‘Lawyerly, sharp mind’ or ‘dumb as a rock’? The ugly race to recast Harris is underway

Kamala Harris is being described in starkly different terms by Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton and fellow members of their parties. (Los Angeles Times photo illustration / Photos via Associated Press) As Kamala Harris swiftly ascended to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket this week, a clear narrative surfaced from her supporters. “I’ve … Read more

Hollywood power brokers pushed for Biden to step down. Now they’re stepping up for Harris

Clockwise from top left, Democrat-supporting celebrities Jack Black, George Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barbra Streisand, Julia Roberts and Sheryl Lee Ralph. (Associated Press) Barely a month ago, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood A-listers turned out for President Joe Biden. The event, organized by former DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, drew George Clooney, Barbra Streisand … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer selling Muskoka cottage amid divorce from Canadian wife

Charles Spencer and his Canadian wife, Karen, purchased a mansion in the heart of Ontario’s Muskoka cottage country in 2020 The asking price for Charles Spencer’s Muskoka cottage is $10,495,000 for the main house, 2.5 acre plot and two storey boathouse — significantly higher than what he paid in 2020.Photo by Postmedia Princess Diana’s younger … Read more

‘A caucus sleepwalking to its death’: Liberals show little interest in following U.S. Democrats’ upheaval

Unlike the Democrats, Canada’s Liberals have been quietly disgruntled about their upcoming election prospects — while not doing much about it There is “no major push” for Justin Trudeau to resign from within the Liberal party as things stand right now, says a former advisor to the prime minister.Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images/File … Read more

Invitation Homes to pay nearly $20 million to settle unpermitted renovations lawsuit in California

A single-family home for rent in Los Angeles in March 2022. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) One of the nation’s largest single-family-home rental companies has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to resolve allegations it made unpermitted renovations across its portfolio in California. Invitation Homes, which owns 12,000 homes in the state, will pay $8 … Read more

Fresh legal trouble for prominent Toronto ally of Beijing

Lawyer Ping-Teng Tan, who has publicly defended a succession of contentious Chinese actions, stands accused of mishandling client funds In June, the Law Society of Ontario suspended Ping-Teng Tan’s licence to practice law.Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post/File A second alleged victim charges in a lawsuit that Ping-Teng Tan failed to hand over $550,000 from … Read more

Competition watchdog probing gas prices and a company he thinks might be ‘guiding’ them

The Competition Bureau suspects analytics company Kalibrate Canada may be ‘guiding’ gas prices with potentially ‘anticompetitive’ services to over 1,700 fuel stations in Canada Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell suspects that analytics company Kalibrate Canada has “substantially prevented or lessened” gas price competition in markets across the country.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/File OTTAWA — … Read more

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