Two of Phillipe Lugela’s brothers are serving life sentences for separate murders outside Calgary nightclubs The exterior of the Calgary Courts Centre was photographed on Tuesday January 16, 2018.Gavin Young/Postmedia file Calgarian Phillipe Lugela plans to leave the city to escape the notoriety of his family name, his lawyer told court on Thursday. Defence counsel … Read more
House and Senate Republicans this month mounted a third effort to ban transgender women and girls from female sports teams, this time by attempting to bar trans women from competing on U.S. Olympic teams ahead of this year’s Summer Games in Paris. Under a bill filed Feb 1. by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Sen. … Read more
The new institute will be housed in the USC Capital Campus in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (New Media Systems Inc.) In a major expansion of its Washington footprint, USC is opening a public policy institute — just in time for the 2024 elections — where students can immerse themselves in learning about … Read more
Move over New Haven, Chicago and New York. A new city’s specialty style is on the rise in the U.S. — Detroit. Ahead of National Pizza Day on Feb. 9, here’s a quick primer on the history of Detroit-style pizza and why this pie is growing in popularity. For all those unfamiliar, Detroit-style pizza is square pie … Read more
Opinion: The changing face of NCAA athletics has made it exponentially harder for high schoolers to make the jump — and even more so for Canadians. Lineman Mark Johnson, here talking with Vernon Panthers assistant coach Angus Reid, will be heading to Eastern Washington on a football scholarship in the fall. Photo by Jason Payne … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. – Toronto’s Summer McIntosh defeated all-time great Katie Ledecky of the United States in the 800-metre freestyle on Thursday and set a Canadian record in the process. The 17-year-old McIntosh swam the women’s 800 metres in eight minutes 11.39 seconds to finish first at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships meet and beat … Read more
Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign newsletter {beacon} View Online Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump ballot removal case During historic oral arguments on Thursday, all justices took turns grilling lawyers about whether states can stop a candidate from running for president. © Greg Nash / The Hill The … Read more
An aerial view of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Nine months after state regulators ordered Los Angeles County officials to transfer hundreds of youths out of two troubled juvenile halls, they are now considering closing a third hall — the one that probation officials recently reopened to … Read more
A driving instructor in Peel Region driving school has been charged after allegedly operating a school vehicle with ‘extremely tinted windows.’ The driver was charged Thursday after being stopped by an officer with Peel Regional Police’s Road Safety Unit, according to a tweet by the service. “Earlier today a [Peel police] officer stopped a driving … Read more
President Biden is slated to address House Democrats Thursday at the party’s annual conference. It’s the third time Biden will speak as president at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, where lawmakers will gather to devise strategy and messaging ahead of the 2024 election. The retreat is taking place at Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., … Read more