Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by The Associated…
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Mayor, activists trade blame over Pride parade cancellation
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is trading blame with pro-Palestinian protesters over the cancellation of this year’s Pride parade. Sutcliffe called it “deeply regrettable that a small group of activists chose to block…
Alberta health minister defends COVID shot fees, expects other provinces to follow suit
OTTAWA — Alberta’s Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says she’s not worried about national reaction to the province’s new policy of making most residents pay out-of-pocket for COVID shots. In fact, she expects…
Venus Williams loses in three sets at U.S. Open in her first Grand Slam match in two years
Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of…
What the heck just happened at the U.S. Open? Mayhem in the crowd as Medvedev melts down
They say tennis needs villains. (It also, apparently, needs a $32 Cdn signature cocktail, but that’s a thread for later on.) Tennis, a sport of etiquette and tradition, is also known for the…
Conservatives pull ahead as affordability and cost-of-living concerns grow: poll
Buoyed by growing anxieties around affordability and the economy, the Conservative Party of Canada has edged ahead of the Liberals for the first time since Mark Carney became prime minister in March,…
National Guard troops patrolling D.C. are now armed
National Guard troops are now being armed with the Army’s latest sidearm as they patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital….
Houthi-run Health Ministry says 2 killed by Israeli strikes on Yemen capital
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas across Yemen’s capital on Sunday. According to the Houthi-run Health Ministry, at least two people were killed and 35 were wounded. The…
Why Canada's spy boss just sent a scathing memo to the agency's senior management
OTTAWA — When the latest results of the biennial Public Service Employment Survey arrived on Daniel Rogers’ desk earlier this year, the new head of Canada’s intelligence agency was angry. No…
U.S. heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona
Residents of the western U.S. are sweltering in a heat wave that’s already hospitalized some as temperatures will continue to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada…