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Iran to send downed plane’s black boxes to Ukraine: report
Jan18

Iran to send downed plane’s black boxes to Ukraine: report

The report, made by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, quotes Hassan Rezaifar, a director in charge of accident investigations at Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization. …read more Source:: Global...

Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defence team
Jan18

Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defence team

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said he will deliver constitutional arguments meant to shield...

It shouldn’t take a plane crash to get politicians working for Canadians
Jan18

It shouldn’t take a plane crash to get politicians working for Canadians

Parliament has been sitting dark while Canada has been reeling from the air-crash tragedy in Iran. Has anyone missed it? In the initial days after Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot out of the sky by an Iranian missile on Jan. 8, killing more than 80 Canadian citizens and permanent residents, some argued that Parliament should be...

Dear Tabatha: An advice column for sad and confused Republicans
Jan18

Dear Tabatha: An advice column for sad and confused Republicans

(Shutterstock)Like many writers, I work a number of side gigs. One of my longest running projects has been an advice column I pen for people in awkward and unpleasant situations entirely of their own making. Recently I’ve been hearing a lot from a group best described as “the entire Republican Party of the United States,” and since this...

Plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with belongings
Jan17

Plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with belongings

It was only a few years ago that Shaho Shahbazpanahi remembers moving his friend Razgar Rahimi and his young family into their home. He’s now trying to figure out what to do without them, not only in terms of grieving their loss, but how to take care of everything they left behind in Stouffville, north of Toronto. Rahimi, his wife, Farideh...

Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine
Jan17

Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine

…read more Source:: Toronto...

Canada offers immediate funding to families of victims in Iran plane crash
Jan17

Canada offers immediate funding to families of victims in Iran plane crash

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced funding for the families of Canadian victims killed in the Jan. 8 downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Iran. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Trudeau said that as a first step, the Canadian government will offer affected families $25,000 per victim to assist with their immediate...

Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine
Jan17

Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday broke nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegations would prove to be wrong but that he had an obligation to evaluate and investigate the matter. In interviews with conservative radio hosts, Pompeo...

AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team
Jan17

AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who led the Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton, according to a person familiar with the matter. The team will also include Pam Bondi, the former Florida...

Iran plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with victims’ belongings
Jan17

Iran plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with victims’ belongings

Those with ties to the victims of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight are left wondering how to take care of everything they left behind. …read more Source:: Toronto...