Albert Wagner

ISLAMABAD – Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Monday after being elected a day earlier in a raucous parliamentary session. He held the same position from April 2022 to August 2023, replacing archrival Imran Khan who was kicked out of the job after a no-confidence vote. Shehbaz is … Read more

BISMARCK, N.D. – Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday. The former president finished first in voting conducted at 12 caucus sites, ahead of former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. The results resumes Trump’s winning streak, which was briefly interrupted … Read more

BEIJING – China on Tuesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase in its defence budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan (US$222 billion), roughly mirroring the rise of the last year. Tensions with the U.S., Taiwan, Japan and neighbors who share claims to the crucial … Read more

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response. The North’s warning came a day after the South Korean and U.S. forces kicked off their annual computer-simulated command post training and … Read more

BEIJING – China’s official growth target for this year is around 5 per cent, Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday in an annual report on the government’s plans and performance that prioritized both security and the economy. Li also said the government would issue 1 trillion yuan (about $139 billion) in “ultralong special treasury … Read more

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said last week his province would not submit the money it owed for the carbon price on natural gas as required on Feb. 29. Moe is protesting Ottawa’s decision to … Read more

A civilian U.S. Air Force employee has been charged with disclosing classified defence information to a woman he met on a foreign online dating platform, the Justice Department said on Monday. David Franklin Slater, 63, was taken into custody in Nebraska on Friday on a three-count federal indictment. He was expected to make … Read more

RENO, Nevada – Going to the office has been no small feat for Jon Slaughter’s marketing team at Sugar Bowl, requiring the employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door after a powerful blizzard dumped more than 10 feet (three metres) of snow on the Northern California ski … Read more

Rising costs in the trucking sector have overtaken the driver shortage as the biggest concern for employers, according to a new report from an industry non-profit. One-third of business owners now see higher overheads such as fuel, equipment, insurance and labour as their biggest challenge, results from a Trucking HR Canada survey show. … Read more

WASHINGTON – It’s almost Super Tuesday when voters in 16 states and one territory will cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential primaries. Here’s why the day matters — and why it looks a little different this year. What is Super Tuesday? It’s traditionally the biggest day nationwide for primary elections … Read more