Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wished Donald Trump a “safe and speedy recovery” from COVID-19 Friday, and offered a reminder that thousands of Canadians are in the exact same boat as the U.S. president. At a press conference in Ottawa, Trudeau said he and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, had Trump and First Lady Melania Trump […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic shifting where people live and work, the next few years could be tough ones for landlords in Canada’s largest cities. But they could be better for some of the country’s long-struggling secondary cities ― and for renters, who might finally find a good deal on housing after years of soaring prices. […]
One of the world’s largest oil companies has made headlines this year for its “ambitious” plan to tackle climate change, including transitioning to low-carbon energy production and vowing to reach net-zero emissions before 2050. Despite the public commitment, Royal Dutch Shell continues to back hundreds of industry organizations, including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers […]
Canada is running out of time to prevent a major resurgence of COVID-19, the country’s chief public health officer said Saturday as its two most populous provinces continued to report some of their highest daily case counts in months. The country’s chance to avert a COVID comeback “narrows with each passing day,” Dr. Theresa Tam […]
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday said he thinks the media is correct in that the recent Congressional special elections have been a referendum on President Trump. “The news media had it right,” Gingrich said on “Fox & Friends.” “This was a referendum on Trump. He won. The problem for the news media is they […]
Mississippi joins in a race to the bottom for the most extreme anti-LGBTQ legislation in the country, as on Thursday the state legislature is expected to send an unprecedented “religious freedom” bill to the governor’s desk for signing. The bill was approved by the state Senate late on Wednesday, only a week after North Carolina […]
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ legislation that the groups say allows businesses to discriminate against gay and transgender people. The claim targets the state’s Health Statistics and Vital Records department and was filed on behalf of an engaged couple that faces discrimination […]
The TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would have “lots of risks and no benefits” for the UK, according to a government analysis released publicly Monday through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the advocacy group Global Justice Now. The only assessment of the TTIP conducted by the UK government on the risk […]
As a U.S. House committee prepares to take up the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) on Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling on his U.S. Senate colleagues to oppose the bill, which he says “would make a terrible situation even worse.” In a letter to Senate Democrats issued Monday, […]
With national anticipation growing ahead of five upcoming Democratic primaries on Tuesday and with so much hinging on the outcome in California, the Bernie Sanders campaign received encouraging news late Friday as the California secretary of state’s office reported soaring registrations of new voters, especially for Democrats. “If there’s a large voter turnout, we will […]