WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – The US president and first lady have landed in Ireland. They have left the pomp and pageantry of England. Melania Trump has removed her Phillip Treacy hat. The president is once again in a business suit and his too-long ties. But like an American whose rough vowels suddenly get all posh […]
The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association is calling on Ottawa and Quebec to address the chronic underfunding of Indigenous police forces outlined in this week’s report of a national public inquiry. Dwayne Zacharie says the lack of funding for First Nations police forces is a long-standing problem that needs to end. “First Nations communities deserve to have the same service that everyone […]
Lawyers for the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency deny allegations that their officers searched Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou‘s phones and electronic devices after a border official wrote down her passwords. A joint response filed Monday to Meng’s civil lawsuit says a border officer asked Meng for her phone numbers and passwords in case he […]
The City of Regina is jumping on board the Toronto Raptors bandwagon and their quest to their first NBA championship. In collaboration with Regina Downtown Business Improvement District (RDBID), the city is putting on an outdoor viewing party for Games 4 and 5 at City Square Plaza. “We’re bringing Jurassic Park to Regina,” Mayor Michael […]
A Toronto preacher who was charged with disturbing the peace in the Church-Wellesley Village Tuesday afternoon has been released on bail. Police said officers were called to Church Street and Wellesley Street East around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a demonstration in the area. In a news release Wednesday, police said that a man […]
Construction of a play park in Riverview, N.B in honour of the late Becca Schofield is underway and moving along quickly. Volunteers started building the Rebecca Schofield All World Super Play Park on Tuesday and are hoping to have a grand opening June 17, according to project manager Sean Rollo. “The park itself is going […]
Drill sergeant Kennedy Ochoa was putting on his dress uniform when he heard the news. President Trump had fired off a series of tweets saying the country would no longer “accept or allow” transgender Americans to serve in the military, citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption”. This was not the way it was supposed to […]
La Luz Del Mundo leader Naason Joaquin Garcia arrested in California on charges including human trafficking and rape. The head of a Mexican-based church estimated to have more than one million followers worldwide has been arrested in the United States and charged with crimes including human trafficking, child pornography production and rape of a minor. […]
On Friday evening, Chappell Farms in Barrie will host the Relay for Life to commemorate cancer survivors and victims. The annual event, to raise funds for research and programs supported by the Canadian Cancer Society, invites people to walk, run or jog around a track at Chappell Farms. “The overarching goal is to raise funds […]
The Trump administration has ended federal research using human foetal tissue, delivering a victory to anti-abortion advocates. The move, announced on Wednesday, has been criticised by scientists who say such tissue is essential in researching diseases like HIV and cancer. The Department of Health and Human Services cited “the dignity of human life” as a […]