WASHINGTON – A tentative plan for President Donald Trump to host his Mexican counterpart in Washington has been put on hold, the White House confirmed Saturday. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto have agreed that now is not the right time for Pena Nieto to make his first visit …
Read More »History experts in New York Times op-ed: Trump worst president ever, Obama in top 10
Donald Trump is America’s worst president, says a New York Times opinion piece that’s based on a survey of 170 members of the American Political Science Association’s Presidents and Executive Politics section. The survey was conducted by Brandon Rottinghaus, a professor of political science at the University of Houston, and …
Read More »Patrick Brown files notice of libel against CTV News
Patrick Brown has filed a libel notice against CTV News following a report last month that alleged sexual misconduct against two young women, calling it “false” and saying it subjected him to “ridicule, hatred and contempt.” The notice calls on the network to retract and apologize for what it says …
Read More »NDP’s Andrea Horwath heads on pre-election tour amid chaotic Ontario political scene
The leader of Ontario’s New Democrats announced a pre-election swing through the province Friday in an effort to divert attention away from the Progressive Conservatives, who have dominated headlines with a fierce leadership race she likened to a train wreck. Andrea Horwath, who has led the NDP since 2009 but …
Read More »Wynne ‘very worried’ about threat of Trump tariff on steel and aluminum
WASHINGTON—Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says “we’re very worried” about the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump will impose a tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum. “It would hurt us,” Wynne said in an interview Saturday in Washington, saying it would “increase the cost of cars.” Wynne was visiting to promote …
Read More »Four found dead in home in Ryerson Township, Ontario
A central Ontario community was searching for answers on Saturday as police investigated the suspicious deaths of four people. Ontario Provincial Police offered few details, but said they received a 911 call at 7:30 p.m. Friday from someone who found the bodies in a home in Ryerson Township, Ont., about …
Read More »UK expert’s testimony endorses News probe
ISLAMABAD: The statement and cross examination of British forensic ‘expert’ Robert William Radley during the proceedings of the accountability court in references against the Sharifs has endorsed News investigations that all the four major achievements of the Panama JIT were baseless and were given under extreme pressure. Radley is one …
Read More »Zulfi demands apology from Reham for ‘attacking’ Imran’s new wife
LONDON: A close friend and confidante of PTI leader Imran Khan has asked Reham Khan to tender apology for her “disgusting insult” in relation to Imran Khan’s third marriage Bushra Wattoo, his spiritual guide-turned-wife. British Pakistani businessman Zulfi Bukhari, who was the witness of Imran Khan’s third marriage and is …
Read More »Pakistan could evict, rather than kill, militants: US official
WASHINGTON: Pakistan need not kill or capture militants such as members of the Haqqani network but could push them across the border instead, a senior U.S.official said on Friday. Evicting the militants would put them at risk of attack from Afghan and U.S. forces trying to keep Afghanistan from becoming …
Read More »Act now or face action in 90 days: FATF
ISLAMABAD: Despite multiple reports in international media to the contrary and pressure from the US, Pakistan has not been included in a list of countries with ‘strategic deficiencies’ in countering money laundering and combating financing for terrorism. The decision was made in a three-day plenary meeting by the Financial Action …
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