A family photo shared to social media this week, showing a smiling family flanked around a matriarch in matching “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts, has certainly raised a lot of eyebrows and left some gleefully rubbing their hands together. But the photo isn’t quite what it seems, or certainly not as juicy as some members…
A woman who was allegedly raped by dozens of strangers after being drugged by her own husband is facing them all at trial, which began in France this week. Gisèle Pélicot, 72, waived her legal right to anonymity on Monday at the opening of the trial of her husband Dominique Pélicot, 71, and 50 other…
Christmas has come early in Venezuela, at least for the country’s embattled president Nicolás Maduro. Maduro, who is at the centre of a widely contested election, announced on Monday he would move Christmas to Oct. 1. “It’s September, and it already smells like Christmas,” he said during his weekly TV show, More with Maduro. “That’s…
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield is changing jersey numbers to honour hockey star and his hero Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed while cycling last week. The American-born player announced the touching gesture Tuesday on his Instagram account, saying he will wear no. 13 this season in tribute of Gaudreau. They played together for Team USA…
A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe. The dead were identified as…
The Canadian government is warning pregnant people to discuss their travel risks before visiting some countries in the Americas amid outbreaks of an insect-transmitted virus that lives in sloths. More than 8,000 confirmed cases of Oropouche fever, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease, have been reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru, as of last month. And…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 4, 2024 3:50 pm Updated September 4, 2024 9:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Insurance Bureau of Canada says this summer saw a record number of insurance claims driven by four major weather events and natural disasters over the span…
The City of Edmonton is looking into more cost-effective options for organics processing, six years after its current facility was built. A report presented Tuesday to the city’s utility committee found the facility that currently processes organics at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre is not financially or operationally viable in the long term. The High…
A beloved beluga whale, long thought by many to be a spy for Russia, was allegedly found shot dead in waters off of Norway over the weekend, and animal rights groups are demanding an investigation. The whale, cleverly nicknamed Hvaldimir — a play on words for the Norwegian word for whale, hval, and the first…
The Biden administration is close to announcing it will block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, two sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, amid growing bipartisan political opposition to the US$14.9 billion deal. The panel that is reviewing the proposed merger for national security reasons has not sent its recommendation to the president,…
