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HALIFAX – The heads of Nova Scotia’s supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadian politicians called the practice wrong. Deborah Smith, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and Perry Borden, chief judge of the…

It’s the international competition that brings Euphoria to its audience and let its participants Rise Like a Phoenix, and there’s the possibility the Eurovision Song Contest could soon include Canada in its ranks. It wasn’t a big-ticket item, but the Liberal government’s 2025 budget included a line on the CBC that said it’s working with the public…

Amritsar: Police have arrested two suspects for alleged involvement in the murder of Italy-based NRI Malkit Singh at Raja Sansi in Amritsar and seized five sophisticated weapons from them.Amritsar SSP-rural Maninder Singh identified the accused as Bikramjit Singh alias Bikram of Dhariwal village and Karanbir Singh of Saisra Kalan village. Two foreign-made pistols of 45-calibre…

Saturday Night Live opened its latest episode with a noisy and fast-moving sketch that showed James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump riffing through a long, off-topic monologue after a man fainted inside the Oval Office.The cold open imagined Trump holding a meeting with pharmaceutical executives to talk about lowering the prices of GLP-1 medications. The…

Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada’s new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Canadians haven’t heard much about the job since, and nothing at all about how Ukraine can be rebuilt while Russia continues its wide-scale bombing of critical infrastructure. But experts say Canada…

Vivek Ramaswamy says New York used to be a great American city before electing Mamdani as mayor. GOP leader and Ohio Governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy once again spoke out on self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral election at a time he is at the center of a major MAGA controversy. Appearing…

Nikki Glaser is a bold American comedian and TV host known for her honest, sharp humour/Image: AP Candid, fearless, and unapologetically funny, Nikki Glaser has turned honesty into a career. The American comedian, actress, and TV host captivates audiences with her self-deprecating humour about love, sex, and pop culture. Off stage, she shares a decade-long,…

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed shares video showing Dubai Metro’s punctual trains, orderly operations, and commuter experiences/Image: X His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, offered a glimpse into daily life on the city’s Metro this Saturday, sharing a video that showcases how the…

Image used for representative purposes Ukraine is racing to restore power and heating after a massive wave of Russian strikes crippled its energy infrastructure, with the state power company reporting its generation capacity has fallen to “zero.”Russia intensified its assault overnight into Saturday, launching hundreds of drones and missiles against energy facilities across multiple regions….

The speeding car fleeing police ploughs into a crowd outside a bar in Ybor City (Source: Tampa Police Department) Four people were killed and eleven others injured when a speeding car fleeing police ploughed into a crowd outside a popular bar in Tampa’s historic Ybor City early on Saturday. The incident occurred near Bradley’s on…