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OTAWA – The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader in a letter expressing “deep concern” about the future of the government. The letter dated Dec. 23 was shared publicly on Sunday by New Brunswick MP Wayne Long, who has been saying since the fall that Trudeau…
It was a travel nightmare that left more than 100 passengers, including Ottawa residents, stranded in Costa Rica this week. A WestJet flight scheduled to take off from Liberia, Costa Rica to Toronto on Saturday remained on the airport tarmac for five hours before being canceled entirely. The incident left dozens of people without shelter…
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 70-year-old driver who was allegedly going the wrong way on Highway 401 on Sunday. Police say they received numerous 911 calls shortly after 6 p.m. reporting that a driver in a silver pickup truck was traveling east on the westbound lanes of the highway in Loyalist Township. The driver…
Former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. Following news of his death, political figures and heads of state around the world praised Carter, celebrating his faith and his time both in office and after. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “Jimmy Carter’s legacy is one of…
Former US President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who promised to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandals and who redefined post-presidential service, died Sunday at the age of 100. . The Carter Center said the 39th president died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. The White…
Jolt Cola, the soda brand that gained attention in the 1980s for offering “all the sugar and twice the caffeine,” will return to stores in 2025. This time, it promises more than double the original caffeine content. Once marketed as an alternative to Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Jolt Cola will now join the crowded energy drink…
As calls grow within the federal Liberal Party for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as leader, one political analyst says there is little his critics can do to force him. In a Sunday interview with CTV news channel, Lori Turnbull of Dalhousie University and the Institute of Governance said the decision remains Trudeau’s…
A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay clients was found dead in custody in Moscow, human rights group OVD-Info reported Sunday, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ2S+ rights in Russia. According to OVD-Info, which tracks political arrests, Andrei Kotov, director of the “Men Travel” agency, faced charges of “organizing and participating…
Peter Anholt tried to keep things light as he stepped out of one of the elevators at the Canada hotel. The temperature had risen high for the veteran hockey executive and the country’s under-20 program after a stunning upset about 12 hours earlier. “You only want to talk to me when things go wrong, huh?”…
A shark attack in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam killed one foreigner and injured another, Egypt’s Environment Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The attack occurred in deep water, the ministry said, outside the designated swimming area in Marsa Alam. The injured foreigner was taken to Porto Ghalib hospital for…