California senator Kamala Harris has launched her presidential campaign for 2020, adding to a crowded Democratic field dominated by a new generation of women and minority candidates. The 54-year-old former prosecutor announced her bid for the White House on Monday in an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America programme, saying "The future of our country depends…
Just when the world’s obsession over the newest royal baby was beginning to ever-so-slightly subside, Kensington Palace releases not one, but two photos of the tiny prince. Both were taken by The Duchess of Cambridge and shared by the palace on Saturday. The pictures are the first official portraits of Prince Louis, who is fifth…
If Donald Trump wants a fight, Canada will give him one — one bottle of ketchup at a time. Or a basket of peaches, bottle of wine, roll of toilet paper, jar of jam or — well, you get the idea. What may have started with a social media skirmish over ketchup two years ago…
The British government has recognised Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro rejected an an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections. Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the United Kingdom considers the 35-year-old opposition leader "constitutional interim president" until "credible elections can be held." "The oppression of the illegitimate, kleptocratic Maduro regime must…
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau doubled down Tuesday on Ottawa’s message that the federal government will continue to stand up for Canadian values even as it finds itself at the centre of an ongoing diplomatic tumult with Saudi Arabia. It’s important to propagate Canadian values around the world, and the Liberal government will continue…
Zimbabwe’s government yesterday forced service providers to cut access to the internet for the second time in a week following violent anti government demonstrations in many parts of the country. The move came as the United Nations called on the government to halt its crackdown on protesters and voiced alarm about the "excessive use of…
FKA Twigs revealed this week that she had been taking a break from her music career over the past few months to recover from surgery to remove six fibroid tumours from her uterus. In an Instagram post, the singer shared her “excruciating” experience living with the tumours, which she described as a “fruit bowl of…
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government appears ready to roll into cannabis legalization next week without any new workplace impairment rules, leaving it up to most companies to set their own substance use policies. Employers on a federally-struck committee pressed the government for two years for new labour code rules that would provide detailed guidance to…
Two ski resort workers have been killed in Morillon, a French Alps destination popular with Britons, by explosives they were using to spark an avalanche to keep the slopes safe for skiers. Their deaths came as three German cross-country skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following an avalanche in western Austria. The incident…
Meghan Markle walked down the aisle last night in her TV farewell in “Suits,” but many people weren’t thrilled with her send-off. The former actress appeared in her last episode for the series (also the show’s season 7 finale), in which her character, Rachel Zane, wed longtime boyfriend Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams….