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Indian-origin Nikki Haley’s son, Nalin Haley, stirred a row after suggesting that naturalised citizens should not be allowed to hold public office in the United States. The debate began when the 24-year-old claimed that only those born in the United States should be eligible to run for public office, saying the country “needs leaders who…

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will move to Oxford, England, to take on a new position next summer administering the Rhodes Trust, the educational charity confirmed Thursday. The charity is famous for its prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which offers students from around the world the chance to study at the University of Oxford. It announced Wednesday evening…

Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s digital archive have revealed an exchange between the late pedophile and Indian-origin author Deepak Chopra.The documents were released by Democrats last week, increasing pressure on Washington to make the full Epstein records public. The House recently passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in a 427–1 vote, and the Senate…

Eric Swalwell (House Representative), a long-time critic of US President Donald Trump, has formally entered the California governor’s race, intensifying an already crowded Democratic contest to succeed Gavin Newsom. Announcing his campaign on his website, the seven-term Bay Area Congress member said he is running “with fresh ideas and tremendous heart” and later discussed his…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of U.S. military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who could face execution. At a news briefing later, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said “no” when asked whether the president wanted to execute members of Congress, but she castigated the Democrats…

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner said Thursday she plans to try and “amend the heck” out of the government’s border security bill, Bill C-12, with a host of measures targeting the asylum system. Her proposed changes include disallowing asylum claims from people who transited through Europe or another G7 country on their way to…

After four decades of dedicated service at a McDonald’s in Saugus, Massachusetts, Pargan Singh, endearingly called ‘Balbir’, has become a local hero. His colleagues, who have watched him grow from a beginner to a beloved team member, surprised him with a lavish red-carpet tribute and a generous $40,000 gift, celebrating an incredible journey of commitment…

US President Donald Trump (AP image) The White House on Thursday defended US President Donald Trump after he called a female Bloomberg reporter “piggy” while being questioned about emails from Jeffrey Epstein aboard Air Force One, describing the remark as a reflection of his frankness, according to a White House briefing.During the briefing, White House…

Seven Canadians reportedly tied to a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin were key in the execution of an informant this January, law officials say. The Canadians from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta were all named by the U.S. Justice Department, the FBI and the RCMP Wednesday as being reportedly involved in Ryan Wedding’s alleged drug empire. The 44-year-old…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government plans to limit what behaviour professional regulators can police in the interest of strengthening freedom of expression. A bill introduced in the house Thursday aims to narrow what kind of behaviour regulated professionals — from architects to welders — can be disciplined for by their regulators. Smith is calling it…