Albert Wagner 
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the idea that his party played a role in granting $40 million in regulatory relief to Bell Media. Conservative and NDP MPs backed a 2022 amendment to the Online Streaming Act, opposed by the governing Liberals, that allowed Canada’s private broadcasters to save about $120 … Read more
WASHINGTON – Former U.S. president Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after … Read more
With the Toronto Blue Jays home opener just weeks away, the franchise is showcasing what changes fans can expect the next time they catch a game at Rogers Centre – and one may be worth raising a glass for…or really, the opposite. On Monday, the franchise shared a peek of what the second … Read more
A “cyber incident” has forced an insurance company to freeze its services for Canadian public servants posted abroad or travelling, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) announced on Monday. According to a statement, MSH International, the sub-contractor to Canada Life that provides emergency travel and comprehensive coverage services to members of the … Read more
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The casts of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” gathered Monday at the annual Academy Award nominees luncheon alongside dozens of less famous and first-time Oscar hopefuls for handshakes, hugs, a huge group picture and instructions on nailing an acceptance speech. The event at the Beverly Hilton is a warm, … Read more
WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry Ltd. says it’s taking action to streamline costs, including cutting jobs, as part of the ongoing process to separate two of its business divisions. The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company says last quarter it cut around 200 jobs as part of efforts to slash costs. This quarter, the company … Read more
ROTTERDAM – Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic were first-round singles winners on Monday at the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime of Montreal battled for two hours 21 minutes to edge hardy American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8). He advanced to play the winner of a match between second-seeded Andrey … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – Russia accused the West on Monday of sabotaging agreements that would have prevented the war in Ukraine – but the U.S. and its allies put the blame squarely on Moscow, saying there is no escaping that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of its smaller neighbor. Days before the … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela – The whereabouts of a prominent human rights attorney, her daughter and ex-husband remained unknown Monday, three days after Venezuelan authorities detained her at the airport near the capital as she and her adult child awaited a flight to Miami, setting off condemnation inside and outside the South American country. Attorneys … Read more
OTTAWA – American and Canadian officials say they are still trying to sort out what caused the Israeli military to take citizens from their home in the Gaza Strip. “We fear, to be honest, for their lives,” said Khalil Alagha, the brother-in-law of one of three missing Canadians. “Because we don’t know … Read more
