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Crown asks New Brunswick judge to stay charges against Indigenous lobster fisherman
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. – A judge in northern New Brunswick has granted a stay of proceedings in the trial of an Indigenous lobster fisherman who launched a constitutional challenge aimed at asserting Indigenous and treaty rights. Cody Caplin, a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation, was fishing for lobster in the Bay of Chaleur ... Read More »
Bradley Cooper laments lack of public awareness of Leonard Bernstein
NEW YORK (AP) – Gushing after the New York Philharmonic performed Leonard Bernstein’s music, Bradley Cooper talked about creating the film “Maestro “³ in hopes of drawing more attention to the composer and conductor. “Many people don’t know who he is,” the actor and director told the sold-out crowd of about 1,800 at Lincoln Center’s ... Read More »
NDP, labour groups want new parents to be able to access EI if they lose their job
OTTAWA – New Democrats and labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to change the employment insurance program so Canadians who take parental leave can still access unemployment benefits if they are out of work. Under current rules, a worker who pays into the system has to work a specific number of hours to qualify for ... Read More »
All-Star Game debut comes at right time for Raptors star Scottie Barnes
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes was so busy with the ups and downs of the Toronto Raptors’ season that he never gave himself a chance to process his first-ever All-Star Game appearance. Raptors general manager Bobby Webster presented Barnes with an all-star ball during a brief pre-game ceremony ahead of Toronto’s 127-125 loss to the visiting ... Read More »
Trudeau downplays Liberal divisions on Israel-Hamas war, NDP calls for firmer stance
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diverse views in his caucus are a source of strength as questions persist about Liberal discord over the government’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war. Trudeau says world leaders are having a conversation about how to respond if Israel proceeds with a major offensive in the southern Gaza city ... Read More »
Restaurants Brands expects to have 40,000 restaurants, $60B in sales by 2028
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. says it expects its quick-serve empire to span 40,000 restaurants and achieve a collective US$60 billion in sales by 2028. The Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs owner has about 30,000 restaurants these days and in its most recent financial year saw US$42.8 billion in ... Read More »
Fani Willis taking stand to testify in hearing that could disqualify her from Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was preparing to take the witness stand Thursday to testify about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired to lead the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump. The extraordinary hearing could lead to Willis’ removal from the case over what defense attorneys have ... Read More »
Quebec cold case murder: Defence says accused killed victim but denies premeditation
SAGUENAY, Que. – The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student in 2000 has told a jury her client admits to breaking into the victim’s apartment and killing her, but he denies the act was planned. Lawyer Karine Poliquin also said in her ... Read More »
Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya to chair 2024 Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) – Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will join Vogue’s Anna Wintour as co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala, the magazine and the Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed Thursday. And the dress code? “The Garden of Time,” whatever that means in the imaginations of the star-studded crowd that will ascend ... Read More »
Air Canada chatbot decision a reminder of company liability: experts
TORONTO – Experts say a ruling on Air Canada’s liability for what its chatbot said shows how companies need to be cautious when relying on artificial intelligence. A B.C. small claims court decision issued Wednesday showed that Air Canada tried to deny liability when its chatbot gave misleading information about the airline’s bereavement fares. Tribunal ... Read More »
Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Thursday publicly confirmed that Russia’s has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the capability but that such a weapon is ... Read More »
