Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but won’t move its embassy until there’s a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday. He said in a speech that Australia will recognise east Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital only after a settlement has been reached on a two-state…
OTTAWA — The Liberal government will consider withdrawing federal funding for Canadian universities if they fail to adequately address reports of sexual assault on campus. The threat was levied in the federal budget on Tuesday, as the government noted that 41 per cent of sexual assaults in Canada are reported by students. Citing a need…
A court in Singapore has ruled that a gay man will be allowed to adopt a son he fathered through a surrogate in the United States. Monday’s landmark ruling overturns an earlier decision last year that rejected the 46-year-old pathologist’s request for legal parental rights to his biological child, who is now five. The man,…
Nine people have been injured after a man deliberately ploughed his car into crowds celebrating New Year’s Eve along a famous street in Tokyo, police and media said on Tuesday. With an "intent to murder", a man identified as 21-year-old Kazuhiro Kusakabe drove a small vehicle into Takeshita Street in Tokyo’s fashion district of Harajuku at 10…
It’s the Canadian way these days: Land a reasonably well-paying job in a major city, move there, and contend with a lifetime of high living costs and stressful commutes. But a new study suggests we may not be doing ourselves any favours living like this. Researchers at McGill University and the University of British Columbia’s…
BRACKLEY, P.E.I. — The owner of a drive-in theatre in Prince Edward Island says a requirement that cinemas screen most Disney releases for a minimum of three weeks is choking out small-town businesses. Bob Boyle, owner of the Brackley Drive-In Theatre, says the standard became a bigger problem after Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment and the…
The Taliban discussed Afghanistan’s "post-occupation situation" with Iran in their latest meeting, the group said Tuesday, as Tehran makes a more concerted and open push for peace ahead of a possible US drawdown. The remarks come after Iran confirmed Monday that the Taliban had visited Tehran for a second round of talks in just a…
An investigation into the troubled development formerly known as the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto has found evidence of financial links between the building’s developer and the top echelons of the Russian government. According to documents uncovered in a 10-month probe by the Financial Times, Alex Shnaider, the Russian-Canadian billionaire who developed the…
An Australian man rammed his four-wheel drive into a Sydney police car, hijacked a supermarket delivery truck and taxi, rammed other cars and stabbed and wounded a passerby before killing himself in front of police on Friday. The dramatic chain of events, which police said was not terror-related, began when police tried to pull over…
OTTAWA — A recent recall of pre-cooked roast beef due to possible contamination from Listeria is being expanded. The March 28 recall announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency concerned Seasoned Cooked Roast Beef sold at Druxy’s Famous Deli outlets in Ontario. The agency now says the roast beef produced by Erie Meat Products Ltd.,…