It’s déjà vu for the prime minister after his plane broke down during his family vacation in Jamaica, the second such incident in a span of months. The Department of National Defence (DND) says a challenger plane was sent to Jamaica this week to support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family, who … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a … Read more
BOSTON – Five Republican and Democratic voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the Republican primary election ballot, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged and did little to stop the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The … Read more
(NewsNation) — Nearly 17,000 people across six countries may have died because they took hydroxychloroquine during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, according to a study by French researchers. The immunosuppressive drug used to treat and prevent malaria was prescribed to some of the first patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The study claims … Read more
DES MOINES/SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Nikki Haley gave Iowa voters some tough talk on Friday over their scrambled eggs and sausage. It was Haley’s first campaign stop of 2024 in Iowa with only 10 days to go before the Republican Party’s first-in-the nation presidential nominating contest there, and it came after rival Ron … Read more
Vancouver – It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear. The businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said … Read more
Canada and the U.S. will meet June 1 at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas to kick off the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The West Indies, which is co-hosting the 55-game tournament with the U.S., opens June 2 against Papura New Guinea at the Guyana National Stadium. Canada will then … Read more
A baby born in the midst of the Covid pandemic is now three years old. Just think of those crucial first years of a child’s life: meeting family, forming attachments, learning to walk and to talk, making your first friends. During successive lockdowns, many of these children missed these crucial experiences. It’s no wonder that … Read more
CALGARY – At Cypress Mountain ski resort, director of operations Jeremy Wentzel has been eagerly waiting for a chance to fire up the snow guns. The Vancouver ski destination has manufactured more than 81 acres of artificial snow for skiers and boarders to enjoy since opening for the season Dec. 7, but much … Read more
Tributes have poured in for Derek Draper, the political lobbyist turned psychotherapist and husband of the TV presenter Kate Garraway, who has died at the age of 56. Draper had been seriously ill with long Covid since contracting the disease in 2020. Garraway announced the death of her husband on Friday on Instagram, saying she … Read more
