Many small business say Canada Post alternatives are two to three times more expensive. Canada Post workers walk the picket line outside the main plant on 51st Street in Saskatoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce CEO Jason Aebig said retail … Read more
The latest tally from Southern California elections officials show Democrat Derek Tran leading Republican Rep. Michelle Steel by 102 votesin the 45th Congressional District race. An Orange County congressional race that has become the closest in the country currently has such a slim margin of victory that it feels more like a small-town city council … Read more
David Ordaz Jr., 34, was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2021 after his sister called 911 for help with Ordaz, whom she said was suicidal. (Adamson Ahdoot LLP) An L.A. County sheriff’s deputy will avoid jail time in the 2021 shooting death of a suicidal man under the terms of a plea deal reached … Read more
Forget shared lounges, or even meeting building neighbors in the in-house gym. These days, tenants of luxury buildings get to meet their neighbors and forge new friendships with fun off-property excursions. Even long after the end of COVID-19, New Yorkers may still find it tricky to mix and mingle in real life — even with … Read more
Andrew Tate arriving with his brother Tristan, right, at the Court of Appeals in Bucharest, Romania, in October. (Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press) A court in Romania on Tuesday ruled that prosecutors’ indictment against influencer Andrew Tate contains multiple irregularities and gave them less than a week to amend or withdraw the case of alleged … Read more
Thrill-seekers who are in desperate need of an adrenaline boost need look no further than their own home for their next dose of action—that is, if they are (un)lucky enough to be in possession of a set of “death stairs.” While walking down a flight of stairs has not historically been considered the most death-defying … Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi clasp hands during the G-20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. (Eraldo Peres / Associated Press) Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President … Read more
A memorial to Democratic Republic of the Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba in Kinshasa, Congo. (Samy Ntumba Shambuyi / Associated Press) Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It’s not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains — a single gold-capped tooth — were damaged or … Read more
Ramon Rivera, who is suspected in the fatal stabbings of three people, is escorted by New York police officers on Monday. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in random attacks across Manhattan, police said Tuesday. Ramon Rivera, 51, … Read more
A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas. (LM Otero / Associated Press) Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to … Read more
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