SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the country’s international image. Some angry dog farmers said they plan to challenge the bill’s constitutionality and hold … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took aim Monday night at the Democrat she’d like to face in the November election, calling it “offensive” that President Joe Biden gave “a political speech” at the South Carolina church where nine Black parishioners were slain in a 2015 racist attack. “For Biden … Read more
A new survey suggests that most Canadians are pessimistic about the outlook of the economy in 2024, as well as their own finances. The online survey, conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights, found that 52 per cent of respondents believe the Canadian economy will worsen this year, while 24 per cent said they expect the economy to … Read more
Some Maritimers are finding creative solutions in order to buy their first home. Luke Chiasson and his partner were paying $1,500 a month to live in a one-bedroom apartment in Dartmouth, but making those monthly payments didn’t qualify them for a mortgage, they were told. Chiasson said he knows people with mortgages half that cost. … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday responded to calls for Canada to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, saying this could happen if done “responsibly.” The comment was made at a memorial for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which was shot down by the IRGC … Read more
The fourth round of documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, were publicly released Monday morning. The latest release of 17 unsealed documents follows thousands of pages already unsealed last week – with the final documents expected to … Read more
Even for Eric Adams, whose hardscrabble upbringing featured heavily in his rise to become mayor of New York City, the tale of his near-miss school shooting was harrowing. One day at school, Adams was hanging out with a group of friends when someone showed up with a gun, according to his 2009 book, … Read more
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Courting Black voters he needs to win reelection, President Joe Biden on Monday denounced the “poison” of white supremacy in America, declaring at the site of a deadly racist church shooting in South Carolina that such ideology has no place in America, “not today, tomorrow or ever.” Biden spoke from … Read more
NEW ORLEANS – A lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana’s new ban on transgender health care procedures for anyone under 18 was announced Monday by LGBTQ+ advocates. The lawsuit was prepared by Lambda Legal and others on behalf of five Louisiana minors and their parents, identified in the filings by pseudonyms. Lambda Legal … Read more
Melbourne – Stacey Fung of Vancouver was bounced from the Australian Open qualifying round on Monday, dropping a 6-1, 6-4 women’s singles match to Julia Riera of Argentina. Riera, who took one hour, 28 minutes to knock off the Canadian, had 29 service winners compared to Fung’s 10. The 25th-seeded Riera finished … Read more
