Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of B.C. law on opioid health costs recovery
OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that would allow British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers on behalf of other provinces,…
Suspects arrested over 1994 murder released after questioning
Five people arrested on suspicion of murdering a taxi driver who was found shot dead 30 years ago have been bailed while further investigations continue. Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, aged 26…
Gukesh and Ding Liren draw Game 4 of tied World Chess Championship final
Indian teenager and China’s reigning world champion record second draw of 14-game final in Singapore. Ding Liren of China beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 final India’s Gukesh Dommaraju…
Irish political leaders urge people to vote in ‘close-fought’ General Election
The leaders of the three largest parties in Ireland have voted in a “close-fought” General Election that could see one of them become the country’s next premier. Current Taoiseach Simon…
Song penned praising NI star Conor Bradley’s Liverpool heroics against Real Madrid
After going viral following a thunderous tackle against one of the world’s best footballers, a band has now penned a song in praise of Liverpool’s Co Tyrone star Conor Bradley.…
In Pictures: Voters and a pug cast their ballots in the Irish General Election
Polls opened at 7am on Friday for voters to decide who will form Ireland’s next government. Some 174 seats across 43 constituencies in Ireland’s parliament, the Dail, are being contested.…
Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
MILAN — Thousands of teachers, health care workers, trash collectors and others walked off their jobs across Italy on Friday to protest a decline in spending power, persistently low salaries…
Advance by insurgents in Syria reaches country’s second largest city
Syrian insurgents have breached the country’s second largest city, Aleppo, after blowing up two car bombs, and were clashing with government forces on the city’s western edge, according to a…
Assisted Dying Bill creates ‘two-tier system’ in a ‘broken NHS’, disability campaigner warns
A disability campaigner has warned against the “dark and dangerous” Assisted Dying Bill being voted on by MPs today, telling GB News that you “cannot legislate pain”. The Bill, fronted…
Starbucks opens cafe in South Korea with a view of quiet village in the North
SEOUL, South Korea — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Recommended Videos…