new poll suggests. According to a poll done by Ipsos and shared exclusively with Global News, 39 per cent of Canadians believe the human rights record of a country matters more in deciding whether […]
Navy displays mine fragments it said came from damaged tanker and bore a ‘striking’ resemblance to mines seen in Iran. The US Navy said on Wednesday that recovered limpet mine fragments from one of two tanker ships that are believed to have been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore a “striking resemblance” […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US Senate will vote Thursday (June 20) on resolutions to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries under an agreement between Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Mr Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee. Mr Menendez announced the agreement on the Senate floor Wednesday. […]
Four high school students have been recognized for their efforts in promoting sobriety in Prince Albert, Sask. The Sober House Project is an initiative launched by the youth to build support for healthy lifestyles as well as battle alcohol and drug abuse in their community. Related Sask. study looks at the impact impaired driving has […]
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – US President Donald Trump raised US$24.8 million (S$33.79 million) in less than 24 hours as he officially launched his re-election, GOP officials said Wednesday (June 19), underscoring the huge fundraising lead the president has over a divided and crowded Democratic primary field. The Wednesday announcement by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna […]
In public remarks and classified briefings, Trump administration officials keep emphasizing purported ties between Iran and Al Qaeda. Some lawmakers suspect that the executive branch is toying with claiming that it already has congressional authorization to attack Iran based on the nearly 18-year-old law approving a war over the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Pressed to […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] He was a con man who stole money and created a harem of sexual “slaves,” branded with his initials and kept in line with blackmail, prosecutors said. But he claimed he was only helping his followers reach personal fulfillment […]
Heading into their policy decision and news conference Wednesday, there were a lot of ways Federal Reserve officials could have messed things up. One possibility was a repeat of the meeting in December, when markets judged Chairman Jerome Powell and the Fed to be oblivious about negative forces building in the markets and in the […]