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A bizarre incident at a business on the west end of St. John’s last night resulted in a man being charged with numerous crimes, including assaulting a police officer. As soon as the RNC arrived, they say a 26-year-old man ran towards the officer, kicking and punching him. Despite receiving a blow to the … Read more
Four massive steel transmission towers found collapsed near Ottawa hint at the scope of the challenge crews face in the wake of Saturday’s massive storm as they work to restore power to tens of thousands of residents. Those Hydro One towers, or what’s left of them, are also proof of how fierce the winds were … Read more
VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Metro Vancouver today, where he is expected to discuss housing and food bank issues. VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Metro Vancouver today, where he is expected to discuss housing and food bank issues. Trudeau’s stops in Metro Vancouver come after his tense … Read more
TORONTO — Leaders of Ontario’s major political parties will campaign in the Greater Toronto Area today. Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is headed to Brampton, Ontario, where he will make an unspecified announcement this morning. Liberal leader Steven Del Duca will make some stops in Toronto. NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who contracted COVID-19 last week, … Read more
I grew up in inner Melbourne surrounded by my culture, my community and the Koorie and Torres Strait Islander hardcore grassroots activists, artists and leaders of the ’80s and ’90s. When I was outside of that bubble, at school, surrounded by strangers and even friends, I had to silence parts of myself. I never hid … Read more
US Senator Matt Canavan says the Coalition lost the federal election because it didn’t stay true to its “values and principles of wanting lower taxes and less red tape.” Canavan said that when MPs “represent nothing,” they can be “pretty easy.” “We’ve had a number of Liberal Party members criticize the Nationals party and with … Read more
The Giro d’Italia is in its last week and Australian Jai Hindley is still looking for the pink. Sitting just seven seconds behind the overall race leader Richard Carapaz, Hindley is back in the kind of form that saw him take second place in the 2020 edition of the race. No Australian has ever won … Read more
Erik ten Hag is determined to get Manchester United back in contention for titles, but his “first goal” next season is Champions League qualification. Having masterminded a third Eredivisie title as Ajax manager, the 52-year-old quickly turned his attention to the job at hand at Old Trafford after a terrible season for the Red Devils. … Read more
Anthony Albanese has reinforced a speech by US President Joe Biden as the conversation about the problems in the Pacific continues. Anthony Albanese has responded to a congratulatory letter sent by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the superpower’s second most powerful man. Li praised the “correct decisions” historically made by the Labor Party towards China and … Read more
Journalist Madeleine Stephens compares how generous paid parental leave is in Australia compared to the rest of the world, and details the companies leading the way.