Santé Québec’s health cuts are steeper than previously known

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

Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years

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

Tyler Childers announces ‘On The Road Tour,’ Forest Hills shows. Get tickets

Getty Images Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Watch out, pavement. Country superstar Tyler Childers just announced his international ‘On The Road Tour’ and he’ll be pounding you … Read more

Mary Schmucker, Breaking Amish Star, Placed in Hospice Care

Very sad news this week out of the reality television world. Mary Schmucker — a former TLC reality star often dubbed as “Mama” — has been moved to hospice care amid her ongoing cancer battle, according to the cable network personality’s daughter-in-law, Rebecca Schmucker. Mary Schmucker sits down here for a confessional on Breaking Amish. … Read more

Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

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

Racist Austin Suman sent threats to kill Hispanic NY news reporter and her family: feds

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

Biden set to meet South Korean and Japanese leaders amid growing worries about North Korea

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

Sociologist rips leftist calls to shun Trump-supporting family members during the holidays: ‘Sounds like a cult’

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

Related Posts


This will close in 0 seconds