Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, is reported to have purged senior aides ahead of a landmark summit on nuclear weapons next week with Donald Trump, the US president, in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Seasoned diplomats who have worked for the regime since the eras of Kim’s father and grandfather are said to have been…
On some nights, reading the energy of a room comes easy for Franco Nguyen. It’s one of the skills the Toronto comedian has picked up doing live stand-up comedy and performing as part of a four-man sketch troupe, TallBoyz II Men. “If I do a show where it’s four white guys performing and then I…
With the news last week that the Bank of Canada increased its prime rate for the third time this year by 0.25 points to 1.75, many homeowners are wondering how this will impact house prices. Will this just slow down price growth, or cause a significant drop in what is still a hot housing market?…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation announced the expansion of television coverage for the XIV Women’s Softball World Championship, which is currently being staged from August 15-24, in Europe for the first-time ever — marking a major landmark for the global growth of the women’s sport. The 16-nation world championship in Haarlem…
The royal wedding of the year — a.k.a. the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — will take place on Saturday, May 19 at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. But just because the nuptials are taking place across the pond doesn’t mean us Canucks have to miss out on the action. Back in…
For 1,653 days Islamic State has ruled over its prophesied caliphate. During that four-and-a-half years they inflicted untold misery on the nearly 10 million people that lived in it – a vast cross-border territory that at its height was the size of Britain. But last night, their reign of terror appeared to be in its…
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver home that a court heard is owned by a recently arrested Huawei executive and her husband was broken into early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say the break-in was reported just before 5:30 a.m. at the home on West 28th Avenue and the suspects fled the area after being challenged by someone…
Even though she’s been gone for 20 years, Princess Diana is still in the minds and hearts of her family. After giving birth to her third child — a baby boy — on Monday, the Duchess of Cambridge presented her son outside the Lindo Wing of London’s St. Mary’s Hospital wearing a red Jenny Packham…
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country’s biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a one-year state of emergency on Friday and called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to seek another term in a 2020 presidential election. In a televised speech, Bashir said he would dissolve…
HAARLEM, Netherlands — When Japan defeated the United States, 4-1, to win the first ISF World Championship held in Europe, it highlighted softball’s continued expansion beyond traditional geographic boundaries as one of the world’s most commercially successful and popular spectator and participation sports for women, young girls and families. Australia earned the bronze to…