Country Thunder kept Sask. RCMP busy over the weekend

The Country Thunder music festival, which ended Sunday in Craven, saw RCMP respond to 147 calls involving a wide range of offences during the four-day event. Attendees walk through main street at this year’s Country Thunder Saskatchewan music festival on Friday, July 12, 2024 in Craven.Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post During the festival, Saskatchewan … Read more

Dem calls for Biden to step aside ‘could start back up soon,’ sources say

Democratic efforts to convince President Biden to relinquish the party’s nomination could restart “soon,” three congressional Democratic sources tell The Post — saying the assassination attempt Saturday against former President Donald Trump only temporarily interrupted the momentum. The 81-year-old president’s political fate was the biggest political news story in the two weeks before Trump, 78, … Read more

Sen. Bob Menendez refuses to resign after bribery conviction despite calls from top Dems, including Schumer

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded the resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez on Tuesday within an hour of his conviction on bribery charges. “In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” Schumer said in a statement. 3Sen. Bob … Read more

Opinion: After a loved one is gone, what truly endures in our hearts?

Obituaries and funerals honour what we cherish most about a person — the qualities of a life well lived that transcend material success. Funerals serve as poignant reminders of our mortality and encourage us to contemplate life’s priorities, writes Wendy Reichental.Photo by Christopher Furlong /Getty Images Does size matter when it applies to obituaries? They … Read more

Illinois pols speak on lowering ‘the political temperature’ after attempted Trump assassination

Politics continues in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, with both sides in Illinois taking stock of the temperature of the rhetoric this election cycle. In Pennsylvania on Saturday, a Trump rally attendee was shot and killed and Trump was injured when a would-be assassin opened fire minutes into the … Read more

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