Poilievre to speak at Conservative policy convention
QUEBEC CITY – Conservatives gathered for the federal party’s national policy convention in Quebec City today will hear not only from their leader later, but from a man who …
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Canada’s sports minister tells hockey leaders at summit to ‘step up’
CALGARY – Canada’s new sports minister isn’t ready to laud Hockey Canada on its efforts to change the sport’s culture. “Nobody’s going to hear me congratulate anybody on …
IRS to crack down on thousands of millionaires to collect taxes
WASHINGTON – The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars …
NHS to begin autumn Covid jabs next week as new variant spreads | Coronavirus
Care home residents and people who are housebound will be offered Covid vaccines from Monday, with over-65s and other vulnerable groups to be called for their jabs from the week …
Hurricane Lee classified a Category 5 storm, approaching Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hurricane Lee on Friday charged through warm Atlantic waters as the season’s first Category 5 storm, threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast …
Fukushima wastewater: residents and fishermen file lawsuit
TOKYO – Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast filed a lawsuit Friday demanding a halt to the ongoing release of treated radioactive …
A look through the legendary lens of George Pimentel
Inside Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre is a red carpet, highlighting images of the world’s biggest celebrities and the famed photographer who snapped them. The exhibit, “30 Years of Red Carpet …
Justin Trudeau on Canada’s stalled trade talks with India
SINGAPORE – Ottawa is refusing to say why trade talks with India were paused shortly before the G20 summit in New Delhi. India’s envoy to Canada recently revealed that Ottawa asked …
Greece river bursts and floods central area, evacuations begin
ATHENS, Greece – Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated …
Victoria’s Secret latest fashion show will be more body inclusive
NEW YORK – For more than 20 years, Victoria’s Secret had bolstered its image built on a man’s vision of sexiness with one big annual event: its fashion catwalk …