Washington – Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, including a California lawyer who negotiated deals at the center of the case and a longtime adviser to the former president. Jurors heard a potentially pivotal piece of evidence — a 2016 recording of … Read more
For a committee struck to review an emergency, the approach to reporting back to Canadians has been less than urgent. The erstwhile group of senators and MPs studying the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act over the “Freedom Convoy” was supposed to present its findings in December. December of 2022, that … Read more
A Manitoba man who pleaded guilty to keeping the funds raised from an ice-fishing fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba has been handed a sentence of 18 months house arrest. Christian Lillyman and his partner were arrested and charged in December 2022 after more than $13,000 was not paid to the … Read more
I am a conspiracy theorist. I believe that groups of people conspire secretly against our interests to line their pockets, cover their backs or achieve political goals. By this definition I suspect you are, too. We see evidence of these conspiracies every day. We see them in the Horizon scandal, in which the Post Office … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons and a 90-74 regular-season record. “We greatly appreciate Darvin’s efforts on behalf of the Lakers and recognize the many accomplishments achieved over the past two seasons including last year’s remarkable run to the Western Conference finals,” general manager Rob … Read more
Driving along the Saint John River in the Browns Flat, N.B., area, it’s hard not to notice something sticking out of the water. It’s the mast of the approximately 13-metre long vessel known as “Not a Starship,” which hasn’t moved from its location for months. The ship had been frozen into the ice … Read more
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto. “Heartfelt condolences on tragic loss of Indian nationals Mr. Manivannan, Mrs. Mahalakshmi & their grandchild in the Highway 401 collision,” the consulate wrote in a post … Read more
A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier François Legault has been sentenced to 20 months in jail. Crown prosecutor Geneviève Crépeau confirmed to Noovo Info that a judge delivered the sentence Friday at the Sherbrooke courthouse. Germain Lemay, a resident of Hampden in the Eastern … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas – More than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever in an exhibition game against the Dallas Wings on Friday night, some fans among the sellout crowd were lined up outside the arena dressed in No. 22 University of Iowa jerseys. Christina Edge, who lived … Read more
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6. Nashville had a final chance to force overtime with a power play with 33.9 seconds left … Read more
