The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, unsealing criminal charges against two employees of a Russian state-run media company and seizing internet domains used by the Kremlin to spread disinformation. The measures represented a U.S. government effort at disrupting a persistent threat from…
Brazil’s top foreign policy adviser on Tuesday slammed the arrest warrant issued by Caracas for Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as “very concerning” and said there was a clear “authoritarian escalation” in the country. Other countries around the Americas, including the United States, Argentina and Peru, also condemned the move. The Venezuelan attorney general’s office…
By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2024 5:42 pm Updated September 3, 2024 6:29 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – All-star shortstop Bo Bichette is progressing in his recovery from a strained calf. Bichette took batting practice and fielded groundballs with his Toronto Blue…
A 10-year-old boy is in police custody after confessing to shooting a former Louisiana mayor and his daughter, police say. Joe Cornelius Sr., 82, and Keisha Miles, 31, were found dead on Sunday morning in Minden, a small city in northern Louisiana near Shreveport. Cornelius was a longtime councilman of Minden and served as the…
Whooping cough cases continue to increase in multiple provinces, but as kids head back to school, doctors and health-care professionals say there could be multiple factors behind the spike. The bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, typically shows up seven to 10 days after being infected and its symptoms usually start with a mild fever,…
Canadian families are still strapped for cash even as inflation cools and interest rates start to trend lower, new polling released Wednesday suggests. Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News shows that it’s often kids who are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living. The survey, which polled more than a thousand Canadians…
City officials say they have found a way to ease some of the strain on Calgary’s water system while a major pipe is again shut down for repairs. But Michael Thompson, with the infrastructure services department, says that doesn’t change a ban on outdoor watering and a request to cut down on showers, toilet flushes,…
By Evelyne Musambi The Associated Press Posted September 3, 2024 3:45 pm Updated September 3, 2024 5:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75 per cent of…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted September 3, 2024 5:29 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in…
A new expedition has revealed that part of the famous railing on the bow of the Titanic — where the fictional Jack Dawson declared himself “king of the world” in James Cameron’s film — has broken off. RMS Titanic Inc., a company that has the salvage rights to the wreckage, discovered the decay during a…
