Cape Breton Eagles (Wikimedia Commons) The Cape Breton Eagles are alive in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs. On Friday, they were victorious in a marathon contest. The Eagles defeated the…
Month: April 2025
Alexa McDonough’s family helps NDP campaign in Halifax
Abbie McDonough told reporters Saturday how she remembers knocking on doors with her late grandmother, former NDP leader Alexa McDonough, when she was little. Volunteering with her dad Justin to help work the phones…
East Block locked down by Parliamentary Protective Service
Article content The Ottawa Police Service is responding to an incident involving a barricaded man in the East Block on Parliament Hill. In a Saturday afternoon post on X, the OPS reported…
Rivers in Central U.S. Swell Rapidly as Storm Inundates Region
Rivers were rising rapidly across much of the Midwest and South on Saturday, prompting water rescues, evacuation orders and road closures as a relentless storm continued to dump rain. The increased flooding,…
N.Y. public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order
New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to…
Canada in semis of 2025 World Men’s Curling Championships
Brad Jacobs (Katarzyna Wicik, Wikimedia Commons) Team Canada is in the semifinals of the 2025 World Men’s Curling Championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. On Friday, Canada trounced Austria 8-2. It was one…
Protesters tee off on Trump, Musk in global ‘Hands Off’ rallies
Opponents of U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. and around the globe on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and…
Poilievre says he’ll cut red tape, Carney promises more money for the trades
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Canadian Politics Federal Election Pierre Poilievre is promising a “two-for-one” law that would also compel the government to cut two regulations for every one put in place…
Netanyahu Will Meet Trump in Washington in a Sign of Their Strong Ties
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday, according to two White House officials and an Israeli official, in the second…
Senate adopts altered budget blueprint for Trump agenda that now faces House resistance
The Senate early Saturday adopted changes to a House budget blueprint for enacting President Trump’s agenda despite pushback from fiscal hawks in the lower chamber. Source link