Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec is postponing ministerial exams that were set for January 2024 due to ongoing strikes by teachers, the province’s education minister said Tuesday. Bernard Drainville’s office confirmed the decision via an emailed statement, saying the new schedule will be announced at a later date. The news comes … Read more
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned, eight months out from an election. Fyles, 45, held a snap press conference on Tuesday where she confirmed her intention to step down as chief minister and health minister. She said she had made an oversight and did not declare a share parcel, which came about after … Read more
A federal appeals court’s decision against Mark Meadows is “to put it mildly, a total body slam,” according to former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. Monday’s ruling rejected a bid by Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court, affirming a federal judge’s decision in September. … Read more
Mock drones and missiles are displayed at a square on December 07, 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images U.S. officials on Monday expanded a multinational maritime force in the Red Sea to defend against escalating attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which have impeded international shipping routes. “The recent escalation in reckless … Read more
President Biden is taking hits on multiple issues from within his own party, with Democrats bashing the president for recent policy choices including immigration, foreign policy and the environment. The criticisms, largely originating from the left and progressive flanks, come as the president heads into a reelection year struggling to raise his approval rating and … Read more
“Merry Christmas, everybody! Merry Christmas. Are we still allowed to say Merry Christmas in Justin Trudeau’s Canada?” That’s how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre greeted his caucus, and the group of reporters and cameras he invited to join them, at a meeting on Dec. 6. But Poilievre needn’t have feared. “Merry Christmas” was said in the … Read more
A Queensland mother is taking on her local council after being fined almost $200 for parking in her own driveway. Gold Coast resident Megan Pass was hit with a $193 fine for parking in her Pimpama driveway in December and has slammed the penalty as revenue raising. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Coast mother fined … Read more
“Florida is where woke goes to die,” Gov. Ron DeSantis declared at a victory speech in November 2022, just after winning his second term as governor of Florida. He’d just had a decisive win in an election that wasn’t otherwise particularly good for Republicans across the country, and he’d done it by promoting himself as … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) questions witnesses in a hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Republicans have a long-term plan to strip elite universities … Read more
(The Hill) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley launched her campaign’s third television ad Monday, targeting President Biden for being “too old” and calling for a “new generation.” “I’ll just say it: Biden’s too old, and Congress is the most exclusive nursing home in America,” Haley began the 30-second ad spot. “Washington keeps failing because politicians … Read more
