Albert Wagner 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was “devastated” to learn of Brian Mulroney’s passing. “He never stopped working for Canadians, and he always sought to make this country an even better place to call home,” Trudeau said in a statement Thursday evening. “I’ll never forget the insights he shared with me over the … Read more
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called former prime minister Brian Mulroney a “mentor” and an “advisor” after the news of his death broke Thursday evening. “You wanna talk about leadership? You wanna talk about trailblazers, visionaries? That was Brian Mulroney,” Ford said of the 18th leader of Canada at an unrelated event. “He … Read more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland State House was locked down late Thursday afternoon after an anonymous phone threat was made, officials said. Reporters with offices on the ground floor of the building were told to lock their doors shortly after 5 p.m. by an aide to Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones. About … Read more
Legislation that commits the federal government to long-term funding of the national child care system is poised to become law. The bill aims to enshrine the system into law, making it harder for future governments to defund it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced the creation of a national child care system … Read more
Cochrane RCMP are on scene at a multi-vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of the Trans Canada Highway at the intersection of Highway 40 on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. A release issued just before 5 p.m. said traffic was at a stand still and will be for some time while vehicles are removed from … Read more
Ahead of the 2024 Mount Everest season, Nepal has announced a new requirement that all climbers must rent and use tracking chips on their journey. “Reputed companies were already using them but now it’s been mandatory for all climbers,” Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s department of tourism, told CNN. “It will cut … Read more
More than one billion children, adolescents and adults live with obesity around the world, making it the most common form of malnutrition in many countries, according to an analysis published Thursday in the journal The Lancet. This staggering statistic was reached earlier than anticipated, driven in large part by the rapid transition of … Read more
SYDNEY – Meta said on Friday it will not enter into new commercial deals for traditional news content in Australia, France and Germany. “Additionally, to ensure that we continue to invest in products and services that drive user engagement, we will not enter into new commercial deals for traditional news content in these … Read more
U.S. Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The bill now goes to U.S. President Joe Biden to be signed into … Read more
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is sharing his condolences on the passing of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney’s family said Thursday that he died peacefully at the age of 84. Sutcliffe posted on social media to say he is very sorry to hear of Mulroney’s passing. “My deepest condolences to the … Read more
