By Michael Tutton The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2024 4:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has finalized a $500-million bailout to help Nova Scotia Power keep rates from skyrocketing due to delivery delays of Muskrat Falls electricity. Emera, the parent company of Nova Scotia Power, confirmed … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his record on economic management as he continues to slip in the polls against Peter Dutton ahead of next year’s election. In this week’s Newspoll, Labor’s primary vote slumped to 31 per cent, its lowest level since the 2022 election, while the Coalition was steady at 38 per cent. … Read more
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she would vote for former President Donald Trump during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2024. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Several former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, publicly breaking with … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Comer claims that the trip was organized to campaign … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday faced Conservative calls for the House of Commons Speaker to kick him out after a heated exchange during question period. Wednesday’s question period was particularly feisty as it came ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion of non-confidence in Trudeau’s government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre questioned Trudeau, who … Read more
NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen cautioned that it’s not certain that the amount of fluoride typically added to water is causing lower … Read more
FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on what … Read more
By Laura Osman and Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2024 1:35 pm Updated September 25, 2024 2:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bloc Québécois is giving the Liberal government a deadline of Oct. 29 to pass two pieces of legislation related to old-age … Read more
The U.S. Secret Service insignia is pictured on a wall at the Secret Service headquarters in Washington Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female staff member of the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, the agency confirmed Wednesday. The agent allegedly … Read more
Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” according to a bipartisan Senate investigation released Wednesday. Similar to the agency’s own internal investigation and an ongoing bipartisan House … Read more
