Canada’s top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax on Saturday. Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of the defence staff, was responding to Republican Senator James Risch’s comments on Friday at the…
TORONTO – RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 31 points and seven rebounds as the Raptors stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 on Thursday for Toronto’s first consecutive wins of the season. Scottie Barnes, wearing protective goggles with red frames, returned to the Raptors (4-12) lineup for the first time since he fractured his right orbital…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:42 am Updated November 23, 2024 9:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it…
The federal government says Canadians will get a “GST holiday” on groceries this holiday season — while those making under $150,000 annually will also be getting a cheque. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Thursday, temporarily putting a break on the goods and services tax or harmonized sales tax on a slew of…
By Chuck Chiang The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 2:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s electric utility says it has restored power to almost all customers who suffered outages during the bomb cyclone earlier this week, but strong wind from a new storm has made…
A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under the spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others. The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice. News broke earlier this…
A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more…
United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming in tense negotiations in the city where industry first tapped oil. The $300 billion will go to developing countries who need the cash…
The vice-president of the Philippines said she instructed an assassin to kill the president if she were killed. In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian nation, Vice-President Sara Duterte told press conference that she had spoken to an assassin and instructed him to…
Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The former employees of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have been charged with…
