Politics

The incident came as chaotic anti-NATO activists rioted through the city on Friday, leading to smashed windows, burnt cars, several arrests and clashes with local law enforcement A man dances on the Israeli flag as students gather outside Concordia University to protest the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The students are seen in Montreal, on Thursday, … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., recently shared why she’s “glad” that President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is set to take place on the same day of the federal holiday honoring her late father. “I’m glad that if it was going to happen, it happened on the King holiday, because … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans’ health — from health care … Read more

“I’m going to get very vocal about things happening in Canada, and it’s OK if it upsets some people,” Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba wrote online. Comfort Sakoma-FadugbaPhoto by Vancouver Police Board Vancouver police board vice-chair Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba resigned Friday after she made several social media posts alleging that Canada’s culture and values are being undermined by minority … Read more

The incident happened on Wednesday when the bear engaged the off-leash dog on a trail near 240th Street in Maple Ridge. A black bear stands near the side of Highway 881 near Conklin, Alberta on Tuesday May 10, 2016. British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. As the blueprint for a hard-right turn in America became a liability during the 2024 campaign, Trump … Read more

The ban would apply to at least 15 countries, most of them in Europe, as well as Australia, Argentina and Canada Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Nov. 22, 2024.Photo by Gavriil Grigorov /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill … Read more

Last week’s bomb cyclone at one point affected more than 300,000 properties, but that number was down to 5,600 Saturday morning A tree rests on a power line on the Malahat Dr. on Highway 1 north of Victoria on Nov. 20, 2024.Photo by CHAD HIPOLITO /THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s electric utility says … Read more

‘What we saw was not peaceful protest. What we saw was actually violence, hate and antisemitism, and this has no place on our streets’ Demonstrators walk up Saint-Urbain St. during a protest in Montreal on Nov. 22, 2024. Photo by John Mahoney /MONTREAL GAZETTE MONTREAL — Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal … Read more