President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his choices to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as his pick for the surgeon general post. Trump, 78, nominated Dr. Marty Makary – a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – to serve as FDA commissioner; … Read more
An inquest into the Abdirahman Abdi’s death marks the first time Ottawa police Const. Daniel Montsion has spoken publicly about the case People pass a police officer in their car as they make their way along Elgin Street during a rally after an Ottawa police constable was found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault and … Read more
Saturday wraps up two weekends of concerts in Toronto for the Eras Tour, which ends in Vancouver with three shows at BC Place from Dec. 6 to 8 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives remarks at a Liberal fundraiser in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on … Read more
Montreal police said three protesters were arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and interfering with police work. A protester holds a smoke torch during demonstration by the Collectif Désinvestir pour la Palestine and the Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes (CLAC) in Montreal Friday Nov. 22, 2024. The demonstration was in support of Palestine and in … Read more
Certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from Yu Shang Food of South Carolina have been recalled amid a listeria outbreak. (U.S. Department of Agriculture) A California infant has died from listeria amid an outbreak linked to certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that have been recalled. Eleven people across four states have been infected with … Read more
Donald Trump and Germany’s Angela Merkel shake hands following a joint news conference at the White House in 2017, when they led their countries. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press) Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has agreed to cancel its requirement for schools to enforce teaching guidelines that were deemed “woke” in a recently settled lawsuit. Pennsylvania officials were requiring schools to adopt a set of instructions on how to approach teaching under their “Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines” (CR-SE). The guidelines included mandating teachers … Read more
Authorities in Norway say a Norwegian student was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at … Read more
A California judge dealt a devastating blow to a Texas father in his years-long fight to stop his ex-wife from allowing their pre-teen son, who identifies as a girl named “Luna,” to receive gender-affirming care. Father of two Jeff Younger, 59, announced on X that he “lost all parental rights” over his twin sons after … Read more
Police say a BMW was stolen at gunpoint from the driver on Nov. 1 and that vehicle was then allegedly used in two residential break-ins on Nov. 13 Police tape is shown in this file photo.Photo by Getty Images Toronto police say three people have been arrested in connection with a stolen car that collided … Read more
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