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The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming a decision to put the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league’s biggest stage — a decision that led to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and some of …
Read More »Trump stands behind Hegseth after reports Yemen plans shared again, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump stands behind Pete Hegseth, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Monday, after reports the defence secretary shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. “The president absolutely has confidence in Secretary Hegseth. I spoke …
Read More »French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris over sexual assault allegations
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France. …
Read More »China’s non-specific response to Trump tariffs stands in contrast to Canada’s retaliatory measures
China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and …
Read More »Doug Ford stands behind controversial remarks: ‘I stick with what I said’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he is standing behind controversial remarks he made the day prior despite facing calls to apologize. On Thursday, Ford accused people of bringing “problems from everywhere else in the world” to the province after a recent shooting at a Toronto Jewish girls school. Toronto …
Read More »Rookie Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Leafs life
BOSTON – Joseph Woll knew he wasn’t getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been trending towards Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of rest for the goaltender ahead of the Stanley Cup chase. Woll didn’t pout or …
Read More »Premier Ford stands by housing minister in ongoing Ontario Greenbelt scandal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford scoffed at suggestions his government’s controversial Greenbelt land swap amounted to corruption as he addressed reporters for the first time since a high profile resignation over the growing scandal. During an 18-minute news conference outside his Queen’s Park office, the premier also denied any knowledge of …
Read More »Manitoba’s Stefanson stands firm on ‘very difficult decision’ against landfill search – Winnipeg
It’s been two weeks since the provincial government’s decision not to search a Manitoba landfill for the remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women set off a wave of protests, but Premier Heather Stefanson says she hasn’t changed her stance. Stefanson told Global Winnipeg on Friday that the “difficult” choice …
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