The United States pressed all nations Saturday to "stand with the forces of freedom" in Venezuela, encouraged by a tougher European line as Russia stood in the minority in backing embattled leader Nicolas Maduro. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a forceful case at a special session of the United Nations Security Council, where…
The parent company of Tim Hortons seized ownership of four locations from a restaurant owner heading an unsanctioned franchisee group after he allegedly leaked sensitive corporate news to the media. Restaurant Brands International says David Hughes, president of the Great White North Franchisee Association, no longer owns the restaurants, which will be under corporate management…
Home affordability has become so strained in Canada’s priciest markets that if incomes don’t catch up, house prices will fall, says the co-author of National Bank of Canada’s latest home affordability report. The data for the third quarter of this year show the costs of owning a home rose in nine out of the 10…
The US and South Korea announced on Sunday an end to their annual large-scale military exercises in support of diplomatic efforts to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. The decision comes days after the conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, which ended…
I lost my mother 21 years ago, at the age of eight. Losing her didn’t really feel so awful, as I was just a kid. But the experience of growing up without a mother was a very tough one. Back then as a teenager, hardly a day went by without my having to think and…
VANCOUVER — The Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to quash Ottawa’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is likely to delay the project for years, legal and political observers say. The ruling means the National Energy Board must consider the impacts of increased tanker traffic on the marine environment and the federal government must…
A high stakes bid by the Venezuelan opposition to transport aid into the country turned deadly on Friday as government forces opened fire on a group of indigenous volunteers, killing at least one woman and injuring 12. Members of the indigenous community in the southern town of Kumarakapay, bordering Brazil, on Friday night took the commander of…
LONDON — Teenage royal wedding guest Faith Dickinson says she’s got her “dream dress” ready for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Peterborough, Ont., resident is among the throngs of royal fans who have flooded the town of Windsor west of London to celebrate the union at Windsor Castle on Saturday. But…
If you have any doubts as to how severe Toronto’s housing crisis is becoming, take a look at a recently-listed apartment for rent at 40 Beaty Avenue. At 200 square feet, it barely qualifies for the title of “apartment” — people have walk-in closets larger than this place. And it was listed on Kijiji for…
A fiery train crash killed at least 25 people at Cairo’s main station on Wednesday in the latest disaster to strike Egypt’s run-down railways. The train engine appeared to have slammed into the buffers at the end of the track at high speed, sparking a major blaze at the Ramses station and leaving 40 more people injured. Egyptian…