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A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race. With conservative justices in the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta government is clearing more legal hurdles faced by citizens aiming to put referendum questions on a ballot, including the prospect of leaving Confederation. If passed, a proposed bill would discontinue a court proceeding on a pro-separatist referendum question that is awaiting a judicial decision. Justice…

The family of a Colombian man who was killed in a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean has filed a formal complaint to a leading human rights agency, arguing the man’s death was an extrajudicial killing. The petition filed by U.S.-based human rights lawyer Daniel Kovalik, on behalf of the family…

The name Hasan Piker, better known online as HasanAbi, took another blow when a masked protester interrupted his recent Ireland IRL stream on December 3, 2025, shouting Free Kaya. The chant, referencing his dog Kaya, revived the backlash from a viral October clip accused of showing Hasan allegedly using a shock collar on Kaya during…

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, is seeking a new trial. In a court filing submitted in Hennepin County Court in November, Chauvin’s lawyers claim his conviction should be vacated, citing inaccurate medical testimony, misrepresented police training and incorrect jury instructions as reasons for a…

Canada’s seventh-largest bank has agreed to acquire PC Financial from Loblaws Co. Ltd. in the latest deal to shake up the country’s financial landscape. EQB Inc., the company behind digital EQ Bank, is paying $800 million in shares and cash in a deal that will see Loblaw take about a 16 per cent stake in…

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum when the three leaders are in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, Carney’s office says. The event, which will decide the team matchups for the World Cup matches taking place in all three countries next year,…

Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018. The government said that the GRU was being sanctioned in its entirely for “reckless” acts including the attack in the city…

Marlon Garcia (via Instagram/marlon3lg) Twitch streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia returned to a scene straight from a horror movie, as he found his home vandalized and ransacked by unknown individuals. Marlon was back from his 40-day IRL marathon livestream, planning to settle back into his home that he purchased only months ago. According to him, the…

The New York Times sued the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday in an effort to force the Pentagon to abandon its restrictive new press policy, the latest attempt by a U.S. news organization to reclaim access to government spaces. The press policy, enacted last month, requires journalists to acknowledge that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they…