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Venezuela orders UN office on human rights to close and its staff to leave in 3 days
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas, the capital. Gil’s ... Read More »
Kylian Mbappe has told PSG he will leave at the end of the season, AP source says
Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will leave the club at the end of the season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. Mbappe, who has consistently been linked with a move to ... Read More »
Legal experts raise concerns about Alberta’s plans for transgender youth
CALGARY – Thirty-six law professors, legal researchers and other staff from two Alberta universities are asking the province to reconsider policy changes affecting transgender youth. The open letter is from staff at the University of Alberta and University of Calgary law schools. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said the fall sitting of the legislature would ... Read More »
Business council forecasts slower growth of 0.7 per cent in B.C. ahead of budget
VANCOUVER – A new report ahead of next week’s B.C. budget is forecasting slower economic growth for the province this year. The Business Council of British Columbia says “lacklustre” growth globally, high interest rates and weak private-sector job and investment numbers all add up to “a drag on prosperity” in 2024. The report says while ... Read More »
Toronto FC signs forward Charlie Sharp, a 2023 draft pick, to a TFC II contract
Toronto FC has signed 2023 draft choice Charlie Sharp to a contract with TFC II of the MLS Next Pro League. Toronto took the 22-year-old forward from Brighton, Mich., in the third round (61st overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. The six-foot-five 185-pounder spent some training with TFC II but did not sign a contract ... Read More »
‘Economic reconciliation’: Mi’kmaw communities invest in Nova Scotia battery plants
OTTAWA – A corporation co-owned by 13 Mi’kmaw communities is investing in new battery plants with Nova Scotia Power, in what both parties are calling a step toward reconciliation. The Indigenous-run agency announced the project today, which is expected to draw and store electricity during off-peak periods and release it back to the grid when ... Read More »
Warm weather, cautious consumer spending lead to 68% drop in Canadian Tire profit
TORONTO – Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. saw its profit drop about 68 per cent in the key holiday shopping quarter as a tougher economic environment and an unseasonably warm winter put a damper on consumer spending. The Toronto-based retailer, which also owns SportChek, Mark’s, Party City and Pro Hockey Life, reported Thursday that its profit ... Read More »
Inadequate security led to federal breach that compromised Canadians’ info: watchdog
OTTAWA – The federal privacy watchdog says government departments lacked adequate protections to prevent a cyberbreach that compromised the sensitive information of tens of thousands of Canadians. In a report tabled today, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne describes how the lapse at the Canada Revenue Agency and Employment and Social Development Canada in summer 2020 allowed ... Read More »
Shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in Kansas City said Thursday that the mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people. Police Chief Stacey Graves said that 22 people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and ... Read More »
B.C. wine grapes facing up to 99% production drop due to January cold snap
KELOWNA, B.C. – A new report says British Columbia’s wine industry is anticipating “catastrophic crop losses” of up to 99 per cent of typical grape production due to January’s intense cold snap. A February report from Wine Growers British Columbia and consulting firm Cascadia Partners says preliminary industry estimates are calling for crops to produce ... Read More »
New Brunswick RCMP searching for missing 64-year-old ice sailor on Shediac Bay
GRANDE-DIGUE, N.B. – A search is continuing today for a 64-year-old New Brunswick man who was last seen Wednesday ice sailing on Shediac Bay. Shediac RCMP say the last known whereabouts of Daniel Robichaud was at the end of Martin Road where it meets the bay in Grand-Digue, N.B., Robichaud’s hometown. Police released a photo ... Read More »
