Section: US & Canada
Leaders talk vaccine roll out and Washington’s day of chaos: In The News for Jan. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 7 … What we are watching in Canada … OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations...
Remove This Vicious Parasite Now So He Can Never Run Again
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastIt’s 13 days until the inauguration—at least, we hope it’s 13 days—and it is clear now that we can’t take them. We can’t wait. at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
More than 2 dozen Democratic lawmakers say they will try to impeach Trump again following riots over his election conspiracy theories
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 6: Trump supporters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress are calling to impeach President Donald Trump again, just two weeks before he leaves office. “Donald...
World Stunned by Violence in U.S. Capitol, Attempts to Overturn Election
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World leaders on Wednesday expressed shock at the violent protesters who overran the U.S. Congress and attempts to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election results which dealt a victory to Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Police in the U.S. Capitol responded with drawn guns and tear gas as hundreds of...
So when do we start promoting democracy?
As a mob of idiots descended on the capitol building of the country that sometimes likes to market itself as the world’s leading democracy, to sack it and insist on the maintenance of a president who lost big two months ago, Justin Trudeau got on the phone with Boris Johnson. I am informed, via one of the Trudeau PMO’s always-reliable...
Ukraine seizes 1 ton of heroin heading to Europe
Ukrainian officials say they have seized about 1.1 tons of heroin that smugglers intended to take into European Union countries and that four Turkish citizens have been detained in the case. …read more Source:: FOX...
Ukraine seizes ton of heroin destined for Europe
Ukrainian officials say they have seized about 1.1 tons of heroin that smugglers intended to take into European Union countries and that four Turkish citizens have been detained …read more Source:: ABC...
Here’s why Republicans have to pay a price for supporting Trump’s coup
On Tuesday morning, Republicans in Pennsylvania refused to seat a Democratic state senator because his Republican opponent would not concede. The vote has been counted. It’s been recounted. It’s been certified. It’s stood up to numerous court challenges. Still, Republicans decided to leave the citizens of the 45th district...
Trump Is Finally Tearing the GOP Apart
Tom Cotton has been one of Donald Trump’s most loyal and consistent supporters. He has defended Trump repeatedly, even when the president in September refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. The Arkansas senator has pushed for drastic cuts to legal immigration and refers to Covid-19 as the “China virus.” When protests raged...
Canadian troops test positive for COVID-19 in Latvia and Kuwait
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in Latvia, where an unspecified number of troops have tested positive for the illness while guarding against Russian aggression in the region. The Department of National Defence confirmed on Tuesday that military personnel at Camp Adazi near the Latvian capital of Riga have...
