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WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s right-wing opposition, frustrated over its recent loss of power, urged its supporters to protest Thursday against moves by the new pro-European Union government to take control of state broadcasters and the state news agency. The Law and Justice party, which governed for eight years before losing October’s parliamentary elections, … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a ceasefire in his country’s war with Russia, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup before overwhelming Kyiv’s troops. “A pause on the Ukrainian battlefield will not mean a pause in the war,” Zelenskyy said during a … Read more
Six prominent Canadian universities are facing a series of proposed class-action lawsuits with claims that Jewish students are unsafe on campus. The list includes Queen’s University, York University, Concordia University, Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of British Columbia. The prominent Toronto-based personal injury law firm, Diamond and Diamond, has also listed many … Read more
DOHO, Qatar – Just over a year after Lionel Messi led Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar, international soccer is back in the Middle Eastern nation for the Asian Cup. The 18th edition of the competition kicks off in Lusail on Friday. The tournament was originally scheduled for 2023 in China, … Read more
Dozens of criminals found guilty of knife attacks, gunplay, drug trafficking and child pornography are among those being given lower sentences and sent back to the street sooner following a standoff between Ontario judges and the provincial government over notorious conditions in a Toronto jail dubbed “Guantanamo South.” In the last year, records … Read more
A man who stalked his ex-fiancée for months after their breakup has been barred from coming within 50 kilometres of the B.C. city where they both live – in what legal experts describe as a rare case of “banishment” as a probation condition. In his ruling, Judge Oliver Fleck acknowledged the gravity of … Read more
Canada’s population has surged over the last year, with growth driven in large part by foreign workers and international students. But as the federal government weighs limiting non-permanent residents (NPR), a new report from Desjardins says such a move would “deepen the recession expected in 2024.” The report, released Wednesday and written by … Read more
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling Wednesday that the former cleric is incompetent for trial because of dementia. The decision will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to court records. … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia – Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will face 2020 champion Sofia Kenin in the first round and potentially 2016 winner Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in the second in a tough start to her bid for a first Australian Open title. Defending champion Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending 11th Australian Open title … Read more
