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‘It’s incumbent on the political staff to protect the government,’ said Howard Anglin, who served as Harper’s deputy chief of staff If his appointment goes ahead, Birju Dattani would become the first Muslim and racialized person to head the CHRC. Photo by Handout /LinkedIn OTTAWA — A former aide to then prime minister Stephen Harper … Read more

The largest Ukrainian flag in the world is set to be rolled out just outside the Republican National Convention on Monday in a call for continued support from the GOP as Donald Trump takes up the nomination. The flag will be unveiled at nearby Clarence & Cleopatra Johnson Park at 5:30 p.m. in Milwaukee. The … Read more

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 30th Annual Gala. REUTERS After a Thursday that started with Joe Biden announcing Vladimir Putin as the president of Ukraine and ended with the cognitively challenged prez having referred to “Vice President Donald Trump,” it’s clear that only a shrinking contingent … Read more

But “we are entering the peak of the typical fire season,” Public Safety Canada says. This July 2, 2023, file photo shows firefighters battling wildfires in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec about 650 kms north of Montreal. Photo by CARLO ZAGLIA /General Directorate for Civil Pr The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have brought flash floods … Read more

“Hell no.” That’s what Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday when asked if she’d consider taking a spot in the Biden administration — as she stressed there’s nothing that could shake her steadfast support of the president as the 2024 Democratic nominee. Hochul — one of the 81-year-old president’s most ardent high-profile supporters in the Empire … Read more

Van Lanh Vuong, 43, was arrested this week on charges he carried out a series of rental housing frauds. Montreal police warn that fraudsters are using the current housing shortage to scam potential tenants by posting ads for apartments they don’t own or that simply don’t exist.Photo by Dave Sidaway /THE GAZETTE file The Montreal … Read more

A number of donors have told the largest super PAC supporting President Biden that they are keeping their wallets and checkbooks closed while the 81-year-old remains the presumptive Democratic nominee. The frozen pledges to Future Forward are worth approximately $90 million — and include multiple contributions of $10 million or more, the New York Times … Read more

Opened in 1970 by his grandfather for “a bunch of old Italian men playing cards,” it’s now internationally known as hipster central for indie alt-rock bands and soccer viewing. Jonathan Vannelli runs Café Olimpico, with his favourite brew on Thursday, July 11, 2024. “At the end of the day, it goes beyond coffee,” he said … Read more

An Arizona man was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly leaving his 2-year-old daughter inside a sweltering car for three hours during a 109-degree heatwave this week, cops announced Friday. Christopher Scholtes, 37, was identified as a suspect in the Tuesday death of his toddler, whom he left in a car in the driveway … Read more

Hey, locals only. Feathers are getting ruffled at Rockaway Beach, as swarms of aggressive birds have been attacking drones launched by the city to track sharks and save drowning swimmers, forcing emergency teams to change their flight plans. Long-beaked shorebirds known as American oystercatchers have been swooping down and dive bombing the three-foot gadgets to … Read more