42 h. ago IMAGES | Violentes tempêtes et tornades: au moins 40 morts aux États

Au moins 40 personnes ont été tuées et des dizaines d'autres blessées lors du passage ce week-end de violentes tempêtes et tornades.

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4 d. ago Trump Set to Meet Oil Titans on Energy Production Amid Trade War

President Donald Trump is set to meet with top oil executives at the White House next week as he charts plans to stoke domestic energy production, even as the industry grows uneasy about falling crude prices and tariff uncertainty.

Economics

4 d. ago Pakistan’s army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages killed in train attack

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military accused neighboring India on Friday of sponsoring insurgents in the restive southwest as more survivors recounted their ordeal from the unprecedented attack by armed separatists this week that killed 26 passengers aboard a hijacked train. The scope of the attack in Balochestan province underscored the struggles that Pakistan faces in efforts […]

Events

5 d. ago CIBC CEO Victor Dodig to retire this fall, will be succeeded by Harry Culham

TORONTO — CIBC says its president and chief executive Victor Dodig is set to retire this fall and will be succeeded by Harry Culham, who has led the bank’s global capital markets division since 2015. Dodig, who has been at the helm of CIBC since September 2014, will serve as CEO until Oct. 31. The […]

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6 d. ago 'Trump has driven me to become a Canadian': Threats prompt American to apply for citizenship after 52 years in Vancouver

Terri Clark has deep American roots but is so passionate about an independent Canada that this week she got the Kerrisdale BIA to haul 30 Canadian flags out of storage and hang them up on the streets

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6 d. ago Trump threats prompt American to apply for citizenship after 52 years in Vancouver

Terri Clark has deep American roots but is so passionate about an independent Canada that this week she got the Kerrisdale BIA to haul 30 Canadian flags out of storage and hang them up on the streets

Other

8 d. ago Arizona prisoner set to be executed next week passes up chance to ask for reprieve

PHOENIX — A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years has passed up a chance to ask for a reprieve from his death sentence. Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, did not participate in a hearing Monday before the Arizona Board of […]

Events

1 week ago South Carolina man set to become first executed by firing squad in 15 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart. He may utter last words before a hood is placed over his head, a curtain shielding him from spectators is swept aside […]

Transport

2 w. ago Penner's pot proposal passes — cannabis sales now allowed at adult

Festival-goers in Calgary will be able to buy their bud on site this year, after a city councillor’s proposal to allow for cannabis sales at adult-only events narrowly passed earlier this week. Ward 11’s Kourtney Penner introduced the notice of motion, which asked administration to enable the sale of cannabis at minor-prohibited events, at Tuesday’s […]

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2 w. ago Penner's pot proposal passes — cannabis sales will be allowed at adult

Festival-goers in Calgary who want to light up a joint will be able to buy their bud on site this year, after a city councillor’s proposal to allow for cannabis sales at adult-only events narrowly passed earlier this week. Ward 11’s Kourtney Penner introduced the notice of motion, which asked administration to enable the sale […]

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2 w. ago South Carolina man set to face firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures. Lawyers for Brad Sigmon said he is being forced to choose a violent death by firing […]

Transport

2 w. ago Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water

Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water, alarming public health experts and dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation. The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the legislation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after both chambers passed it largely along party lines. If signed […]

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4 w. ago Trump will sign new executive orders while first joint TV interview with Musk airs in prime time

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday was set to sign new executive orders from his Florida home while his first joint TV interview with adviser Elon Musk airs in prime time. Trump’s Florida home will also be the setting for an awards program by a conservative group led by Mike Flynn, […]

Culture