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In the aftermath of the shooting of two National Guards in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to “permanently pause” all migration from what he called “third-world countries” and to end millions of “illegal admissions” to the country. In a series of lengthy Truth Social posts that came shortly after Trump announced the death…

At first glance, the latest economic indicators appear to be good: GDP was up in September and the third quarter as economic output increased. But average Canadians reduced their overall spending and say they are planning to spend even less during the holidays. So how well is the economy actually doing right now? “This is…

The NDP leadership candidates admitted they need to brush up on their French-language skills when they faced off for the campaign’s first debate in Montreal. The debate on Thursday began with a plan to have 60 per cent of it take place in French, but most of the conversation happened in English. Documentarian Avi Lewis…

Homicide detectives in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the suspected murder of a U.S. tourist who was found fatally stabbed on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Christopher Brown, 43, a builder from Silverthorne, Colo., the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service told ABC News. Police were told that Brown had dinner and drinks with friends…

A 19-year-old Sikh student in Australia’s Monash University filed a case with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Ambulance Victoria, the state agency for ambulance service for Victoria, after he was asked to come clean-shaven on the first day of his on-the-job training. Paramedic student Prabhjeet Gill said he had requested the agency in advance…

File photo: Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accepted the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, hours after anti-corruption investigators searched his residence inside the presidential compound in Kyiv. Zelenskyy confirmed the resignation on Friday and said he would consider a replacement on Saturday,…

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at a female reporter on Thursday, calling her a “stupid person” for asking a question about the vetting of the suspect in the shooting of two National Guards in Washington, D.C. During the press conference at Mar-a-Lago about the shooting on Wednesday of two National Guards by a suspected…

Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday, after spending all six years he has been a member of Parliament around that table. The final decision was made in the last few days but it was a choice that was months in the making. The Canadian Press spoke to a source with knowledge…

Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings, and authorities arrested another eight people involved in the towers’ renovation. The death toll in one of the city’s deadliest blazes rose to 128, and many remain unaccounted for. First responders found…

Former US soldier Ahmad Shah Mohibi reacted to the Donald Trump administration going ballistic against Afghanistan in the aftermath of the DC shooting, in which the suspect was identified as Afghan-origin Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and said Afghanistan is not the problem. Mohibi said the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) for Afghans was created for Afghan and Iraqi…