Albert Wagner 
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after Colorado’s top court disqualified him from the state’s Republican primary ballot for engaging in insurrection leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, an attorney for the former president said. Trump, the frontrunner … Read more
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border as they demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing U.S. President Joe Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas comes as the Senate … Read more
LONDON – Canadian international defender Shelina Zadorsky has joined West Ham United on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season. The 31-year-old from London, Ont., has spent the last 3 1/2 seasons with Spurs, making 56 appearances in the Barclays Women’s Super League. Zadorsky has won 95 caps for Canada. … Read more
(NewsNation) — With respiratory illness spiking across the country, there’s a good chance you’re sick to start the new year. Maybe you have the symptoms of COVID-19, prompting you to take a test or two that you received for free from the federal government in 2023. It’s also possible you’re testing negative. While there is … Read more
People working minimum wage jobs in Nova Scotia will see a 20-cent raise in their hourly pay this spring. According to a Wednesday news release, the province’s minimum wage will be $15.20 per hour starting April 1. The minimum wage last increased to $15 on Oct. 1, 2023. The release says this … Read more
A union representing Ontario hospital workers is calling for an injection of funding into the province’s health-care system to help curtail what they call a worsening staffing crisis. CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says their members — who include registered practical nurses, personal support workers and clerical staff — are experiencing crushing … Read more
One of the world’s largest insurance companies has been forced to pay thousands of pounds in interest to small businesses who suffered delayed payouts on Covid insurance claims. The QBE Group’s initial payout just before Christmas of over £386,000 to 86 companies raises the potential for a total outlay by insurers of up to £1.6bn … Read more
BEIJING – China’s military will conduct routine patrols with its naval and air forces in the South China Sea from Wednesday to Thursday, the military’s Southern Theater Command said, as ongoing tensions simmer in the region over disputed territories. It said troops in the area will be on high alert at all times, and will defend national sovereignty, … Read more
HONG KONG – BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s top seller of electric vehicles (EV) at the end of last year, crowning an extraordinary rise for the Chinese carmaker. It delivered more fully electric cars than Tesla for the first time in the three-month period to December 31, and slashed the sales lead … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Explosions at an event honouring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 20 people and wounded 40 others, state-run media in Iran reported Wednesday. A senior official called the blasts a “terroristic” attack, without elaborating on who could be behind … Read more
