Middle East escalation driving gas price hike in Saskatchewan | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Saskatchewan drivers are in for a unfortunate surprise after further escalation in the Middle East. According to Devan Mescall, a professor specializing in accounting at the University of Saskatchewan, 30 per cent of the world’s oil makes its way through the Strait of Hormuz. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around […]

2 recent shootings not connected to South Asian extortion, police say | CBC News

[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Police say there is no indication two recent shootings in northeast Calgary are related to each other or connected to […]

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News

[ad_1] Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts. “Alberta is excessively vulnerable to American interference,” Jean-Christophe Boucher, a professor of political science at the University of Calgary, told Radio-Canada. Boucher, whose research […]

Haze over Hamilton as Environment Canada issues rare winter air quality warning | CBC News

[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. There was haze over parts of the city Wednesday afternoon as Environment Canada placed Hamilton, Burlington, Ont., and much of […]

Actor, animal sanctuary founder accused of kidnapping plot over $6.7M judgment

[ad_1] The founder of a well-known Antelope Valley animal welfare organization has been arrested on federal charges accusing him of plotting to kidnap a former employee who won a multimillion-dollar wrongful termination judgment against him. Leo Grillo, 77, of Acton, was arrested Tuesday and charged in a federal criminal complaint with attempted kidnapping, the U.S. […]

Home Secretary announces asylum seekers who break the law won’t be able to acces

[ad_1] As of December, there were 107,003 people in receipt of asylum support, with 30,657 in around 200 asylum hotels (Picture: Getty) Asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally will soon be thrown out of Government-funded accommodation and lose support payments. A new rule change means only those with legitimate asylum claims who […]

54th annual ‘Bronx Week’ abruptly canceled by borough president, leaving locals outraged

[ad_1] That’s weak. Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson is getting a Bronx cheer for abruptly canceling the 54th annual “Bronx Week,” citing budget woes. In a press release Wednesday, Gibson said her office was shifting its focus away from the long-running annual festival “in response to a significant budget deficit and the broader fiscal challenges […]