Nov 12 2019 — The Canadian Press — A former head of Canada’s spy agency is warning that this country is resting too heavily on its laurels at a time of rising global threats and upheaval, including dysfunction among its Western allies and the emergence of China and Russia as aggressive adversaries. Richard Fadden, a former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service […]
Nov 12 2019 — The Canadian Press — Premier Jason Kenney is defending his idea that Alberta could pull out of the federal pension plan by saying times have changed. “We’ve never faced a more hostile situation coming from the central government,” Kenney said Tuesday. “And some of the provinces who have benefited enormously from the wealth generated in Alberta are now saying […]
Nov 12 2019 — VOX — Hundreds of private emails White House senior adviser Stephen Miller sent to a former Breitbart editor show that he recommended white nationalist websites and literature and upheld the 1920s Coolidge administration as a model for setting highly restrictive immigration policies, according to a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC’s report draws […]
Nov 12 2019 — President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has adamantly claimed not to know. Prosecutors allege Parnas and his business partner Fruman illegally funded Republican politicians and campaigns with money from foreign nationals in attempts to buy influence. That pair […]
Nov 12 2019 — CTV News — Don Cherry says he is sorry if his “you people” rant about poppies on “Hockey Night in Canada” hurt anyone but he believes the silent majority backs him. Sitting inside his Mississauga home on Tuesday afternoon, the 85-year-old former hockey broadcaster told CTV News Toronto he was “quite prepared to be fired.” Cherry was fired […]
Nov 12 2019 — The Canadian Press — Debates commissioner David Johnston is suggesting one way to improve leaders’ debates in future elections might be to make room for an English and a French debate that include only the main contenders for prime minister. The former governor general was speaking at an event in Ottawa promoting his new book, entitled “Trust,” and offered […]
Nov 12 2019 — A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background — even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it — raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department. An NBC News investigation found that Mina Chang, the deputy assistant […]
Nov 12 2019 — Former national security adviser John Bolton derided President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law during a private speech last week and suggested his former boss’ approach to U.S. policy on Turkey is motivated by personal or financial interests, several people who were present for the remarks told NBC News.
Nov 12 2019 — South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined the leaders of the Democratic race for president in Iowa, up 14 percentage points since August, according to a new Monmouth University poll of likely caucusgoers out Tuesday. Buttigieg garnered 22% support, in the top tier with former Vice President Joe Biden (19%) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren […]
Nov 12 2019 — The Canadian Press — The delivery date for the navy’s first Arctic and offshore patrol ship has again been pushed back. The original plan was to have Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax deliver the ship in 2018, but in August that date was pushed to the end of 2019. However, Irving Shipbuilding released a statement Tuesday saying the new ship, […]
Nov 12 2019 — Former Trump campaign official testifies Stone gave updates on WikiLeaks email dumps © Getty Images President Trump’s former deputy campaign manager told a jury on Tuesday that Roger Stone was giving the campaign updates on WikiLeaks’ plans to release damaging emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman. Rick Gates, who […]
Nov 12 2019 — Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized Monday night for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding, The Carter Center said in a statement. The bleeding was caused by Mr. Carter’s recent falls, the statement explained. “President Carter is resting comfortably, and his wife, Rosalynn, is with him,” according to the statement. […]
Nov 12 2019 — Around 50 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel after an Israeli airstrike targeted and killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early on Tuesday in the most serious escalation of violence in months. In northern Gaza, an Israeli strike killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife, as Islamic Jihad vowed further […]
Nov 12 2019 — Associated Press — Police and protesters battled outside university campuses and several thousand demonstrators blocked roads as they took over a central business district at lunchtime on Tuesday in another day of protest in Hong Kong.
Nov 12 2019 — The Canadian Press — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has three things on his wish list when he talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a meeting set for today in Ottawa. Moe wants to see overseas oil markets opened by completing pipelines, the reworking the equalization formula, and a one-year hold on the federal carbon tax in Saskatchewan so […]