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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on national television late Monday from an undisclosed location. Rajoelina has faced weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal …
Read More »U.S. stock markets tumble after Trump says he’s raising China tariffs to 100%
Stocks fell sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their biggest one-day percentage declines since April 10, while Treasury yields dropped and the U.S. dollar weakened as comments by U.S. President Donald Trump reignited worries over a U.S.-China trade war. After markets closed on Friday, Trump said …
Read More »On bail for ‘astonishing’ $48M crypto theft, Hamilton teen kept stealing. He’s now an adult in U.S. prison
A Hamilton man has been imprisoned for one year in the U.S. after pleading guilty to a 2022 cryptocurrency theft spree that targeted as many as 200 people and netted more than $1 million Cdn. His latest thefts occurred while he was on bail for a separate crime he committed …
Read More »Vladimir Putin says he’s ready to end war with Ukraine ‘by force’ if not by talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday that there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations “if common sense prevails,” but that he was ready to end it by force if that was the only way. Speaking in China at the end of a visit there, Putin said he perceived “a …
Read More »Trump’s Ukraine weapons pivot shows he’s frustrated with Putin. But he’s not applying maximum pressure yet
As Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on Monday and announced that NATO would be buying U.S. weapons and shipping them to Kyiv, it was a major pivot for the U.S. president and for an administration that just two weeks ago halted the supply of some military hardware, including …
Read More »B.C. Premier Eby says he’s not opposed to privately backed oil pipeline to north coast
As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a crude oil pipeline to British Columbia’s north coast, B.C. Premier David Eby says he’s not simply saying no. Instead, Eby said he’s against the public funding of such a pipeline. “What I don’t support is tens of billions of dollars in federal …
Read More »‘He’s the GOAT,’ proud father says after 13-year-old Texan wins Scripps spelling bee with ‘eclaircissement’
Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favourite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during which he never misspelled a word in a conventional spelling round, only to lose a …
Read More »He’s still waiting for FOI records Toronto police said he could have last summer, requested in 2020
Jamie Jelinski feels a bit like David — and the Toronto police are his Goliath. The trouble is, he’s worried that this time Goliath might win. Jelinski filed a freedom of information (FOI) request to Toronto police in June 2020 for records concerning the facial recognition technology Clearview AI after …
Read More »Trump says he’s seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term, despite constitutional limit
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029. “There are methods which you could …
Read More »Poilievre says he’s a ‘tough guy’ who can take on Trump and his taunts
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’s a “tough guy” well suited to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and that’s why the American leader said he thinks it’s easier to “deal with a liberal” in Canada than a conservative. The comment comes as Poilievre and his main opponent, Prime …
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