Eddie Chu hits back at claim he implicitly supports independence, considers challenging ‘ridiculous’ decision in court. Hong Kong authorities have barred a pro-democracy legislator from running in a local election due to his “implicit” support for Hong Kong’s independence from China, in what critics say is another instance of civil rights being eroded in the […]

A mix of messy weather throughout Nova Scotia have closed schools in much of the province Tuesday. Closed: Halifax Regional Centre for Education Chignecto – Central Regional Centre for Education Strait Regional Centre for Education Tri-County Regional Centre for Education Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (Kings and Annapolis Counties) Cape Breton – Victoria Regional […]

DOHA/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday it would investigate Qatar’s allegations of intellectual property breaches against Saudi Arabia, despite the kingdom’s objection that the WTO had no standing to hear the case. Qatar launched the dispute in October, saying Saudi Arabia was blocking Qatari-owned broadcaster beIN and refusing to take […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria creates prospects for a political settlement of the crisis there, TASS news agency reported the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Wednesday. The United States said it had begun withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria as U.S. officials said Washington was considering pulling out all […]

Former Nissan chief may have fallen from grace internationally but Ghosn can count on support in his home state. He may have fallen from grace internationally as one of the auto industry’s most powerful leaders, but Carlos Ghosn can count on continued support in at least one corner of the globe. Lebanon has long held […]

With 100 days until Britain leaves the European Union, the government was publishing long-awaited plans Wednesday for a post-Brexit immigration system that will end free movement of EU citizens to the U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the proposals – Britain’s biggest immigration changes in more than 40 years – would create a “skills-based immigration […]

A Peterborough youth has been arrested following an altercation with a staff member at a group home on Tuesday. Peterborough police were called to a youth home for reports of an assault. “It was reported that while at the home the female youth assaulted a staff member and caused damage to a door,” police said. […]

Selman Gulen, nephew of self-exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on terror-related charges. A Turkish court has sentenced a nephew of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt, to seven-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges. Anadolu state news agency said on Tuesday that Selman Gulen […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian government minister who resigned over allegations of improper behavior with a younger woman will not stand for re-election — a new hit to a conservative coalition reeling from a series of resignations ahead of a tough 2019 election. Andrew Broad, who resigned on Monday, said on Tuesday that he would […]

Celebrating his reinstatement, Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses a victory rally in Colombo. The reinstated Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has said his United National Party will form new political alliances to safeguard the country against corruption. Addressing tens of thousands of supporters at a victory rally, Wickremesinghe thanked those who stood by him during […]