Stoney Creek Councillor Maria Pearson says she’ll do what she can to ensure something “we can all be proud of at the end of the day.” She’s responding to community outrage over three planned residential towers along the Lake Ontario waterfront which are proposed to be 59, 54 and 48 storeys tall and would become […]
Shortly after he disclosed his tax returns for the last 10 years, Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday rejected the idea that his newfound millionaire status was a testament to capitalism and the “American dream.” Appearing on Fox News in a town-hall style event, Mr. Sanders defended his wealth as the honestly earned result of a […]
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing details of his growing status as a millionaire fueled by a sharp jump in income from book royalties since his losing 2016 White House run. Sanders, a U.S. senator who routinely rails against the “millionaires and billionaires” he says have rigged the system […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld announced his candidacy on Monday to challenge President Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. Weld, 73, who served two terms as governor, from 1991-1997, enters as a long-shot candidate against an incumbent president who has remained popular within his party. Weld in February had said […]
From a dog fight between two sitting MLAs in northern Alberta to a conservative grudge match near Calgary, here are 10 constituencies to watch in Tuesday’s Alberta election: (***For more information on each of the 10 individual ridings listed below, simply click on the riding headings) Chestermere-Strathmore This redrawn constituency on Calgary’s eastern boundary is […]
Elections Manitoba is making it easier for voters to participate in the next provincial election. Starting this year, Manitoba is offering online registration. All people have to do is enter their name, date of birth and address to register. Voters can also check to see if they’re already registered and update their information. If someone’s […]
Brittany Ferries, which ships around 200,000 trucks across the English Channel each year, says the financial hit has increased dramatically in the past two years following the referendum. The France-based company transports goods across the channel from the UK to ports in France, Spain and Ireland. In 2017, 4.8 million heavy goods vehicles operated through […]
Supporters of Cabinet contenders for the Number 10 hot seat made clear in private they do not want a leadership challenge before the first stage of Brexit is resolved, even if cross-party talks with Labour fail to yield positive results, sources told The Times. They fear a summer leadership challenge before Theresa May can get […]
Michelle Obama avoided mentioning Donald Trump by name at the London launch of her book. The former First Lady made thinly veiled references to the new president in conversation with host Stephen Colbert at the O2 Arena to discuss her autobiography, Becoming. Mr Colbert made several references to Trump but beyond light-hearted jibes which received […]
The EU member state looks on course to pick its first leftist leader in two decades after Antti Rinne’s Social Democrats took 18.9 percent of the votes, after 35.5 percent of ballots had been counted. But the process of putting together a coalition could be drawn out because of the nation’s fragmented parliament. And with the Finns’ […]