Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon is heading to Montreal on Tuesday and Calgary on Wednesday to meet with stakeholders as a railway strike and lockout loom across the country, a spokesperson from MacKinnon’s office told Global News on Tuesday. Freight trains across Canada could come to a grinding halt as soon as Thursday with roughly 9,000 … Read more
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has repeatedly told the story of him and his wife, Gwen Walz, struggling to have children and turning to fertility treatments for help. On Tuesday, Gwen Walz offered more detail, specifying that they did not use in vitro fertilization, or IVF. In a statement from the Democratic presidential campaign, … Read more
Vice Presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan speaks during a rally for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on May 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Sergio Flores | AFP | Getty Images The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his quest for the White House to “join forces” with Republican nominee … Read more
CHICAGO (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden continued his verbal attacks on former President Donald Trump during a speech that headlined the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, but one claim directed at Trump drew the ire of his supporters more than any other. As he has repeatedly said in the past, Biden … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As political discourse reaches an all-time high this fall, Slice brings audiences the most trusted voices in political satire with The Daily Show. Beginning Monday, September 9 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning late-night staple will continue to expand and build on its legacy … Read more
The audience chanted “Lock him up” during Hillary Clinton’s Democratic National Convention speech in what Michael Steele called “probably the most rich, ironic moment in political history.” “You can see it on her face at one point, she was just kind of like, getting in the groove of it. And I don’t blame her,” the … Read more
(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris will officially receive the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. But, it comes amidst a campaign light on detail and, thus far, largely scripted. Harris has not yet spoken to the public or media without a teleprompter or script in front of her. According to … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec is implementing a six-month freeze on the intake of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal starting in September, the province’s premier said Tuesday. François Legault’s announcement comes as his government has been calling for a “significant and rapid” reduction in the number of … Read more
Eagle-eyed viewers of the Democratic National Convention caught a touching moment between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris right after Biden finished a bittersweet speech to the crowd in Chicago on Monday night. Harris had just finished applauding alongside husband Doug Emhoff and first lady Jill Biden when she walked up to embrace … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden’s latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting the stage for his trial to begin next month in California. Citing a ruling in Florida that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden’s lawyers had urged the judge … Read more
