Donald Trump remained resolute in his demand for funding for a border wall on Sunday as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, to strike a deal and reopen the US government, stalled. Apparently content to let the shutdown continue indefinitely, he left for meetings at Camp David as determined as ever to secure the $5.6 billion requested…
TORONTO — McDonald’s Canada says it will be the first Canadian company to acquire beef that is “certified sustainable” according to standards outlined by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The chain says more than 20 million of its Angus burgers will be sourced according to the CRSB standards over the next 12 months….
VANCOUVER — Lynne Kent says owning a home in Vancouver that’s valued at $4 million isn’t the blessing it may appear to be. She and her husband are among a small group of homeowners in British Columbia facing a tax bump on homes assessed at over $3 million who say they simply can’t afford it…
Nasa has announced it is collaborating with its Chinese counterpart on a lunar mission, amid US warnings against sharing technology with the country. The US space agency has been in discussions with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to collaborate on lunar landing research after gaining approval from Congress. The collaboration requires Nasa to navigate a…
The debate over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is breaking down relationships between Indigenous groups, according to the chief of one B.C. First Nation. “It’s another colonial machine that’s driving us apart from one another,” Bonaparte Indian Band Chief Ryan Day told HuffPost Canada in an interview. While Kinder Morgan touts its 43 mutual…
We. The Revolution, an intriguing and attractive game about playing judge during the French Revolution, comes out 21st March 2019. That’s a PC release date but a Switch version is apparently due “shortly after”. The press release doesn’t mention a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One release. Johnny played and wrote about We. The Revolution a…
A lone duck named Trevor that lived on the tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has died, officials say. The mallard reached celebrity status last year after a visiting journalist from New Zealand discovered that his makeshift home, near a puddle, was used for directions. But his 15 seconds of fame were tragically cut short when he was "seen…
Until recently, Greater Toronto’s housing market had been something of a fairy tale. Years and years of price growth convinced many that buying into the market — at any price — would pay off. In essence, a house in Toronto had become a miracle investment: no matter what happened, you made money. But now, with…
TORONTO — A majority of voters in the Greater Toronto Area say they want Ontario’s next government to do away with the province’s land transfer tax, according to a poll. An online Ipsos Reid survey that was backed by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) and unveiled on Monday said 77 per cent of GTA…
The Colombian government on Friday blamed leftist ELN rebels for the car bomb that killed 21 people at a Bogota police cadet training academy, an attack that prompted fears of a return to the country’s violent past. Defense Minister Guillermo Botero, speaking from the presidential palace, described the Thursday bombing as "a terrorist attack committed by…