Eight St. Cloud State University wrestlers have received NWCA All-America Division II honors for the recently completed 2019-20 season. SCSU wrestlers honored this year include sophomore Garrett Vos (Bonifacius, Minn./Waconia H.S.) at 133-pounds, freshman Joey Bianchini (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Immaculate Conception H.S.) at 141-pounds, senior James Pleski (Stacy, Minn./Forest Lake H.S.) at 149-pounds, junior Jake […]
Bénéficiant d’un excellent accueil critique et publique, “La guerre est déclarée” de Valérie Donzelli réalise le meilleur démarrage parisien de ce mercredi 31 août avec 1665 entrées, devant “Destination Finale 5” et “R.I.F.”. 1 – La Guerre est déclarée – 1665 entrées (18 copies) 2 – Destination Finale 5 – 1525 entrées (15 copies) 3 […]
The U.S. effort to kill the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is going into overdrive — which threatens to pull in the EU. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bill proposing to retroactively expand the scope of sanctions enacted in December to include any company that will or has […]
The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) says a decision to increase their wages by only 1 per cent is “insulting and demeaning” given that nurses have been at the front lines of the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses have been in an almost year-long fight with the province for wage increases since Premier Doug […]
As protests following the death of George Floyd continue across the United States and around the world, one of the loudest rallying cries has been to “defund the police.” Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd’s death, alongside others, including Breonna […]
A pilot drew a raised fist in the sky over Nova Scotia Thursday to honour George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd’s death has spurred protests in the U.S., Canada and other around the world against racism and police brutality. Dimitri Neonakis wanted to send a […]
OTTAWA — A special one-time payment to millions of seniors will arrive in early July, a delay the Liberals say is the result of ensuring there isn’t any fraud in the pandemic-related top-up. The aid will come in the form of $300 payments to the more than six million people who receive old-age security benefits, […]
EDMONTON — Two RCMP officers have been charged in the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in northern Alberta almost two years ago. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown of the Whitecourt RCMP detachment were arrested Friday and were each charged with one count of criminal negligence causing death, the province’s police watchdog said […]
The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer sparked widespread anti-Black racism protests and rallies around the world in recent weeks. From Toronto to Iqaluit to Vancouver, Canada has been no different as crowds thousands-strong rallied against racism and police brutality. Innisfail, Alta. — a town of just under 8,000 about an hour’s […]
Santé publique France a enregistré 692 nouvelles contaminations le 2 juin et 617 le 3 juin, contre seulement 155 et 148 cas entre le 31 mai et le 1er juin. Est-ce le signe que depuis la phase 2 du déconfinement, l’épidémie reprend de plus belle ? Non, si l’on joint ce taux à celui qui […]