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WASHINGTON — The four House Republicans who helped force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files called themselves “The Bravehearts” — an acknowledgment that their risky stand would require a stiff spine, especially given President Donald Trump’s fierce opposition to the move. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in North America to restrict access to caffeinated energy drinks — to people under 16,…
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A major storm system that thrashed through southern Manitoba this week is now confirmed to have spawned two tornadoes, while several…
OTTAWA — The federal government will be tabling a bill in the coming days to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff threats on forced labour imports. Read More
It’s been a rough few weeks for Helen Chan Sun. Last month, one B.C. Supreme Court judge jailed the Vancouver developer for civil contempt. This week, even as Sun remained behind bars, another judge from the same court declared the former multimillionaire bankrupt, paving the way for a trustee to oversee her finances. “The debtor…
WASHINGTON — It looks from afar more UFO than UFC. Maybe it’s the kind of contraption that has carried space aliens to the White House to force a meeting with America’s leader. But come closer and you’ll see the contours of the eight-sided cage, 30 feet (9 meters) in diameter and shaped, with careful precision,…
Lynda Hall grew up wondering where she came from. At 17, she worked up the courage to ask her adoptive parents about her birth mother, wanting to know more than the story of a “beautiful, young woman who happened to be pregnant.” They shared her biological mother’s last name, the age she gave birth and where…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Markus Hicks, a former St. John’s teacher and volleyball coach sentenced to 18-and-a-half years for numerous instances of sexual assault and…
Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran “very hard” today as he threatened to take over the key oil hub of Kharg Island in the “not too distant future”. Indirect talks between the two sides have intensified, Iranian sources and Western officials have said, despite a worsening of hostilities in the Gulf. Follow…
In early March, the American consulate in Toronto was shot at. RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather, overseeing the investigation, called the event “a national security incident,” though he cautioned it was “too early” to determine whether the perpetrators were connected to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.