Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service identifies failures

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service identifies failures

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The U.S. Secret Service said Friday it was to blame for … Read more

N.B. election: Higgs went to ‘very dark place’ with Liberal joke, opponent says

N.B. election: Higgs went to ‘very dark place’ with Liberal joke, opponent says

A joke about a deceased Liberal supporter has landed New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs in hot water — mere hours after the province’s election campaign kicked off. Higgs shared the anecdote, which he told the crowd was a “true” event, at the end of his campaign launch speech Thursday evening in Quispamsis, N.B. … Read more

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference about the SALT Caucus outside the United States Capitol on Wednesday February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images House lawmakers are using former President Donald Trump’s own words as leverage to pressure their colleagues into preserving the … Read more

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the … Read more

DJT falls to new low after lockup expires

DJT falls to new low after lockup expires

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Trump Media sank more than 7% Friday morning, hitting a new 52-week low one day after “lockup” restrictions expired, which had previously … Read more

Macron and Trudeau will meet in Canada next week. What’s on the agenda?

Macron and Trudeau will meet in Canada next week. What’s on the agenda?

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 8:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a statement today that Macron … Read more

UAE hoping to expand $1 trillion partnership with U.S. through AI, Investment

UAE hoping to expand  trillion partnership with U.S. through AI, Investment

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at Downing Street on September 16, 2021 in London, England. Hannah McKay – WPA Pool | Getty Images Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s first official trip to the United States aims to push the UAE-U.S. relationship to a new “geo-economic phase” … Read more

Independent review into doctored audio scandal raised in Heston Russell’s 7NEWS Spotlight investigation

Independent review into doctored audio scandal raised in Heston Russell’s 7NEWS Spotlight investigation

The ABC is commissioning an independent review into its own journalism after a 7NEWS Spotlight investigation unearthed audio that was allegedly doctored to accuse Australian Commando Heston Russell of war crimes. Outgoing ABC Managing Director David Anderson on Friday afternoon said the 2022 story would fall under the scope of a review to “fully understand … Read more

Britain’s ultra-wealthy exit ahead of proposed non-dom tax changes

Britain’s ultra-wealthy exit ahead of proposed non-dom tax changes

Street scene in Old Bond Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. Pawel Libera | The Image Bank | Getty Images LONDON — Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai. They’re just a few of the destinations trying to lure away the U.K.’s uber wealthy ahead of proposed changes to the country’s divisive non-dom tax regime. Almost two-thirds (63%) of … Read more

Public service heads invited to seek top secret security clearance – National

Public service heads invited to seek top secret security clearance – National

Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that … Read more