OTTAWA – One of Canada’s leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he’s deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He’s resigning from Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera’s advisory group effective ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Hours later, an appeals court judge rejected a last-minute bid by the Republican to halt ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Swift has released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their source material? The Associated Press spoke to four experts to assess how Swift’s latest album stacks up to poetry. IS ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case. The completion of jury selection sets the stage for opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president to begin Monday, as well as weeks of testimony ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed. Justice Marsha Michael issued the ruling just minutes after a brief hearing. The arguments in the mid-level appeals court came ... Read More »
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps aren’t dwelling on their fall from the top spot in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. After all, there’s a lot of soccer still to be played. The Whitecaps (4-2-1) dropped a 3-1 decision to the L.A. Galaxy last Saturday and sit in second spot on the West heading into a ... Read More »
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index closed up nearly 100 points Friday, helped by strength in energy and financial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 98.93 points at 21,807.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 211.02 points at 37,986.40. The S&P 500 index was down ... Read More »
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a rescue attempt. A video posted on Facebook shows the young female whale with distinctive pale skin taking two large pieces of meat, then diving below ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street across the finish line of another losing week. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% Friday to close out its third straight losing week. The Nasdaq composite tumbled 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has less ... Read More »
VANCOUVER – Poland’s president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia’s war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ... Read More »
Josh Morrissey remembers the city coming to life before his eyes. A nine-year-old Flames fan in the spring of 2004, he was captivated by every Jarome Iginla chance and Miikka Kiprusoff save during Calgary’s run to the Stanley Cup final. “It was just an awesome experience,” said Morrissey, now a star defenceman for the Winnipeg ... Read More »