Vice President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York, the presidency said Thursday night. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, … Read more
On a different debate stage in 2022, then-Minnesota gubernatorial incumbent Tim Walz took his opponent, Republican Dr. Scott Jensen, to task on abortion rights. Jensen had recently shifted his tone on reproductive health care access, attempting to soften his rhetoric to appeal to voters. Walz wasn’t having it. “My entire career, I’ve trusted women to … Read more
TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job … Read more
Inside a bustling unit at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto, one of Shirley Bell’s patients was suffering from a cat bite and a fever, but otherwise appeared fine — until an alert from an AI-based early warning system showed he was sicker than he seemed. While the nursing team usually checked blood work around noon, … Read more
Indian actor, director, and writer Randeep Hooda, known for his contributions to Indian cinema and his commitment to environmental conservation, recently visited Delhi where he was hosted by the Hon. Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar at his residence in Enclave. Randeep Hooda meets Vice President and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, receives … Read more
When Joelle Fraser-McGaghey had to evacuate her home during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, she only had a few minutes to pack before her family had to get out the door. Trying to pull outdoor furniture away from her house was not at the top of her list. “Honestly, I’m not thinking ‘Should I remove … Read more
The volatility of international oil markets hit home again earlier this week, as crude prices tumbled to their lowest levels in more than a year. Just a couple of weeks ago, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices — North America’s benchmark for crude oil — were around $75 US a barrel. This week, prices skidded to … Read more
Flavoured nicotine pouches are now only available for purchase in Canada from a pharmacist — but some former smokers say the new national regulations also make it harder for adults to reach a product that was helping them quit cigarettes. “I think the government should be doing whatever they can to limit youth from getting … Read more
As Kamala Harris introduced Tim Walz as her running mate to the public for the first time, at a rally in Philadelphia last week, she ran through his titles: Governor, husband, dad. He was Representative, Sergeant Major, and Mister Walz—that’s what his students called him, back when he was a social-studies teacher. “And to his … Read more
When Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race last month, officially passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, he announced the news while isolating with COVID—in a brief, almost anticlimactic letter. No cameras, no speech, no audience. But on Monday night, Biden took the opportunity to perform a proper swan song at the Democratic … Read more
