The inmates of the St. Petersburg penal colony were waiting for the visit of officials, thinking that it would be some kind of inspection. Instead, uniformed men arrived and offered them amnesty, if they would agree to fight alongside the Russian army in the Ukraine. Over the next few days, about a dozen left the […]

KIGALI, Rwanda – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-country tour of Africa, where he articulated Washington’s new strategy to engage with sub-Saharan African nations as “equal partners.” . Blinken arrives in Rwanda at a particularly difficult time for Africa’s Great Lakes region, with the small central […]

The inmates of the St. Petersburg penal colony were waiting for the visit of officials, thinking that it would be some kind of inspection. Instead, uniformed men arrived and offered them amnesty, if they would agree to fight alongside the Russian army in the Ukraine. Over the next few days, about a dozen left the […]

NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin handily defeated a favorite of the Republican establishment. In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and their brand of compassionate conservatism, a fierce Senate contender who promoted Trump’s lies rankled the state’s GOP-backed candidate. Meanwhile, in Washington, Republicans ranging […]

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last leg of his three-country tour of Africa, where he articulated Washington’s new strategy for engaging with sub-Saharan African nations. as “equal partners”. Blinken arrives in Rwanda at a particularly difficult time for Africa’s Great Lakes region, with the small central […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will introduce the first major policy proposals of his re-election bid Thursday, promising another state income tax refund and the revival of a state property tax exemption. inactive for a long time as she competes with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams over who is best for the state’s […]

Efforts to remove a homeless encampment from East Hastings Street in Vancouver resumed Wednesday, with city staff shifting their focus to “providing information” to unhoused people. The move comes a day after efforts to decamp the 100 block descended into chaos Tuesday, with both police and activists making allegations of assault. Hastings Street near Main […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians flocked to the University of Sao Paulo’s law school to hear a manifesto denouncing the brutal military dictatorship and calling for an early return to the rule of law. That was in 1977. Nearly 45 years later, thousands of people are expected to gather on that same stage on […]

TORONTO (AP) — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, he asked his brother to “bust him out” as soon as possible. Within a month, Nichols submitted a request to be euthanized […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick for governor of the swing state of Wisconsin handily defeated a Republican establishment favorite. In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and their brand of compassionate conservatism, a fierce senate contender who promoted Trump’s election lies upset the state’s GOP-backed candidate. Meanwhile, in Washington, Republicans ranging […]

LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) — The flames are fading. Firefighters put out the last embers. A last wisp of smoke unfurls in the wind. A wildfire in the California desert has come to an end, and what remains behind is a blackened landscape of skeletal pines and leafless oaks, scorched meadows and ashen stumps where […]

Hamilton Public Health (HPH) officials say the recent surge in monkeypox cases worldwide still poses little risk to local residents with only ten total cases reported as of last week. During a board of health update, the city’s manager of infectious disease characterized exposure to the affliction as “very low” but said pre– and post– […]

A former star with the Edmonton Stingers has served as the inspiration for the redesign of the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s trophy awarded to the league’s most valuable player. “The trophy marked by an ‘X’ mounted on a maple hardwood base was inspired by CEBL’s three-time MVP Xavier Moon (2019, 2020 and 2021) who currently […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Tennis Sports On a day of upsets, the Montrealer survives a tough first set against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka to earn a spot in the third round. Author of the article: pat hickey • Montreal Gazette Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime dominated the second set against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka en route to a 7-6 (6), […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has dismissed Republican Joey Gilbert’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in the Republican primary for governor. Gilbert, a Reno attorney who was outside the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, finished second in the June primary to Lombardo by […]

Since the spring, volunteers from across Canada have been traveling to Monte Lake, B.C. to help some of the families who lost their homes in last year’s massive White Rock Lake wildfire. The effort is being coordinated by Mennonite Disaster Service. The charity is building four homes for North Okanagan fire victims, three in Monte […]

Residents in a West End condominium tower say they’re frustrated that both elevators in their building has broken down and there appears to be no quick fix. According to tenants and owners in the 21-storey building, the first elevator stopped working earlier this year and was never repaired, while the second stopped working in the […]

Quebec’s public health director is recommending that arsenic levels in the air of a western Quebec city be reduced significantly, but even then they would remain five times higher than the provincial standard. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Rouyn-Noranda Wednesday that average emissions of 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air would be a […]

Mike Morreale says people thought he was crazy when he became commissioner and chief executive officer of the fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League four years ago. Now he can’t imagine Canada’s basketball landscape without it. “I was saying to one of my staff last night, ‘Can you imagine if the CEBL stopped existing?’ The void […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Football CFL BC Lions Pass-catchers may not boast high solo numbers, but ‘everybody is on the same page’ as winning takes precedence Who needs to be top 10 in CFL targets? Keon Hatcher, Dominique Rhymes and Bryan Burnham (left to right) celebrate a Burnham touchdown earlier this season. Photo by Rich […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local news The city has said staff would focus their efforts on “highest risk” areas, but several structures in those areas remained in place Wednesday. Author of the article: Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street, Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The city began clearing the encampment on the […]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to slain leader Shinzo Abe and senior members of the ruling party. The shakeup, the second in just 10 months since Kishida took office, followed his July election victory […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Real estate Local news The unforeseen delays, caused by a new layer of BC red tape and months of COVID shutdowns, show how developers’ plans can be affected between the signing of a pre-sale agreement and the actual move-in date. The unforeseen delays, caused by a new layer of BC red tape […]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members. The reshuffle, second in just 10 months since Kishida took office, followed his July election victory that had […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler became the third congressman to vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in a primary. Herrera Beutler fell to Joe Kent, a Trump-backed former Green Beret, in the race for the third congressional district. The district is in southwestern Washington state, across the border from Portland, Oregon. Kent […]

A new world study by computer security software company McAfee found that 60 percent of Canadian children as young as 10 years old have experienced some form of cyberbullying. Globally, that figure is only slightly higher, at 63 percent. The study, titled “Cyberbullying at a Glance,” sheds light on cyberbullying trends based on survey responses […]

It’s a conversation that more than a decade later remains as “clear as day” to retired RCMP Const. Andrea Schadeck. “I never forgot Amanda, but you put it somewhere else. You put it in the back of your mind. And I didn’t realize I was carrying it until I testified about a month ago. Then […]

VANCOUVER – It was hard to see that any difference had been made at the encampment of tents in Vancouver’s troubled Downtown Eastside on Wednesday, a day after city staff began what is expected to be a week-long process to remove structures. That’s a good reason, said a resident who goes by the name of […]

OTTAWA — The global food crisis, made worse by the war in Ukraine, is leading to a surge in the number of underage girls forced into marriage, Canadian aid agencies warn. Plan International Canada said it has seen a worrying rise in the number of teenagers in the developing world who are forced into marriage […]

Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Canada opened its world junior hockey championship with a decisive 5-2 victory over Latvia on Wednesday. Canada’s Connor Bedard (16) makes a move past Latvia’s Rihards Simanovics (3) during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN […]