A Prince George man arrested almost two years ago at Grama’s Inn and charged with firearms offences is suing the hotel and Prince George RCMP in BC Supreme Court. In two March 26-filed civil claims, Jamie Hal Hammerstrom, 47, seeks unspecified damages for injuries suffered during the violent April 4, 2024, arrest. First, against Grama’s […]
Read MoreTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties, a three-judge panel said, after rejecting a United Nations investigation of alleged sexual misconduct with a female aide, according to conclusions viewed by The Associated Press. A final decision on the fate of British barrister Karim […]
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice.So did Jess Michaels, one of the legions of women who have said they […]
Read MoreThe Liberal government proposes making it easier for federal agencies to share and reuse the personal data of Canadians through a major overhaul of the Privacy Act. The act governs how federal agencies collect, use and disclose personal information, and gives people the right to see and correct data about them the government holds. The […]
Read MoreDemonstrators gathered on Saturday, March 28, to protest a long list of grievances with the provincial government. Protestors critical of decisions made by Premier Doug Ford began assembling outside local MPP Sylvia Jones’ office, near the Broadway and First Street intersection, just before noon. United by a common desire for accountability and transparency from the […]
Read MoreThe Alberta government introduced legislation Thursday to ensure children won’t be able to access sexually graphic images in books at public libraries. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams stressed at a news conference that the government isn’t banning books. He held up a page of a graphic novel with a sexually explicit example of the images […]
Read MoreArtificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news. Look no further than the Iran war. Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, researchers have identified an unprecedented number of false and misleading images that were generated using […]
Read MoreMANITOULIN—The files read like a nation whispering to itself in the dark—paper trails, code names, shadows parked across the street. But the story they tell is not new. It is an old habit, dressed in Cold War language. Long before the Royal Canadian Mounted Police began cataloguing Indigenous leaders under what it called a “Native […]
Read MoreNearly 40 people took part in a Fight Ford protest in Brantford on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The protest was one of around 30 taking place in municipalities across the province. From Thunder Bay to Ottawa, Timmins, London, Bowmanville, Toronto, Windsor, Niagara, Hamilton and more, hundreds hit the streets to air their grievances and voice […]
Read MoreHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group. U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert […]
Read MoreDENVER (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws. The lawsuit claimed the state and its most populous city passed “sanctuary laws” violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. At issue were four state laws […]
Read MoreChildren are sent to school every day without any thought of systemic and prolonged harm to their long-term well being. But in more than half of Ontario schools, it’s not just bullying or the increasingly worrying fear of an active shooter in the hallways that students have to be wary of—the safety of the water […]
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