With a wagon full of sandwiches, juice and clothing trailing behind him, Gerald Jorgensen walks the downtown Ottawa streets where he says he’s died and been revived a dozen times. The 54-year-old recovering addict says he was homeless, pushing around a shopping cart and unwilling to make eye contact with …
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In Hamilton or Niagara on April 8? Here are some of the region’s best solar eclipse viewing parties
There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Six Nations and Niagara — some of the best spots in Canada to view the total eclipse on April 8. There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Six …
Read More »U.S. aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given its military support for Israel, UN food expert says
Amid warnings of looming famine five months into Israel’s campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, the U.S. military has carried out airdrops of meals into Gaza and plans a temporary port for aid imports on its Mediterranean coast. West focusing on opening sea route to Gaza’s coast …
Read More »Video shows alleged contract killing of B.C. Sikh leader
Exclusive security video obtained by The Fifth Estate reveals the elements of a highly co-ordinated attack that ended with the killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist. Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death sparked Canada-India diplomatic row. Exclusive security video obtained by The Fifth Estate reveals the elements of a highly co-ordinated …
Read More »Canada confirms it will resume funding UN relief agency for Palestinians
The Canadian government has confirmed it will restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The government suspended funding in January after Israel alleged 12 employees of the agency were involved in the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Canada …
Read More »Trump claims concern over possible TikTok ban, years after he tried to ban it himself
Donald Trump’s administration once sought to ban TikTok. Now the former U.S. leader is claiming to have concerns about efforts by U.S. lawmakers to do the same. ‘If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook … will double their business,’ former U.S. president says. Donald Trump’s administration once sought to ban …
Read More »Corrections chief briefed Mendicino’s chief of staff weeks before Bernardo’s prison transfer
Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino’s chief of staff was briefed by the head of the Correctional Service of Canada about Paul Bernardo’s upcoming prison transfer almost two weeks before it happened — but the minister wasn’t told about it until after Bernardo had been moved, says an internal government email. …
Read More »Canada’s economy added 41,000 jobs in February
Canada’s economy added 41,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose to 5.8 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. Unemployment rose to 5.8 per cent, according to Labour Force Survey. The Canadian economy added 41,000 jobs in February, fuelled by strong population growth that continues to outpace employment gains. …
Read More »These Nova Scotians got extreme power bills. They’re not alone
More than 2,500 people have signed a petition demanding a public inquiry to determine why the electricity bills of some Nova Scotia Power customers have jumped far more than 6.5 per cent, after the utility instituted a rate hike of that amount on Jan. 1. More than 2,500 people are …
Read More »The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial was a pop culture obsession. Saudi trolls may have had a hand in that
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard fought a bitter and closely followed legal battle in 2022, accusing one another of defamation. Outside the courtroom, Heard was the target of a barrage of disparaging posts on social media that, according to a new investigative podcast, may have been the workings of a …
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