Women protests against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died while in police custody in Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina Photo : AP New York: Dozens of young Iranians and Americans gathered Tuesday in front of The New...
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Man charged with first-degree murder charge after woman found dead in Vaughan house fire
A 71-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and arson arson endangering life after a woman was found dead following a house fire in Vaughan. Last Friday, at roughly 7:45 p.m., York Regional Police were called to help Vaughan Fire and Rescue Services with a...
Continue reading...‘We shouldn’t have to push people’: Most provinces have not made Sept. 30 a stat holiday
While Canada prepares to honour the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, the majority of provinces have not followed the federal government’s move to make it a statutory holiday for its workers. New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut...
Continue reading...Why this Texas rant masquerading as a pro-Trump legal filing was so indefensible
There’s a classic story often used to define the Yiddish word “chutzpah”: A boy is accused of murdering his parents, only to turn around and beg for mercy because he’s (now) an orphan. But future generations may instead use a (real) story of Texas, and a...
Continue reading...Michael Cohen on Deadline White House – Part 1
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Michael Cohen on Deadline White House – Part 2 10:04 Now Playing Michael Cohen on Deadline White House – Part 1 11:18 UP NEXT ‘Better to be safe than sorry’: Tampa...
Continue reading...Current level of patient care in Ontario can’t be maintained unless more hospital workers, paramedics hired: CUPE
Published Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6:04PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6:15PM EDT Roughly 15,000 healthcare workers and 500 paramedics must be hired this year alone to maintain current patient care and service levels at hospitals across the GTA, says a union representing frontline...
Continue reading...The unlikely allies who sank Joe Manchin’s energy deal
In a surprising team-up, progressives and Republicans banded together to oppose a bill backed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that would have loosened oil and gas permitting regulations, forcing lawmakers to drop the measure from a must-pass government funding package. Following growing pressure from both groups,...
Continue reading...Saudi Arabia’s crown prince named prime minister
File picture: Mohammed bin Salman Photo : AP Riyadh: Saudi Arabia‘s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday. The move effectively formalises power already wielded by Prince Mohammed, who...
Continue reading...Iran: ‘Ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter arrested,’ says report
A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish “Justice for Mahsa Amini” as she protests against the death of Amini, an Iranian woman who died while in police custody in Iran Photo : AP Tehran: Iran on Tuesday arrested the daughter of ex-president Akbar Hashemi...
Continue reading...Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks; Denmark suspects sabotage
WARSAW, Poland — Denmark said Tuesday it believed “deliberate actions” by unknown perpetrators were behind big leaks, which seismologists said followed powerful explosions, in two natural gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. European leaders and experts pointed to possible sabotage amid the...
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