Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings may now progress to their next stage, as the House of Representatives has voted to send impeachment “articles” to the Senate, setting the stage for a trial. Members of the House have also vowed to investigate claims the former US ambassador to Ukraine was under “surveillance”. Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage mocked […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a man with almost no political profile. Mishustin’s elevation is part of a sweeping shake-up of the political system announced by Putin on Wednesday, which led to the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister […]

A TEXAS killer apologised to the family of his murdered wife before he was executed by lethal injection yesterday. John Gardner, 64, was pronounced dead at 6.36pm at the state's death chamber in Huntsville, becoming the first inmate to be executed in the US this year. Gardner was convicted and sentenced to death in November […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 16 Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 16 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com JPMorgan is holding its annual health care conference in San Francisco this week. But some attendees — when gazing out the windows of their $2,000-a-night hotel rooms or past the doors of another champagne-infused party […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative government used a A$100 million ($69 million) sport development fund to target votes in marginal electorates ahead of an election last year, the country’s independent auditor of public spending has concluded. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison secured re-election in May 2019, defying polls that had indicated voters would punish the […]

RCMP are investigating a break and enter at a home in southern Alberta this week that saw an Alberta Parks truck get stolen along with a number of guns. Cpl. Jeffrey Feist said the theft was reported to police on Tuesday and that the robbery happened late Monday or early Tuesday while nobody was home. […]

The Town of Rothesay has opted not to support NB Power’s plan to install smart meters at homes across the province. At an Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) hearing in Saint John, NB Power is seeking permission to spend 92 million dollars to outfit homes with smart meters or AMI – advanced metering infrastructure. The […]

NHS mental health boss demands an end to ‘shameful’ bribes offered by betting firms to get customers to carry on gambling NHS mental health chief Claire Murdoch says link between betting and mental illness is ‘increasingly clear’ In letter she said the prevalence of gambling in society is ‘causing harm’ She said predatory tactics ‘turn the occasional […]

At the end of the month, Run-DMC will reunite with Aerosmith for the first time since 2002 for a joint performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The news was revealed on Wednesday morning in an official statement made by the Recording Academy. Though it’s unconfirmed what the iconic music acts will play together, it’s likely that […]

CARTAGENA (Reuters) – The eradication of Colombia’s plantations of coca, the raw material for cocaine, is the best way to protect peace efforts and fight the drug trafficking that fuels violence in the South American nation, President Ivan Duque said on Wednesday. Colombia, long a leading source of the world’s cocaine, announced last week it […]