CARACAS, Venezuela – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which electoral authorities declared him the winner. Petro’s comments followed harsh criticism from the international community of Maduro and his ruling party-loyal National Electoral Council, … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a panel of the court. … Read more
WASHINGTON – The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the nation’s capital, Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. “StubHub intentionally hides … Read more
(NEXSTAR) — The U.S. is seemingly still facing a summer wave of COVID-19 infections, with test positivity rates at or above 10% in nearly all of the country, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. If you’re experiencing any COVID-like symptoms — which may feel different than those you’ve experienced before — … Read more
Ontario Provincial Police say Martyn Rosko, the main suspect in four homicides in Kirkland Lake, is dead. “OPP investigators have linked the four homicides to one suspect, Martyn (Marty) Rosko, 38 years old of Kirkland Lake,” police said in a news release Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police say Martyn Rosko, the main suspect in four homicides … Read more
Taxes are the largest household expense for families in Canada. A new study by Fraser Institute, a right-leaning think tank, reveals the average household spent 43 per cent of its income on taxes alone in 2023. “It was so surprising to me the results of that study because so many of those … Read more
Toronto Blue Jays’ general manager Ross Atkins, coming off one of the busiest trade deadline periods in team history, spoke with the media Tuesday night after putting the finishing touches on a busy day. The Blue Jays shipped out every pending free agent on their roster in a group that featured Yimi Garcia, … Read more
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) says it’s intervening in a legal dispute over Saskatchewan’s controversial pronoun laws to prevent the “abuse” of the notwithstanding clause. The civil rights advocate was one of 11 parties approved to make arguments in a constitutional battle over Saskatchewan’s Parents Bill of Rights following a fiat from … Read more
A sailboat captain was found alive but suffering from a severe case of hypothermia on Monday after spending up to five hours adrift in the ocean off British Columbia, according to the coast guard. Rescue co-ordinators in Victoria dispatched a military C-130 Hercules search plane and a CH-149 Cormorant rescue helicopter after a … Read more
BEIRUT – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, and Hamas blamed Israel for the attack. Israel has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage. An … Read more
