Then-President Trump and Vladimir Putin of Russia walk together at a 2019 G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) After 20 years and $2.3 trillion spent, after more than 100,000 American and Afghan lives lost, one would think our war in Afghanistan would be more of a reference point today. Yet, outside … Read more
Robinhood Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher, reportedly a top contender to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission under President-elect Donald Trump, said Friday he is not interested in returning to a government position. Gallagher was appointed to the agency by former president Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2011 to 2015. “It … Read more
Public security minister’s office calls “final solution” remarks unacceptable and urges swift action. A man dances on the Israeli flag as students gather outside Concordia University to protest against the continuing conflict in Gaza. The students are seen in Montreal on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette The office of Quebec’s public … Read more
A mystery celebrity is suing the lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sexual assault accusers — claiming the high-powered Texas attorney tried to extort him with threats of outing him as a violent “freak off” accomplice, according to a new lawsuit. The Los Angeles-based star, identified only as “John Doe,” alleges that Tony Buzbee — who … Read more
Helps energy giant hit record output from wells in Alberta in October Rich Kruger, chief executive of Suncor Energy Inc., at the company’s office building in downtown Calgary, 2023.Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Postmedia file Suncor chief executive Richard Kruger has touted Firebag as a key asset for the company as it seeks to replace the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Except a 76er fan booing Ben Simmons. Brooklyn’s Simmons has a history in Philadelphia, and while he’s returned to Wells Fargo Center before, he knows full well that he’ll keep getting booed by 76ers fans for the rest of his career. 3Ben Simmons … Read more
Jean-Pierre Bellemare, 58, was declared a dangerous offender after being convicted of sexually assaulting two women in a Montreal halfway house. Jean-Pierre Bellemare is seen here in a video recorded in relation to the abduction of a 12-year-old girl in Sutton on Sept. 19, 2018, while he was using the wifi of a restaurant in … Read more
Denver’s mayor has vowed to shield migrants in his sanctuary city from mass deportation by using local cops and 50,000 residents “stationed at the county line” — calling it a “Tiananmen Square moment.” “More than us having [federal agents] stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Democratic … Read more
Family allowance benefits will also increase by 2.85 per cent. The average Quebec Pension Plan benefit for someone who started their pension at 65 will increase to $700 from $682 starting in January.Photo by Halfpoint /Getty Images/iStockphoto The increase concerns retirement, disability, surviving spouse’s, disabled contributor’s child and orphan’s pensions, affecting 2.2 million beneficiaries in … Read more
A career criminal who was freed without bail on gun charges last summer was shot by police in the Bronx Friday, according to law enforcement sources. The reputed member of the “Slutty Gang” was wounded at 755 White Plains Road in Clason Point shortly after 3 p.m. when cops responded to a dispute over a firearm, sources … Read more
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