News/World (Page 178)

When asked straight up to spell out her message to Donald Trump and other supporters of his campaign against undocumented migrants in the U.S., Daniella Crisbel-Burgos got right to the point. “We are not here to commit crimes,” she said. “We just want somewhere stable to live.” Crisbel-Burgos had spentContinue Reading

World A brewery in Florida is facing backlash over its peanut-flavoured beer. Not because of the ingredients, but because of its name: Epi Pen Peanut Butter Ale. Advocates say making light of allergies isn’t funny — it’s dangerous Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2024 12:54 PM EDTContinue Reading

World Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of unleashing a “bloodbath” at the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, escalating his inflammatory rhetoric as he campaigned in two Midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election. Trump said he spoke to family of homicide victim Ruby Garcia.Continue Reading

World Wildfires in the normally humid, tropical Amazon rainforest have been supercharged by a disastrous combination of elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average. Elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation contributing toContinue Reading

World The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding some workers and damaging dozens of buildings. The quake also injured more than 1,000 people. Strongest Taiwan quake in 25 years collapses buildings, triggers landslidesThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 02, 2024Continue Reading

World Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. Britain’s Royal Family has been on social media since 2009, when it launched on XThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

World A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland and wounded three other students on Tuesday, police said. The suspect was later taken into custody. School shootings rare in northern European countryThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 02, 2024 7:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: AprilContinue Reading

Early last fall, Amin was packing for his move to Ottawa to start studying business during what would be his first term in university. With a Canadian student visa in hand and a brother already in the country, he dreamed about the opportunities he’d have when he started his newContinue Reading

It’s been a cold, brutal winter on a vital political front in Ukraine’s war of self-defence. There hasn’t been much good news lately from Washington. That may be changing.  U.S. lawmakers sound increasingly confident that there will be a vote on a multibillion-dollar weapons package that would arm Ukraine throughoutContinue Reading