Israel’s pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution

Groups of armed men are regularly blocking convoys, holding drivers at gunpoint and rifling through their cargo. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip pass through the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom Crossing in southern Israel, Thursday, March 14, 2024. A persistent breakdown in law and order is rendering an aid route in … Read more

Why Trump gets final word over Biden in first presidential debate and what it means

The podium standing positions and closing statements speaking order for the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden (left) and ex-President Donald Trump (right) have been decided (Pictures: AP) Ex-President Donald Trump will get the last word in the first 2024 presidential debate instead of President Joe Biden – despite losing a coin toss. A … Read more

Justin Theroux’s years-long NYC apartment building legal saga in limbo after ‘nuisance’ neighbor dies

Justin Theroux’s years-long legal saga with his “nuisance” New York City neighbor has been thrown into limbo after the downstairs resident died last month, new court papers reveal. Theroux, 52, had been embroiled in lawsuits against Norman Resnicow since 2017 when “The Leftovers” actor sued his Greenwich Village neighbor for allegedly trespassing on their shared … Read more

National security adviser defends cabinet confidence in foreign meddling probe

Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc and National Security adviser Nathalie Drouin appeared at the House of Commons procedural committee Thursday morning at the insistence of opposition parties. Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks with colleagues as he waits to appear at the Procedure and House Affairs committee, Thursday, June … Read more

SIRT investigating after Saskatoon police fatally shoot suspect

Officers were called to the area of Avenue V South and 20th Street West around 10:40 a.m. after someone reported an “armed person.” Saskatoon police responded to multiple gun crimes in the city over the weekend.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix A 27-year-old man died after Saskatoon city police, responding to a gun call, opened … Read more

NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors

A crew of Westchester County jail employees, including current and former corrections officers, were arraigned on bribery charges in long-running smuggling scams, prosecutors said Thursday. Two jail guards, a former corrections officer and two jailhouse commissary workers are charged with pocketing thousands of dollars in recent years to sneak marijuana and other contraband to inmates, … Read more

Young witnesses describe deadly attack on city basketball court that left teenager dead

“The one who got stabbed, he said ‘bro, stop,’ and that’s all I heard” Ribbons tied to a chain-link fence at the outdoor basketball court and rink where Danillo Glenn was killed.Jim Wells/Postmedia As he was being pepper-sprayed and fatally stabbed, Calgary teen Danillo Canales Glenn cried out “stop, bro,” his accused killer’s murder trial … Read more

Calgary’s construction industry pulling water from Bow River after province fast-tracks permit

The move will allow construction to continue ‘while not putting any added stress on the city’s water supply,’ Mayor Jyoti Gondek said A station to pump non-potable water for construction use from the Bow River is seen at the West Baker Park boat launch in Calgary on Thursday, June 20, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia The fast-flowing Bow … Read more

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