Politics

The entrepreneur and an activist against antisemitism hopes to get people thinking about hatred back on Earth, and how to stop it Henry Wolfond, already an accomplished pilot, is headed to space on Friday.Photo by Handout Henry Wolfond was less than two years old in 1961 when Alan Shepard became the first American in space, … Read more

New sites would require government’s approval A view of the Safe Injection Room in the Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service in Toronto.Photo by Chris Young /THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario has tabled a bill that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites the government deems are too close to schools and daycares. The bill, if … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, claimed … Read more

‘We don’t have a political view… We just wanted to give people who feel threatened to have a way to get out,’ CEO Mikael Petterson said People who really want to get away from it all can live aboard this cruise ship as it circumnavigates the globe over the next 15 years.Photo by Villa Vie … Read more

The sites are being set up on the grounds of Nanaimo General and Royal Jubilee hospitals this week Royal Jubilee Hospital’s emergency department. Photo by DARREN STONE /TIMES COLONIST Doctors on Vancouver Island say they’re setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites on the grounds of Nanaimo General and Royal Jubilee hospitals this week because the … Read more

The bomb cyclone responsible for this week’s winds will remain offshore, however, B.C.’s coast and mainland will still see intense wind gusts as a result British Columbians should brace for a bomb cyclone bringing windy weather and heavy rains this week.Photo by Richard Lam /PNG files British Columbians should brace for a bomb cyclone bringing … Read more

Kari Lake holds a press conference at the Mesa Convention Center polling location on Election Day in Mesa, Arizona, November 5, 2024. REBECCA NOBLE via Getty Images Two-time election loser Kari Lake and the official who sued her for falsely claiming he sabotaged the results of her 2022 race have reached a confidential settlement, The … Read more

The body of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur was discovered Oct. 19 by her mother, who also worked at the same Halifax Walmart Walmart is removing the oven from its Halifax store where Gursimran Kaur was found dead.Photo by Maritime Sikh Society /GoFundMe Police have ruled that a young woman’s death in the walk-in oven of a … Read more

All nine people involved in the crash were injured, and two were taken to hospital in life-threatening condition Police say nine people were injured after an overnight collision between a Toronto Transit Commission bus and an alleged stolen car in the city’s north end. A Toronto police car is pictured on Driftwood Avenue in Toronto, … Read more

Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. was reported missing near a jetty on Nov. 9 Two swimmer watch as a big wave starts to come ashore at Fernandina Beach, in Nassau County, Fla., Sept. 16, 2003.Photo by Bob Mack /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A bodyless head that washed ashore in South Florida has been identified as that of … Read more