Prince William expressed his shock and sadness Saturday at the news of the death of his former nanny’s stepson in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more. London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed Saturday that they are supporting the family of 31-year-old Edward …
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B.C. winery fined $118K and permanently banned from temporary foreign worker program
A winery in B.C.’s Okanagan has been permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined $118,000, according to the federal government. According to a notification on the government’s website, Toor Vineyards did not provide a federal inspector with the documents they asked for and did not “put in enough …
Read More »Detroit records lowest number of homicides in nearly 60 years
Homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s, according to preliminary year-end statistics released by the Michigan border city. The city is part of a national trend of declining rates of overall violent crime across the U.S. Detroit ended 2024 with about 203 homicides — …
Read More »Ottawa increasingly worried Donald Trump is set on tariffs
Fears are intensifying that Donald Trump’s tariff threat will become a reality for Canada. Officials around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are increasingly worried that the U.S. president-elect’s mind is made up, and that he will make good on his threat to impose a 25 per cent levy on all Canadian imports the …
Read More »Trump responds to Trudeau resignation by suggesting Canada merge with U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal leader comes just two weeks before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president while threatening to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada on Day 1. Trudeau said he will stay on as prime minister until his successor is chosen, creating the …
Read More »Ontario man calling for provincial lemon law, after new car starts having issues after 4 days
For Carl Cameron, a new Nissan Altima seemed like a safe, reliable purchase — he’d owned one in the past, had a good experience and decided to buy a 2024 model that July. But four days later, he was proven wrong. He said he couldn’t pair his new cell phone wirelessly, …
Read More »Massive snowball fight brings cheer amid winter storm in U.S. capital
18 hours ago News Duration 0:59 A major winter storm that hit the mid-Atlantic U.S. states on Monday caused federal offices and public schools in Washington, D.C., to shut down for the day. The DC Snowball Fight Association took the opportunity to transform a public park into ‘The Great Meridian …
Read More »Controversial plasma clinic expands in New Brunswick
Two new clinics that pay people for their plasma have opened in Fredericton and Saint John, following a location that was established in Moncton in 2017. Plasma makes up more than half of a person’s blood and is rich in protein. It can be transfused directly into patients in urgent …
Read More »Louisiana reports 1st U.S. human death related to H5N1 avian flu
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the country’s first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of people and millions of poultry and cattle. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have contracted bird flu …
Read More »Equalization in focus as federal election nears and Alberta, Sask. premiers push for change
With a federal election on the horizon, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s premiers are again making noise about the country’s contentious equalization program. The federal equalization program is funded through general revenues, mostly sourced through federal taxes, and is used to ensure comparable services across the country. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle …
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