6 hours ago ‘SERIOUS VIOLATION:’ Crocodile head seized from Canadian’s baggage in India

An unnamed Canadian man was arrested in India after customs officials allegedly found a crocodile head in his luggage. The reptilian’s smuggled mug was found Monday during a security check as the 32-year-old was awaiting Air Canada Flight AC 051 for the trip home at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, customs officials said […]

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12 hours ago Ouvrir le marché des voitures électriques chinoises pour contrer les tarifs douaniers de Donald Trump

Un maire des Laurentides propose d’ouvrir le marché aux voitures électriques chinoises pour contrer les tarifs douaniers que veut imposer Trump.

Society

10 hours ago United Conservatives vote to boost MLA pay, Alberta taxpayer funding for their caucus

The UCP said the first MLA pay raise in 12 years aims to align with the province's average public service rate increase, which, if calculated today, would mean a 2.5 per cent bump.

Economics

10 hours ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies abuse allegations in lawsuit from his sister

Ann Altman has made accusations against her brother on social media in the past, but this the first time she's filed a lawsuit.

Events

11 hours ago Frequency Electronics Inc. To Present at 27th Annual Needham Conference

MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y., Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frequency Electronics, Inc. (“FEI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ-FEIM), a leading provider of precision timing and frequency control products, is pleased to announce that members of its management team will participate in the 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference, taking place January 14 – January 17, 2025. Tom […]

Culture

7 hours ago Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives walked out of the legislature in protest, without casting a vote. The party had […]

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9 hours ago JUST LIKE JUSTIN: Ghost of Trudeau will haunt Liberals in next election, Poilievre says

Conservative Leader calls on Prime Minister to skip leadership race and call snap election

Politics

12 hours ago KKR and PSP Investments Acquire Minority Stake in Two American Electric Power Transmission Companies

Investment to support modernization of infrastructure and increased reliability Strategic partnership comes as need for reliable power soars in the U.S. NEW YORK — Today, investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP Investments”), one of Canada’s largest pension investors, announced an agreement to acquire […]

Society

11 hours ago Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from ’sham’ address

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York election officials are being urged to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his November ballot from a discredited address, as the former independent presidential candidate seeks Senate confirmation for a top public health role in the Trump administration. Accountable.US, a progressive watchdog group, this week […]

Economics

14 hours ago Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

CARACAS, Venezuela —- Riot police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide The National Assembly, which like all institutions in Venezuela is controlled by the ruling […]

Events

9 hours ago Liberals will remove ’fraudulent’ memberships, as some register pets to vote

OTTAWA — A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove “fraudulent profiles” from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader. Parker Lund’s comment comes after multiple people posted online about creating fake profiles using fake names or their pet names and listing their address as that of the […]

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10 hours ago Poilievre says Trudeau’s exit won’t shift election focus from carbon price

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre again demanded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call a national election instead of proroging Parliament.

Politics

15 hours ago Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a United States federal court for running a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of electronic components to Russia for military use. Nikolay Goltsev, 38, used two companies in Brooklyn, N.Y., to purchase electronics from U.S. manufacturers and send […]

Economics

18 hours ago Le commandant en chef de l’armée libanaise, Joseph Aoun, élu président

Son élection par les députés met fin à une vacance de plus de deux ans à la tête d’un pays en pleine crise.

Events

11 hours ago Argentina beauty pageant winner stripped of title after claiming Miss Universe result was rigged

A beauty pageant winner from Argentina appears to be a sore loser. Magali Benejam, the country’s representative at the 2024 Miss Universe competition in November, was stripped of her title last week after she criticized some contestants and suggested the results were rigged. The 30-year-old beauty from Cordoba made the controversial comments on a YouTube […]

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14 hours ago Christy Clark preparing to announce bid for Liberal leadership: ‘we’re ready to go’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already dubbed her the ‘carbon tax queen.'

Politics

16 hours ago ‘What Are You Complaining About?’: Economists Assail Trump’s Canada Trade Claims

President-elect Donald Trump has justified his threat of 25% tariffs on Canada by pointing to the US trade deficit. Top Canadian economists have a response to that: it’s all because your country wants cheap oil.

Economics

19 hours ago Trump, the ’America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism

NEW YORK — Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world’s policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars. But since winning a second term, the president-elect has been embracing a new imperialist agenda, […]

Events

12 hours ago « Une nouvelle ère » s’ouvre au Liban avec le général Joseph Aoun élu président

Son élection par les députés met fin à une vacance de plus de deux ans à la tête d’un pays en pleine crise.

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15 hours ago Elections B.C. looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority

It says the complaint was lodged by B.C. Conservative Honveer Singh Randhawa last Friday and it is "under review."

Politics

28 hours ago Serres automatisées: Québec prêt à verser jusqu’à 20 millions $ à Vegpro

Le MAPAQ est prêt à verser jusqu’à 20M$ à Vegpro pour l’aider à payer la facture d’électricité de ses nouvelles serres automatisées, en Montérégie.

Economics

16 hours ago Ottawa MPP Lisa MacLeod apologizes for 'hateful and Islamophobic' social media post

Husien Abu-Rayash, a candidate to run for Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, said he will "not be intimidated" by the outgoing Nepean MPP.

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15 hours ago Elections B.C. looks at B.C. Conservative complaint of improper voting at drug facility

Rustad says other alleged irregularities include voting by non-citizens and non-residents of specific ridings, and he wants assurances for B.C. voters that "it's only Canadian citizens who are voting."

Politics

16 hours ago Did Stephen Harper just respond to Donald Trump’s 51st U.S. state threat?

‘True when I said it, true today,’ the former Conservative prime minister wrote on X

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15 hours ago Elections B.C. looks at B.C. Conservative complaint of improper voting at recovery facility

Rustad says other alleged irregularities include voting by non-citizens and non-residents of specific ridings, and he wants assurances for B.C. voters that "it's only Canadian citizens who are voting."

Politics

17 hours ago New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to […]

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20 hours ago Letters, Jan. 9, 2025: ‘Disastrous performance from disastrous leader’

Tough to watch Trudeau’s self-serving, self-pitying and self-aggrandizing resignation speech was the most cringe-worthy spectacle we’ve ever witnessed. And Gov. Gen. Mary Simon agreeing to prorogue Parliament to give the Liberal Party time to exchange one disastrous leader for another is an affront to democracy. When the election finally happens we hope the Liberals never […]

Politics

19 hours ago Lebanon’s parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and at a time when Lebanon’s leaders are seeking […]

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28 hours ago Une élection sans climat, ou l’urgence d’agir face à l’indifférence politique

Si nous souhaitons un avenir supportable, il est impératif que l’environnement devienne une priorité.

Politics