Who’s in the running to be Japan’s next prime minister?
Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader in a race analysts say is more unpredictable than usual. A record number of candidates are contesting Friday’s election Japan’s governing party…
Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated…
Suspect sought for violent sexual assaults in Brampton
A suspect is sought following a pair of violent sexual assaults in Brampton earlier this month. Peel Regional Police have obtained video surveillance footage and are asking for the public’s…
French president defends imperilled Canada-EU trade deal on visit to Montreal
As Canada’s free-trade deal with Europe runs up against political opposition in France, French President Emmanuel Macron defended it Thursday at an appearance in Montreal. “It is a very good…
Israel attacks Lebanon: Israeli bombings kill more than 700 in Lebanon
Israel dismisses global calls for a ceasefire with Hezbollah and continues a bombing campaign that has killed more than 700 people in Lebanon since Monday. The White House says the…
What Melania Trump said in her first interview in more than two years
In her first interview in more than two years, former First Lady Melania Trump said she saw her husband’s survival in two attempts on his life as “miracles” and offered…
Allyson MacNutt upsets Kerri Einarson in PointsBet Invitational curling
Allyson MacNutt’s junior women’s curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win. MacNutt’s Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en…
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 27, 2024
DON IS STILL THE MAN Seeing Don Cherry on the cover of the Toronto Sun (Sept. 23) was a breath of fresh air that brought back fond memories of Canada…
Blue Bombers can clinch playoff spot for 8th straight season with win over Elks
Willie Jefferson doesn’t like to look too far ahead, but there is something he’d like to see happen after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Elks on Friday. A…
MANDEL: She accuses Jacob Hoggard of rape – his lawyer claims she’s a liar
At his sexual assault trial, she used the same precise words each time when describing how Jacob Hoggard invited her to his Kirkland Lake hotel room following the all-night bonfire…