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A federal appeals court has given temporary approval for President Trump to strip collective bargaining rights from employees at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying the law grants the White House wide latitude. Source link
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2025 5:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Nathan Lukes was reinstated from Toronto’s seven-day injured list on Friday and was immediately inserted into the Blue Jays lineup against the Chicago White Sox. The outfielder was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon. Trump contested intelligence assessments relayed earlier this year by his spy chief that Tehran was not working on a nuclear…
Doctors and health-care experts are warning Canadians to not only look after themselves but also check on others who could be vulnerable as large parts of central Canada face a sweltering heat wave. Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell says a large heat ridge or dome will build over the Ohio Valley in the U.S. and…
President Trump has held national security meetings at the White House every day since he returned early from the G7 summit to decide whether to commit U.S. forces to the rising conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program. Source link
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Rapper Fat Joe’s former hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, has filed a lawsuit against him in federal court, alleging that his former boss engaged in sex acts with minors in a $20-million lawsuit. Dixon also alleges his former boss, whose real name is…
By Sarah Ritchie The Associated Press Posted June 20, 2025 12:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of the Conservative Party will hold a national convention in late January, where they’ll vote on Pierre Poilievre’s leadership. The party’s national council has scheduled the convention for Jan. 29 and…
President Trump appears to have been on solid legal ground when he federalized and deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled late Thursday, giving the White House permission to keep the troops in place — for now. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia. Carney, who was answering a question from the opposition during question period in…
By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2025 11:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night. Brown…
