Parole hearing for Menendez brothers delayed until August
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s hearing in front of the California state parole board has been pushed back to August, their attorneys said Tuesday. The delay comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom withdrew his request for the parole...
Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
TORONTO — Ontario’s vintners and brewers are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget, saying it helps stabilize the industry in uncertain times. The province is set to launch the Ontario Grape Support program that...
Liberals to hold 2026 party convention in Montreal
OTTAWA — Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party’s national board of directors says the convention will be held in Montreal from April 9 to 11. It...
Trump’s sweet tooth: He eats a ‘good amount’ of candy and likes pink Starbursts and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a sweet tooth and his favorites are pink Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls. So said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, at a briefing Tuesday for the children of reporters who cover the...
George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies...
NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray”...
Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a “Golden Dome” missile defence shield and said “it automatically makes sense” for Canada to be involved. “Canada has called us and they want to be a...
Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL — Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord regions. The Mamo alliance and the Association des Gardiens du territoire Nehirowisiw Aski sent the notices to...
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around...
Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will...
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4...
