Photo : iStock Washington: The United States on Tuesday sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva and tycoon owner of the second-largest estate in London Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev over Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine, reported AFP. The sanctions were announced by the US Treasury. Notably,...
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Judge declines to delay Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 trial
Members of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge on Tuesday denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year. Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the...
Continue reading...China summons US ambassador Nicholas Burns over Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi during her Taiwan visit on August 2, 2022 Photo : AP Beijing: China on Tuesday summoned United States Ambassador Nicholas Burns in Beijing over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s visit to Taiwan. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng voiced strong protest over Pelosi’s visit to...
Continue reading...OPP issue Amber Alert for missing girl in Stratford, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police have issued an Amber Alert for a little girl who was last seen in Stratford. OPP issued an alert around 5:37 p.m. for Emily Lerch. Stratford police say she is an 11-year-old white girl who stands around five feet tall with a thin...
Continue reading...Girl who was subject of Ontario Amber Alert found safe
A girl who was at the heart of an Amber Alert that was issued by Ontario Provincial Police Tuesday afternoon has been found safe. OPP issued an alert around 5:37 p.m. for the 11-year-old girl. Stratford police said she had been missing since this morning and...
Continue reading...Alex Jones explains plan to stiff Sandy Hook families he defamed
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has already been found liable in multiple defamation cases for spreading lies about families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. A trial kicked off last week in Texas to determine how much he...
Continue reading...Conservatives raised more than Liberals and NDP combined in second quarter of 2022
The federal Conservatives raised more money than the Liberals and NDP combined during the second quarter of this year, as the party inches closer to choosing a new leader. The Conservatives raised over $4.4 million from about 36,000 donors between April 1 and June 30, while...
Continue reading...Dill pickle vodka recalled in Ontario due to ‘pieces of glass’
A dill pickle flavoured vodka is being pulled off shelves in Ontario after pieces of glass were found inside at least one bottle. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall of Sask Prairie brand Dill Pickle Flavoured Vodka on Aug. 8, warning retailers and...
Continue reading...Race relations foundation urges more help for victims as hate crimes rise further
The head of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is calling for action to combat hate and more federal help for victims, as new statistics show that hate crimes in Canada rose by 27 per cent last year. Executive director Mohammed Hashim warned that unless action is...
Continue reading...Russia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s Supreme Court declared Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a terrorist organization Tuesday, a move that could lead to terror charges against some of the captured fighters who made their last stand inside Mariupol’s shattered steel plant. Russia and its separatist allies are holding an estimated...
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