As tensions boiled over for a third-straight day in Los Angeles, an Australian television reporter covering the unrest was hit with a rubber bullet during a live broadcast on Sunday. At the time, Lauren Tomasi, a U.S. correspondent for 9News, and her camera operator were wrapping up a live hit from a downtown street near the Metropolitan Detention Centre, where protesters have clashed with police … Continue reading Watch as Australian reporter hit by a rubber bullet while covering escalating L.A. protests

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging that Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence this year — five years ahead of his prior commitment which promised to meet the mark by 2030 . Carney, who is set to attend the NATO Summit later this month, made the announcement in a speech at the Munk School of … Continue reading Canada to meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year: Carney

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging that Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence this year — five years ahead of his prior commitment which promised to meet the mark by 2030 . Carney, who is set to attend the NATO Summit later this month, made the announcement in a speech at the Munk School of … Continue reading Canada to meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year: Carney

Jewish groups are praising a small-town Nova Scotia police force after a man who allegedly called for “death to all Zios” and said “we are going to ruin Zio Joo lives” was charged with hate crimes. On Saturday, New Glasgow Regional Police charged a 22-year-old man with advocating genocide and promotion of hatred. He is in custody and expected to appear in court on Monday. … Continue reading ‘Death to all Zios’: Nova Scotia man charged with hate crimes

The “Buy Canadian” movement is stronger than ever. Seven in ten seek homegrown products when they shop (68 per cent, up five points from February), and more than half look at labels to avoid items made in the United States, according to a Narrative Research poll. Proving that shopping local is no sacrifice, from innovative ways to slash sugar and sodium to time-honoured traditions, these … Continue reading ‘Buy Canadian’: Here are 6 of the best homegrown condiment brands

An American military veteran accused of kidnapping and killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, is still at large, possibly near the Canadian border in Washington state. Travis Decker’s connection to Canada focuses on apparent plans to flee to this country in the days leading up to the deaths of his three daughters. What evidence points to a Canadian connection? According to court documents … Continue reading American father wanted for allegedly killing his three daughters may be trying to flee to Canada

For more than three decades, Barrie Sketchley has led Rosedale Heights, an art-focused high school near Toronto’s tony Rosedale-Moore Park neighbourhood. Now more than 80 years old, Sketchley’s fate will be decided on Monday when the board of trustees votes to approve — or reject — suggestions on principal assignments made by Toronto District School Board (TDSB) staff. Sketchley is expected to be forced to … Continue reading Toronto parents rally to save job of long-serving principal at arts high school

A driver who has racked up 32 driving prohibitions or suspensions, as well as 16 24-hour driving bans, failed to convince a British Columbia judge he should get a lighter sentence than normal for drunk driving because more than six months in jail could get him deported to India. Vernon’s Gurinder Pal Singh Bajwa, a permanent resident of Canada who escaped deportation in 2019 on … Continue reading Prolific B.C. drunk driver could face deportation after dozens of driving bans over 30 years