Monty Hall, the Winnipeg-born host of Let’s Make a Deal, has died, according to media reports. Hall was 96. Sharon Hall said her father died …
Famed Winnipegger Monty Hall dead at 96 – Manitoba News
If not for the prejudice of the times, Monte Halperin, the Jewish butcher’s kid from Winnipeg’s north end, might have entered medical school and Monty …
George Takei, Lady Gaga among those slamming Trump for Puerto Rico tweets – Entertainment
George Takei, Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among those in Hollywood hitting back at Donald Trump after his latest tweets directed at Puerto Rico’s …
Toronto pleased to host ‘magnificent’ Invictus Games, mayor says – Toronto
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the Invictus Games have been “magnificent” and the city was pleased to host the week-long event in which wounded, ill …
‘Our resilience can make everything possible’: Star-studded Invictus Games closing ceremony underway – Toronto News
The curtain is falling on the Invictus Games in Toronto. The closing ceremony is underway at Air Canada Centre to cap the week-long Games, which …
‘An emotional moment’ as first same-sex couples set to wed in Germany – World
Almost 40 years after their first kiss, Karl and Bodo are getting hitched. The two civil servants from Berlin are expected to become the first …
Far-right, anti-fascist protesters temporarily shut Quebec border crossing – Politics
A standoff between far-right groups and anti-fascist protesters along the Canadian side of the U.S. border forced police to temporarily shut down the crossing near St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, …
Far-right, anti-fascist groups clash across Ontario, Quebec over asylum seekers – Politics
Anti-immigrant groups rallied along the Canadian side of the U.S. border and in Ottawa on Saturday, with counter-protesters also making their presence known, as concerns heighten over the issue …
Air France plane makes emergency landing in Goose Bay after engine blowout over Atlantic – Newfoundland & Labrador News
An Air France plane en route to Los Angeles from Paris made an emergency landing Saturday in Goose Bay, N.L., after one of its engines blew …
U.S. ‘probing’ for direct talks with North Korea, Tillerson says – World
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Saturday that the United State is maintaining direct channels of communications with North Korea even as tensions …
North Korea needs to stop firing missiles to ‘calm things down,’ Tillerson says in China – World
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Saturday for a calming of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, but said it was incumbent on North …
Spanish police block polls to try to prevent Catalan independence referendum – World
Spanish police sealed off schools earmarked as polling stations and occupied the Catalan government’s communications hub on Saturday in an effort to prevent a banned independence …
Catalans prepare to defy Madrid in banned independence vote – World
Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to defy Spanish authorities and attempt to vote in a banned independence referendum on Sunday, raising fears of unrest in the …
Trump says Puerto Rico mayors ‘want everything done for them’ – World
Donald Trump posted a series of tweets this morning slamming Puerto Rico’s mayors, including saying they “want everything to be done for them,” a day …
What is the ‘mainstream media,’ anyway? – Canada News
“I hear a pejorative label for somebody who doesn’t agree with your point of view,” says Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts, when …