James Arthur McDonald Jr. was arrested in Washington state after more than two years on the run. A former investment company CEO and TV financial analyst, McDonald faces federal fraud charges in L.A. (FBI) After more than two years on the run, a former investment company CEO and TV financial analyst was arrested last weekend … Read more
A canine rescue group became a favorite of Hollywood celebrities. But were the dogs really ‘rescues’? Ellen DeGeneres skipped on stage for her talk show that day, beaming, proclaiming: “I can’t even tell you how excited I am.” The comedian and her wife had adopted a puppy, a chocolate-brown poodle named Mrs. Wallis Browning. “We … Read more
Individuals form a circle at a Rainbow Famly Gathering in 2004. (Tristan Savatier / Getty Images) For attendees, the upcoming Rainbow Family Gathering in Plumas National Forest is a chance to celebrate community, peace, love and healing. But authorities in this sparsely populated corner of California have other words for the affair: non-permitted, disruptive and … Read more
Beach furniture strewn along Miramar beach in Mexico’s Tamaulipas state is recovered after Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall. Alberto was the first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season. (Fabian Melendez / Associated Press) Meteorologists dubbed it “Alberto,” the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricane season. Alberto made landfall … Read more
With temperatures and tensions soaring, forests are burning in Israel and Lebanon It was only 10 a.m., but it had already been a long day for the firefighters in these borderlands of southern Lebanon. They had barely finished containing a 130-acre forest fire when a call came in at 2 a.m. about a house in … Read more
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing’s representatives telling US counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates who attended. The Chinese representatives offered reassurances after their US interlocutors raised concerns that China … Read more
Despite the anti-immigrant rhetoric, the CAQ government has been cranking up its recruitment efforts for temporary help from abroad. A temporary foreign worker from Mexico plants strawberries on a farm in Mirabel in 2020. On immigration issues, Premier François Legault is “talking from both sides of his mouth,” writes Toula Drimonis.Photo by Graham Hughes /The … Read more
From pre-K to Grade 6, they administer Band-Aids and inspiration — sometimes on the same day. Goodbye to grade school for another summer — and for some students, forever. Children explode physically and mentally during their elementary-school years, writes Hayley Juhl.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette We enter into partnerships with strangers when our babies … Read more
The Legault government introduced anonymous complaints to make it easier for Quebecers – particularly whistleblowers informing on their employers – to report alleged Bill 101 violations. The OQLF says the recent “significant increase” in complaints “is probably due to a number of factors, including Quebecers’ growing concern about the state of the French language in … Read more
Treasure hunters have been handed a massive clue that an ancient billion-dollar treasure actually exists (Picture: SWNS) A team of archaeologists hunting a mythical treasure trove said to be worth over £15 billion have found an ancient axe, thought to be the first real evidence the hoard actually exists. According to Scandinavian folklore, the fabled … Read more
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