The austerity measures are being driven by concerns that American bond-rating agencies might lower Quebec’s credit rating, The Gazette has learned. Geneviève Biron, executive director of Santé Québec, seen in April with Health Minister Christian Dubé, has said health-care funding has doubled in the past six years while the general population has grown by only … Read more
Jim Carrey’s sister Rita Carrey has died, her husband has announced (Picture: Getty/Rita Carrey) Rita Carrey – older sister to actor Jim Carrey, radio host, and singer-songwriter – has died, her husband has announced. Her husband of a year and partner of 16 years Alex sent a message to her friends on Facebook earlier today … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to be open to negotiations with Ukraine, his office said. Putin responded that any peace deal should acknowledge Russia’s territorial gains. (Michael Kappeler / Associated Press) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly … Read more
Jose Ibarra, accused of killing a Georgia nursing student earlier this year, listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Friday in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin / Associated Press) A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing … Read more
A South Carolina man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending racist death threats to a New York news reporter more than five years after she wrote about his previous gun arrest, according to federal authorities. Austin Suman, 35, sent the unidentified Hispanic journalist based in Orange County a series of slur-ridden messages threatening to blow … Read more
President Biden, left, and President of Vietnam Luong Cuong, right, with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in background, participate in the APEC Leaders’ Informal Dialogue at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, on Friday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) President Biden is gathering with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister … Read more
A sociologist criticized calls on the left for Americans to cut off family members and other loved ones who voted for President-elect Donald Trump, saying such measures were extreme and unhealthy for society. “I don’t think that’s a great piece of advice. I mean, it sounds like a cult,” Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor and … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Passengers aboard a Scandinavian Airlines flight screamed in fear as the plane encountered extreme turbulence – and ultimately made a U-turn back to Europe. The terrifying episode happened aboard SAS flight SK957, which departed Stockholm … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in broad daylight Thursday as a fight with another teen spilled out of a Brooklyn deli — just hours before another boy knifed a would-be robber in Upper Manhattan, cops and sources said. The 14-year-old was involved in a scuffle that began around 2 p.m. inside Taha Deli and Grill … Read more
Boissonnault said the family he was adopted into as a baby has Indigenous heritage Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. OTTAWA — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized on Friday for not having been “clear” about his family’s links to Indigenous ancestry as he now says he should have been. Indigenous academics and other critics raised concerns about … Read more
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