Opinion
KLEIN: Canada’s debt crisis: Trudeau, Kinew, and City Hall are driving us to the brink
Federally, Canada’s debt levels are climbing at an alarming rate, with recent financial updates showing significant increases in both deficits and debt servicing costs. These figures underscore an ...
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they ...
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon's lawyers warn detention may spark 'civil war'
Yoon’s lawyers have questioned the legitimacy of a new detention warrant issued Tuesday by the Seoul Western District Court following the failed attempt to bring Yoon to custody. They argued that the ...
Prominent Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for allegedly criticizing top judge on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A prominent Vietnamese lawyer went on trial Thursday for Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the country’s former top judge, in a case that human rights groups said ...
Greece holds state funeral for former PM Costas Simitis
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mourners lined the street outside Athens’ central cathedral Thursday ahead of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s joining the ...
In the news today: Coutts blockade sentencing, oilsands decarbonization uncertainty
From 2018 to 2022, the monthly rate of overdose deaths involving one substance increased by 75 per cent, deaths involving two ...
Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and other structures
Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, and the number is expected to increase. The five deaths recorded so far were from the Eaton ...
Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, new report says
TORONTO — An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report ...
Taiwan demonstrates sea defenses against potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing
Taiwan on Thursday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multitiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland. The island’s ...
The 'Worst in Show' CES products put your data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates say
Although AI is everywhere at CES, Stacey Higginbotham, a policy Fellow at Consumer Reports, felt that SoundHound AI’s In-Car Commerce Ecosystem, powered by its Automotive AI, pushes it to unnecessary ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower on revived caution over future trade friction
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as caution revives over a likely deepening of trade friction once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. U.S. futures fell while oil ...
'It's just special': Vancouver PWHL game unique experience for players, coaches
The PWHL has embarked on a nine-city “Takeover Tour” this season to grow the league’s audience and test potential expansion markets. Other neutral-site destinations on the tour include Quebec City, ...