Politics

Vancouver is a rainy city. Vancouverites covet umbrellas. When it rains, umbrellas soar in value. Some research firms put the global umbrella market value at around $7 billion US, and they all show it reliably trending upwards for the foreseeable future.Photo by NICK PROCAYLO /PNG Pssst. A bug in your ear. You know what sector … Read more

If he loses, Trump said, ‘Jewish people would have a lot to do with the loss’ Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kevin Dietsch /Getty Images Former President Donald Trump recently reissued … Read more

Fire embers are pictured in this file photo.Photo by file photo /Getty Images NUCLA, Colo. — Wildfire investigators looking for the cause of blaze in western Colorado last month discovered the partially burned remains of a dog — leading to the conclusion that a man’s attempted cremation of his pet sparked a fire that damaged … Read more

The restrictions, which took effect nearly a month ago, also ban the sales of popular tropical flavours Minister of Health Mark Holland rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are rejecting the federal … Read more

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who was temporarily removed after ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip is back on the bench but assigned to speeding tickets and other relatively minor offenses. Judge Kenneth King lost courtroom duties in August and was ordered into social-emotional training by the chief … Read more

A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.Photo by Kin Cheung /AP Photo LONDON —  Two boys in Britain who were 12 when they stabbed a stranger to death with a machete were sentenced on Friday to at least eight and a half years in prison. They are … Read more

This file photo taken on April 30, 2016 shows cases of Coca-Cola on a grocery shelf in Gainesville, Virgina.Photo by KAREN BLEIER /AFP/Getty Images Coca-Cola raised the ire of American conservatives after reportedly banning words like ‘Jesus’ and ‘Trump’ on personalized cans of coke sold online. Videos posted on social media showed that words like … Read more

People are splashed by churning surf from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on September 26, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida.Photo by Joe Raedle /Getty Images North America CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene roared ashore in a sparsely populated region of Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, peeling the siding off buildings, trapping … Read more

Immigration and border security are top issues in Arizona, the only battleground state that borders Mexico and one that contended with a record influx of asylum seekers last year Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, made a campaign stop at the Throwback Brewery on Sept. 4, 2024 in North Hampton, New Hampshire. Photo … Read more

The 24-year-old from London, Ontario, earned a complete set of medals in Tokyo after helping relay teams to silver and bronze medals FILE: Gold medallist Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil poses during the medal presentation ceremony for the women’s 100m butterfly swimming event at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, on day two of the Commonwealth Games in … Read more