Global market

U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and other top U.S. envoys visit Israel this week to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement. “We don’t want in Israel a vassal state, and that’s not…

The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership will get their first chance to sell themselves to party members at a forum in Ottawa on Wednesday evening. The forum is being hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress and will see CLC president Bea Bruske hold one-on-one discussions with each of the candidates. Documentary filmmaker…

The Louvre has reopened just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century that stunned the world. Thieves slipped in and out of the museum in a brazen daylight heist that lasted less than eight minutes on Sunday, stealing eight items from two high-security display cases, the Ministry of Culture confirmed….

This year, Los Angeles City Hall marked Diwali with a special celebration, hosted by the City Council in collaboration with the Consulate General of India in Los Angeles. The event was organized by Nithya Raman, the first Indian American City Councilmember, highlighting the growing recognition of the Indian diaspora in the region.The celebration was attended…

New York’s Mehul Goswami was arrested for working two full-time jobs, one being with the New York State Department. 39-year-old Mehul Goswami, an Indian-origin New York man, was arrested earlier this month for working two jobs — one being at the New York State Office of Information Technology Services. This was his remote job while…

In Saudi Arabia, the official weekend is Friday and Saturday, making Sunday a regular working day for postponed disbursements Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing has announced that the monthly housing support grant for October 2025 will be postponed from its scheduled date of October 24 due to an official public holiday. The disbursement will now…

Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the federal government is forming a new “response group” along with members from the Ontario government after General Motors announced it will cut production in the province. “Obviously tough news this morning for the workers in Ingersoll for GM,” Joly said, referring to GM’s announcement that it is ending production…

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala (Image credits: AP) In an unusual coalition, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and prominent figures from the worlds of tech, politics, and entertainment have joined forces with conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck. Their common…

Head Start programs for preschoolers are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks. But as President Donald Trump welcomed Republican senators for lunch in the newly renovated Rose Garden Club — with the boom-boom of construction underway on the…

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2025 2:29 pm Updated October 21, 2025 3:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size 👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website Increase article font size Vote counting in Alberta’s municipal and school board elections has resumed. Few results were available after polls closed Monday night,…