Section: US & Canada
Flights resume after blizzard and analyzing bird poop; In The News for Jan. 22
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. 22 … What we are watching in Canada … ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Commercial flights were set to resume out of St. John’s, N.L., this morning, as eastern Newfoundland...
John Roberts scolds legal teams after tense exchange: ‘Those addressing the Senate should remember where they are’
Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, scolded both the Democratic House managers and the President’s defense team early Wednesday morning after a contentious exchange on the Senate floor. The extraordinary moment capped an acrimonious opening to Trump’s impeachment trial,...
Trump admin releases trove of documents on Ukrainian military aid
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) late Tuesday released a cache of nearly 200 documents related to officials’ efforts to withhold military aid to Ukraine.The … …read more Source:: The...
Kilgour: Iran, and only Iran, is to blame for the attack on Flight 752
Canadians remain anguished by the deaths of 176 passengers, including at least 57 Canadian citizens and 29 permanent residents, on Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 after it was struck by two missiles near Tehran. The tragedies are among the ongoing consequences of the Iranian regime’s long-practised disregard for human lives. Read More...
Awake? Senators struggle to stay focused on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Adam Schiff was still speaking — about witnesses, documents, future presidents and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He’d said it all before, but five hours into the Senate trial, Schiff, the lead prosecutor, was saying it again. Suddenly, from the Republican side, Sen. James Risch of Idaho raised his left hand so...
Why Has-Beens Love Trump
Mark Wilson / GettyTrace the careers of Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr, both of whom joined Donald Trump’s impeachment team last week, and you notice a similar arc. As young men, each rapidly ascended to the upper echelons of the legal profession. At age 28, Dershowitz became the youngest tenured professor in the history of Harvard Law...
Kyiv Marks Ukraine’s Day Of Unity With Human Chain Across The Dnipro River
Hundreds of Ukrainians have joined together to form a live chain across the Dnipro River in Kyiv to mark the 1919 Unification Act of the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the short-lived West Ukrainian People’s Republic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Senate passes impeachment trial rules to punt on witnesses in early Wednesday morning vote
The Senate early Wednesday morning approved rules for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on a party-line vote that delays the question of whether the Senate should subpoena witnesses and documents until later in the trial. The rules resolution from Senate Majority Mitch McConnell was approved 53-47 after Republicans defeated a...
Citizen K Captures the Rise and Fall of an Oligarch
The wealthiest man in the United States—and the world—built his fortune in part by strategically avoiding taxation as he established an online retail leviathan, which in turn allows him to invest in other industries, including media. He owns the biggest newspaper in Washington, thanks to which he wields enormous political influence and has earned...
Democrats fighting Trump for impeachment witnesses may have to ask the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s legal team is debating whether to assert executive privilege over all communications on Ukraine policy between the president and the four witnesses sought by Democrats in his … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
