Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly considering a Senate bid after Dianne Feinstein of California died on Friday. Daily Mail, citing sources, said that the Suits star running is a ‘long shot’ but US politics is ‘crazy’. Feinstein, who was the oldest sitting Senator,...
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Rays rock Blue Jays 12-8 in regular-season finale, Toronto aims to ‘Take October’
Back-to-back losses to end the regular season didn’t diminish the revelry for the Toronto Blue Jays in squeezing into the 2023 post-season.
Continue reading...Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a safe place to smoke, and the chief coroner says that needs to change.
Continue reading...Chicago is keeping hundreds of migrants at airports while waiting on shelters and tents
Run by a private firm hired by the city, migrants stay in a makeshift shelter at OHare International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Chicago. Unlike migrants in the public eye at police stations, the migrants at OHare and a handful at Midway International Airport have...
Continue reading...Ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia
Chairman of SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives at his partys headquarters day after an early parliamentary election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (Darko Bandic / Associated Press) Ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in...
Continue reading...Quebec public-sector unions continue to see strong support for strike mandates
Quebec’s public sector workers continue to give their unions strong backing to go on strike if they’re unable to successfully negotiate new contracts with the provincial government, the federations said at about the half-way point of the voting process.
Continue reading...Charlotte Sena Update: Kathy Hochul Meets Missing Kid’s Parents As Cops Consider Kidnapping Possibility
Search was underway for Charlotte Sena, a 9-year-old girl who went missing while camping with her family in Moreau Lake State Park, in Saratoga County, New York. Cops said on Sunday that there is a possibility that the child has been kidnapped, The Daily Beast reported....
Continue reading...Musk Accuses Justin Trudeau Of ‘Crushing Free Speech’ Amid India-Canada Tension
Elon Musk accused PM Justin Trudeau of ‘crushing free speech’ in Canada amid the country’s diplomatic tension with India. Tweeting about the recently announced CRTC curbs on social media and streaming services, the Tesla CEO highlighted that the Liberal Party leader is trying to crush free...
Continue reading...Congress just avoided a shutdown. Kevin McCarthy’s fight is just beginning.
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and the motion to vacate, explained Congress finally managed to squeeze out a deal to fund the government for 45 days on Saturday, but the eleventh-hour resolution is already causing trouble for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy....
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