Canada has imposed new sanctions against 14 Venezuelan officials as President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly repressive rule until 2031. This, despite protests and credible evidence that his opponent won the election. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was…
The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the…
Hope House Guelph’s Coldest Night of the Year is back. The family-friendly fundraising walk aims to help those experiencing hurt, homelessness and hunger. Sean Yo, co-event director, said the city has a tremendous capacity for generosity and giving. “A lot of times people are closer to that kind of outcome than we might realize, and…
Millions of Indians woke up Thursday to a deluge of news stories falsely claiming that the four Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh-Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023 had been released from custody after the case against them fell apart. The stories were repeated in many different outlets, including the Times of India, which…
Albert Popov gave Bulgaria’s ski team its first World Cup victory in 45 years by triumphing in a slalom on Wednesday as four of the favourites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy.. The victory came on the anniversary of Peter Popangelov’s lone win for Bulgaria, in Lenggries, Germany on Jan. 8,…
A majority of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down, yet his announcement this week has not changed the Liberal party’s fortunes, new polling suggests. Eight in 10 (81 per cent) Canadians said they are in favour of Trudeau’s resignation, with more than half saying they “strongly approve” of it, according to…
Evara David says when she returned to her Santa Monica, Calif., home after work on Jan. 7, the area was covered in smoke. Although there was no evacuation order for her neighbourhood at that point, she had reason to flee. Source link
The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison. Sean M. Higgins, 44, appeared briefly in court in Salem County, N.J., and entered…
More than one in five Canadians expect to take on more debt in 2025, mostly via credit cards, according to a TransUnion consumer report that experts say shows many focus on “surviving.” TransUnion’s fourth quarter Consumer Pulse study, released on Tuesday, surveyed 1,000 adults between Sept. 25 and Oct. 6 about their expectations for 2025….
The federal government is challenging a legal order requiring it to immediately address a backlog of requests for assistance, many labelled urgent, at the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations youth in need. After hearing allegations that Indigenous Services Canada put children in jeopardy by failing to promptly process these claims, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered…
