FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center left, attend a banquet at the ruling Workers Partys headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 27, 2023. Independent journalists were...
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet in wake of housing minister’s resignation
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a shuffle of his cabinet in the wake of Steve Clark’s resignation as housing minister.
Continue reading...TMU says men’s soccer team suspended over ‘serious’ allegations
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) says it has suspended its men’s soccer team after receiving a report about “concerning” behaviour.
Continue reading...In the pivotal South Carolina primary, GOP candidates search for path against Donald Trump
FILE – Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., right, walks by Casey DeSantis, wife of GOP rival and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, as he speaks at Rep. Jeff Duncans Faith & Freedom BBQ fundraiser on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Anderson, S.C. Several campaigns...
Continue reading...Crews responding to boat fire near Bluffer’s Park
Toronto Fire Services and Toronto police are responding to a burning boat on Lake Ontario south of Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough.
Continue reading...Boat sinks in Lake Ontario after catching fire near Bluffer’s Park
One person was rescued after a powerboat reportedly caught fire on Lake Ontario south of Toronto Monday and sank.
Continue reading...Endangered red wolves on the brink of extinction with only 13 left in the wild
A red wolf crosses a road on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Thursday, March 23, 2023, near Manns Harbor, N.C. Over the course of 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act...
Continue reading...Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks Bank of Canada to halt rate hikes
Another provincial premier is making a direct appeal to the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates.
Continue reading...UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
FILE – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain holds up a sign at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit. The demands that a more combative United Auto Workers union has made of General Motors, Stellantis and Ford demands...
Continue reading...The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent demands more say and financing
Protesters gather to demand action on climate change, in the streets, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 as the Africa Climate Summit begins. The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue...
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