Politics

‘A few minutes ago, I received the final word that all obstacles have been overcome,’ the former War Cabinet observer said Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at right, and Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri during a weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Jan. 8, 2023.Photo by RONEN ZVULUN /Getty … Read more

Douglas Todd: A wealthy family insists it’s the rightful owner of more than seven Metro properties being claimed by the family of a man they allege is under investigation in China for corruption and money laundering. Warring trans-Pacific families are in B.C. Supreme Court accusing each other of multimillion-dollar fraud, corruption, identity deception, contempt of … Read more

Craft Beer Market, which operates two locations in Vancouver and an outpost in Victoria, has announced plans to expand to Texas. Craft Restaurant & Beer Market has announced it will open a location in Dallas, Texas in 2026. Photo by Craft Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an … Read more

The advertisement from Pakistan International Airlines shows a plane flying toward Eiffel Tower A Pakistan International Airlines flight prepares to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport during the Covid 19 pandemic, Tuesday April 20, 2021. Photo by Peter J Thompson / National Post /nat An advertisement from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is under investigation, the … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to HuffPost. It’s not clear why. Her spokesperson gave no reason and did not respond to a request for further comment. Pelosi attended Trump’s inauguration in 2017, in her role as House Democratic … Read more

The number of Mandarin learners on Duolingo leaped 216% compared to this time last year, a representative said. Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images The language-learning app Duolingo has seen a startling increase in Mandarin learners in the U.S. compared to this time last year, a spokesperson for the app told HuffPost on Thursday. … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday booted Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Some Republicans on the committee were surprised by the move, and Democrats claimed it would outright endanger the United States. “Mike Turner has robustly promoted the safety of the … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING A debate between Sean Hannity and a PETA rep over the use of live animal mascots in sports quickly devolved into a fight over the host’s meat-eating habits. (Watch the video below.) It was fun in a train wreck kind of way. But the exchange served neither the blowhard Fox News personality nor … Read more

Wilkinson called Singh’s public spitballing on retaliatory measures counterproductive Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with journalists before a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.Photo by Justin Tang /The Canadian Press “The NDP leader honestly doesn’t know what he’s talking about… in … Read more

Ontario Provincial Police say the teen was arrested Wednesday, almost two months after the baby was found dead An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.Photo by Spencer Colby /The Canadian Press Police say a 16-year-old has been charged with murder after a newborn was found dead at a … Read more