OTTAWA — For some politicians, the grief takes time to set in. For former London West MP Sue Barnes, however, the sense of loss after being defeated in her 2008 re-election bid…
Month: May 2025
Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage
Hamas, the Palestinian armed group, said on Sunday night that it would free the last living American citizen held captive in Gaza, just days before President Trump is expected to arrive in…
USIP closure reduces U.S. soft power abroad, former staffers say
Two months after the Department of Government Efficiency closed the offices of the U.S. Institute of Peace and fired nearly all of its employees, its diplomatic experts are saying the world and…
Saskatchewan Rush reach 2025 NLL Finals
Saskatchewan Rush (Wikimedia Commons) The Saskatchewan Rush are in the 2025 National Lacrosse League Finals. On Saturday in the NLL semifinals from Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the Rush defeated the Halifax…
Training camps officially open league-wide
TORONTO — The rookies hit CFL fields across the country on Wednesday and now it’s time for the rest of the roster to do the same. Training camps officially open on Sunday,…
Putin proposes restarting direct peace talks with Ukraine ‘without preconditions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions,” an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit…
More than 80% of Quebecers say they’re part of the Canadian nation: poll
A new poll reveals that more than 80 per cent of Quebec residents say that they’re part of the Canadian nation. The findings showed that despite the rhetoric by political leaders in…
Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103
Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in exile (as she saw it) in New York City before returning to Germany in 2010 and finding her voice as…
Federal judge warns Trump can't sidestep his order with latest sanctuary city play
A federal judge warned the Trump administration that the president’s latest executive order targeting sanctuary cities doesn’t sidestep a previous order halting similar executive action. Source link
Andreescu upsets Donna Vekic in Italian Open second round
Bianca Andreescu (Hameltion, Wikimedia Commons) Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ontario, the 2019 United States Open champion, is in the third round of the 2025 Italian Open thanks to a second round upset….