After spending days on the road, the protest convoy has rolled into Ottawa where a large number of people are expected to gather for a major weekend demonstration against vaccine mandates and lockdown measures.
The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff inflation that is being aggravated by weak exchange rates. In the first trilateral finance dialogue since last year's historic three-way leaders summit at Camp David, the U.S., Japan and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to "consult closely" on currency markets, acknowledging "serious concerns" from Tokyo and Seoul over the slumping Japanese yen and South Korean won.
Will taxpayers agree to a tax hike to replace the RCMP with the Woodstock Police Force? That’s the question Woodstock Council needs to answer after Public Safety Minister Kris Austin gave the town permission to extend its municipal policing service to all wards. In an update at the Tuesday, April 16, council meeting, Mayor Trina Jones confirmed the minister, in a March 28 letter, approved the town’s plan to extend services to all corners of the newly expanded municipality. The mayor explained th
The podcast host and social media influencer was surprised to learn that people thought the compromising imagery was real.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted outside Columbia University late Thursday as protests continued in the area on Friday, April 19, local media reported.Footage filmed and posted by X user @realbjustine shows people chanting and holding signs and flares outside the university on Thursday night.According to the report, demonstrators returned to the area early Friday, for a third consecutive day, and school administrators restricted campus access to students and staff with university IDs.On Thursday, NYPD officers arrested at least 108 protesters, Mayor Eric Adams said. Credit: @realbjustine via Storyful
Pension funds are braced for a hit worth tens of billions of pounds as Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, tries to salvage his ambition of overhauling Britain’s centuries-old property leasehold system. Sky News has learnt that the insurance and pensions industries believe that Mr Gove's now-favoured option of imposing a £250 cap on ground rent and transitioning to 'peppercorn' levels over a 20-year period will cost in the region of £30bn. The figure is understood to mirror the Treasury's internal estimate of the cost to investors, according to insiders.
The 21-year-old Briton had been boosted by winning four successive matches for the first time since her US Open title in 2021.
Five more alternate jurors were selected Friday following questioning from prosecution and defense lawyers, rounding out the 12 jurors and six alternates needed for the case against Trump to proceed.
The Yorkshire Shepherdess is still working alongside her estranged husband on their farm, their eldest son has revealed.
Experts warn dog owners who plan to go fishing this season.
A charity said Rishi Sunak’s proposals feel like ‘a full-on assault on disabled people’.
OTTAWA — Another season out of the playoffs has left Ottawa Senators players frustrated and disappointed, but a complete overhaul doesn't appear to be in Steve Staios's plans. In his media availability with media Friday morning, the Senators general manager acknowledged his players' feelings — captain Brady Tkachuk said Thursday as players cleaned out their lockers that he was “sick and tired of losing" — but was cautious in revealing plans for next season. “I think the word frustration comes fr
Among top stocks to buy and watch, Cimpress is about to impress investors with a surge in annual earnings after three years of losses.
To Chris*, it’s a deserved bottle of beer after a long day at work – but when his wife, Leanne*, catches sight of it, her shoulders draw together in annoyance. She’s spent the past two hours helping their children with their homework and getting them through bath time; when Chris, picking up on her irritation, offers to pour her a glass of wine, she shakes her head and returns to reading their three-year-old a story.
VANCOUVER — Expectations for the Vancouver Canucks were not high heading into the season. Asked in September if he expected the team to make the playoffs, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford hedged. “To be very to the point, the changes that we made, we have a playoff team if everything goes right,” he said. Things did go right. On Sunday, the Canucks will host their first home playoff game since 2015 when they kick off a first-round matchup against the Nashville Predators. Vancouver h
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Almost a decade after identifying the need to secure a second well site to guard against a potential loss of water supply, Woodstock sits in a more precarious position than ever. During the long-awaited water update at the April 16 council session, Mayor Trina Jones delivered a stark analysis of the town’s water supply concerns. “It has been about a year since our council became aware of the issues with the new Grafton Wellhouse project and that it was deemed by Dillon Consulting to be usable on
Double Eleven and publisher Paradox Interactive have delayed Prison Architect 2 by four moths to work on technical issues.
The singer's signature bold picks have included Pat McGrath, CoverGirl and Chanel.
An 18-year-old Mount Miguel High School student turned himself in to authorities in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl on campus last week.
Metropolitan Police officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man for walking in central London during a pro-Palestine protest.
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