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Trudeau seeks ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza alongside Australia, New Zealand PMs
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel and Hamas must work toward “a sustainable ceasefire,” starting with another pause in hostilities. The comment comes in a joint statement with Trudeau’s Australian and New Zealand counterparts, hours ahead of a United Nations vote on whether to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East. The ... Read More »
Oscar winner’s latest film draws on real-life experience working in fishing industry
TORONTO – Brian Helgeland’s latest film isn’t an autobiography, but strip theBoston crime syndicate and drug runners from its gritty portrait of a fishing crew, and it’s pretty close to being one. “Finestkind,” which Helgeland wrote and directed, is set against the backdrop of the commercial fishing industry in Massachusetts, where his own dad and ... Read More »
Kenneth Law facing 14 charges of 2nd-degree murder in addition to previous charges
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – An Ontario man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder in addition to his previous 14 charges of counselling and aiding suicide, police said Tuesday. Police said all 28 charges against Kenneth Law relate to the same ... Read More »
Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer seeks murder appeal, citing ‘third-party suspects’ in killing
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client’s first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about “third-party suspects.” The notice of appeal filed by Kevin McCullough says two other men were arrested for the killing, but the ... Read More »
Wolves coach suspended 10 games by AHL for using homophobic language against official
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The American Hockey League has suspended Chicago Wolves head coach Bob Nardella for 10 games for using homophobic language against an official. Nardella was assessed a game misconduct for abuse of officials at 8:48 of the third period of Chicago’s 8-5 loss at Texas on Saturday. The AHL said in a release ... Read More »
Video game expo E3 gets permanently canceled
LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the highest-profile video game conventions is being shut down permanently, its organizers said Tuesday. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, had been held annually in Los Angeles since 1995 and was a popular spot for game companies to tease their latest creations before they hit store shelves. The ... Read More »
Ukrainian president in U.S. capital pushing gridlocked lawmakers to advance aid funds
WASHINGTON – There’s little evidence Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has managed to change any minds on Capitol Hill. Zelenskyy is in the U.S. capital in an effort to convince Republican lawmakers to advance additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. But Republicans are refusing to approve more funding without a clear U.S. strategy on Ukraine, ... Read More »
John Herdman says he should have stepped down as Canada coach ahead of World Cup
John Herdman says he should have stepped down as Canada coach ahead of last year’s World Cup in Qatar. Herdman, who announced in late August that he was leaving Canada to take over Toronto FC, says he should have left in the wake of his sister Nicola’s suicide in May 2022. Herdman said he was ... Read More »
Auto union boss urges New Jersey lawmakers to pass casino smoking ban
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Shawn Fain, the international president of the United Auto Workers union who recently won large raises for his workers, is taking aim at a new target: New Jersey lawmakers who are delaying votes on a bill to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos. The head of the powerful union, which ... Read More »
CN resignations show firms need to take Indigenous reconciliation seriously: Experts
Experts say corporate Canada has some soul-searching to do in the wake of the resignation of Canadian National Railway Co.’s Indigenous advisory council. The panel of prominent Indigenous leaders appointed by CN collectively announced their resignations Monday. They said the railway has failed to acknowledge past wrongs or follow the panel’s recommendations for reconciliation. A ... Read More »
Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail
ATLANTA (AP) – The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Shannon Stillwell, 31, was stabbed multiple times Sunday evening during a fight with another man housed in the same part of ... Read More »
