New Delhi: Heavy thunderstorms battered the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, unleashing an unprecedented flood situation in Dubai, swamping major highways and crippling operations at its international airport. The downpour exceeded the typical rainfall for over a year...
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday it also granted amnesty...
Washington: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said that the US will impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone programmes and new sanctions against entities backing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran's Defence...
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that three Hezbollah militants, including two leaders, were killed in their airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as per CNN.   Muhammad Hussein Shahouri, identified as the "Commander of the Rockets and Missiles Unit of Radwan...
When Bowmanville, Ont. mom Carmen Doucette had her first daughter in 2019, she didn’t realize how hard it would be to find child care. “I was very naive and unaware of how hard it is to find child care,”...
Encampments along the Assiniboine and Red rivers have been problematic in Winnipeg for quite some time, with issues from safety to the accumulation of garbage and other health and fire hazards at the forefront. On Tuesday, the City’s Executive...
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A suspect has been identified, say police, concerning a massive fire that destroyed several businesses in Vernon, B.C.’s downtown last summer. During the early hours of July 4, 2023, flames erupted inside a building...
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe commented on the release of the federal budget Tuesday afternoon at the Legislature, saying the $39.8-billion deficit projected for 2024-25 is more than the province can handle. “It’s more than we are willing to bear...
Ottawa’s newest budget is getting mixed reviews across Alberta, with many questioning how the proposed reforms will actually solve the country’s housing crisis. On Tuesday, the federal Liberal government delivered its 2024 budget with promises to help young Canadians....
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced Tuesday it is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal budget.The budget proposes to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, which refers...