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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his recent reply to a question about the state of trade talks with the U.S. — “Who cares?” — amounted to “a poor choice of words.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hammered the prime minister over his comment during question period in…

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has overseen the case, ruled Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being…

President Donald Trump and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the ‘unflattering headlines’ FBI director Kash Patel has recently generated and Trump is considering removing Patel as FBI director, MS NOW reported, citing three people with knowledge of the situation. The name of Andrew Bailey is also being discussed as the new FBI…

U.S. authorities have identified a 26-year-old woman who was doused in fluid and set on fire on a Chicago subway train last week. In a statement on X, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identified the victim as Bethany MaGee and criticized Chicago’s handling of violent crime, referring to the suspect, who police identified last week…

Holiday shopping amid inflation and tariffs means many Canadians expect to take on more debt in what one retail analyst says demonstrates growing concerns about a “K-shaped” economy. A newly released Harris Poll survey, conducted on behalf of NerdWallet Canada, asked about 1,000 adult Canadians in October about their holiday spending plans. The report found…

A growing number of voter-led recall efforts against sitting MLAs in Alberta is raising pressure on Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party. On Tuesday, Elections Alberta approved recall petitions for five more UCP caucus members, a day after approving six others — bringing the total number of MLAs facing potential removal to 14. The group…

A renewed U.S. push to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is gathering momentum, although some of the key issues remain unresolved, officials said Tuesday. The update was issued hours after Russia launched a wave of overnight attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings…

Several Indian students of Florida State University were affected in the Tallahassee apartment complex fire. Florida State University is still reeling from the devastating fire that burned an apartment building at The Social Seminole on Ocala Road on November 19. Many students of the university live in the apartment and they were caught running for…

FaZe Lacy (via X/LacyHimself) Twitch streamer Nick “FaZe Lacy” found himself in the middle of a confrontation with an unidentified woman who was allegedly stalking him on his November 24, 2025, livestream. It happened about four hours and forty minutes into the stream as he spotted the woman roaming his neighbourhood with a blue suitcase…

Lindsey Halligan’s journey from beauty pageant stages to the centre of one of the most politically charged legal controversies in recent history is as unlikely as it is dramatic. Once known for competing in the Miss Colorado USA pageant, where she reached the semifinals in 2009 and placed fourth in 2010, Halligan later trained as…