OTTAWA — WE Charity says it is closing its Canadian operations, blaming COVID-19 and the political fallout from the Liberal government’s plan to have it run a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program for leaving it in financial ruin. Craig and Marc Kielburger, who are also planning to step down from the organization they co-founded, were set to […]
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says his party will draw inspiration from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s motto — Per ardua ad astra, or “through adversity, to the stars” — as it seeks to convince Canadians they should form government at a time of unprecedented challenge. “Friends, this is our new mission statement,” O’Toole, who served […]
The world’s first confirmed cases of COVID-19 reinfection, recently documented in Hong Kong, as well as in the Netherlands and Belgium, have caused some people to wonder how the pandemic will ever come to an end if there is no way to become immune to the novel coronavirus. While the concern is understandable, those cases […]
OTTAWA — A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing monuments to politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the “spontaneous” toppling of statues of Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. The online poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies follows the controversial tearing down […]
Democrat Dan McCready raised $500,000 in the last five weeks of 2018 amid a disputed House race in North Carolina marred by allegations of absentee ballot fraud. McCready, a veteran and businessman, trails Republican Mark HarrisMark HarrisTrump sparks debate over merits of voting by mail The Hill’s Campaign Report: Debate over mail-in voting heats up […]
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardGabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process 125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid pandemic MORE (D) officially joined the race for for president on Saturday afternoon at a rally in her home state hosted weeks after […]
More New Jersey residents in a poll released early Thursday say Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) would not make a good president than those who say […]
Presidential candidates on Wednesday defended Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarHow language is bringing down Donald Trump Biden, Democrats seek to shut down calls to defund police McEnany, Ocasio-Cortez tangle over ‘Biden adviser’ label MORE (D-Minn.) amid an avalanche of criticism over her comments slamming pro-Israel groups and politicians. Omar drew criticism last week when she suggested pro-Israel groups are […]
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is under fire after telling a town hall audience last weekend that members of Congress should negotiate changes to Social Security “behind closed doors” in order to dodge scrutiny from the media and advocacy groups. Ernst, who is running for reelection in 2020, complained to the crowd gathered in […]
House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Richard Neal is reportedly sitting on a credible and “potentially explosive” whistleblower complaint alleging that President Donald Trump attempted to influence an IRS audit of his tax returns. On Wednesday, as much of the public’s attention focused on a whistleblower complaint regarding Trump and Ukraine, HuffPost reported that a […]