Tag: politics

Film and television production in North America is in jeopardy of coming to a standstill after its behind-the-scenes workers overwhelmingly ...

33-year sentence for U.S. man in case of fentanyl ring run from Canadian prison

TORONTO -- An American man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for his role in an international fentanyl ...

‘Incredibly easy’: Pandora papers reveal simplicity in taking advantage of tax havens

OTTAWA -- In light of a bombshell report that exposed the tax havens used by the world’s elite, new focus ...

Daniel Craig on bidding Bond goodbye in ‘No Time to Die’

NEW YORK -- When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. "You've got the ...

Testing shows high concentrations of fuel in tank at Iqaluit’s water treatment plant

IQALUIT -- The City of Iqaluit says testing shows a high concentration of fuel in a tank that supplies water ...

Adele fans think the artist may have a new album on the way

Adele fans think the singer has a new album coming. And they may be right. Social media users this week ...

Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as ...

‘Drunken Birds’ chosen as Canada’s contender for international film Oscar

TORONTO -- "Drunken Birds" will represent Canada in the race for an Oscar nomination for best international feature film. Montreal's ...

Taliban appointments add to all-male Afghan government team

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The Taliban doubled down on their hard-line trajectory Monday in a third round of Afghanistan government appointments ...

U.S. President Biden tells GOP to ‘get out of the way’ on debt limit

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden urged Republican senators to "get out of the way" and let Democrats suspend the ...

Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre, attorney says

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school ...

Netflix establishes US$5.4 million Chadwick Boseman scholarship at Howard University

Netflix and Howard University have established a US$5.4 million scholarship in honour of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman ...

Gay, bisexual men advocating for sexual health with off-label medications to prevent STIs

TORONTO -- In an example of a growing trend of using off-label medications to protect their sexual health, some gay ...

More than 100 Afghans from music school flown out of country

BEIRUT -- More than 100 students, alumni and faculty members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music have been flown ...

William Shatner says Prince William is ‘missing the point’ of space tourism

William Shatner is firing a rhetorical rocket back at Prince William after the future king criticized space tourism. Shatner, who ...

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back online after suffering worldwide outage

TORONTO -- Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are back online after experiencing a worldwide outage on Monday that lasted throughout most ...

Michael Renzi, former ‘Sesame Street’ musical director, dies

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Michael Renzi, who during a storied musical career worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Lena Horne and ...

Authorities call fatal stabbing of U.K. MP David Amess a terrorist act

LEIGH-ON-SEA, ENGLAND -- A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a ...

U.K. nurse denies murdering 8 babies in hospital ward

LONDON -- A British nurse in a neonatal ward on Monday denied charges of murdering eight babies and trying to ...

Seven in 10 Canadian organizations facing ransomware attack paid demands: survey