Biden or Trump? During a visit to Washington, D.C., Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said: "There's challenges with both." Smith held meetings on Capitol Hill and weighed in on Canada-U.S. issues, including potential successor projects to the failed Keystone XL pipeline. Danielle Smith holds meetings on Capitol Hill, weighs in on …
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Naples invented pizza. Now it’s reinventing pineapple on pizza
For years, pineapple on pizza topped the list of the worst food crimes one could commit in Naples, Italy, where pizza was born. That is, until one brave Neapolitan pizzaiolo decided to introduce his own version, triggering a heated national debate. Curiosity compels Italian pizza maker to experiment with controversial …
Read More »The mother of a school shooter was convicted of manslaughter. What does this mean for other U.S. gun cases?
A Michigan mother could face up to 60 years in prison after a jury convicted her on Tuesday on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, after her teenage son killed four students in a school shooting in 2021. Precedent-setting case may have unseen repercussions, say legal experts A Michigan mother could …
Read More »Expedition aims to drive to both poles, having ‘learned a lot’ from past mishaps
The Transglobal Car Expedition is back in the N.W.T. — with intentions to circle the entire globe by vehicle now — roughly two years after making headlines for violating airspace rules and sinking a truck. Transglobal Car Expedition wants to be 1st to circle globe on wheels, Arctic tourism professor …
Read More »A major U.S. national-security bill suffers spectacular collapse. What happens next?
A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of a spectacular collapse Wednesday, leaving fragments of unfinished business strewn across several continents. Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the U.S. border — they're all in the bill Republicans are ditching. Here's how we got here and what's likely to happen next. Funding …
Read More »A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of spectacular collapse. What happens next?
A major U.S. national-security bill is at risk of a spectacular collapse Wednesday, leaving fragments of unfinished business strewn across several continents. Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the U.S. border — they're all in the bill Republicans are ditching. Here's how we got here and what's likely to happen next. Funding …
Read More »With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan gears up for election most voters don’t trust
One political analyst says that sidelining former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, in this week's election 'has trumped concern for the country's image and democracy.' One Pakistani political analyst calls it 'the least credible election' At the top of a winding road in the hills of Islamabad, …
Read More »Michigan school shooter’s mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter, jury finds
A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, mother of a Michigan school shooter, guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent and could have foreseen the violence A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, mother of a Michigan school shooter, guilty of four counts of involuntary …
Read More »Nikki Haley, Trump’s main Republican rival, requests Secret Service protection
Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the last remaining rival of Donald Trump in the primary race, has requested U.S. Secret Service protection, her campaign said on Monday. Presidential contender was recently targeted in 2 'swatting' incidents, followed by protesters Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the last remaining rival of Donald …
Read More »Search for hundreds of missing people underway in Chile after wildfires ravage neighbourhoods
Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighbourhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122. Hundreds of people remain missing. At least 122 dead, at least 3,000 homes burned down in Valparaiso …
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