Politics

LOADINGERROR LOADING Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid them for sex, an attorney revealed to ABC News on Monday. Florida attorney Joel Leppard told the network that his two clients were “very clear” to the committee that Gaetz, now President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney … Read more

The man’s history of violence against his common-law spouse has material bearing on charges that he trafficked her for sex, the Supreme Court ruled The Supreme Court of Canada in March 2024.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia A Nova Scotia man’s history of regular violence and threats against his common-law spouse has material bearing on charges … Read more

Giroux said federal officials will be hard-pressed to find a private buyer willing to pay a premium for the now-operational pipeline that cost the government more than $34B Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux on October 17, 2023 in Ottawa.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux said on Monday … Read more

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