TORONTO — Throughout Doug Ford’s first six months as premier of Ontario, the province has swiftly chopped programs, pulled back spending and retracted Liberal promises. While Finance Minister Vic Fedeli has maintained the cuts are to manage Ontario’s multi-billion dollar deficit, and “require everyone to make sacrifices without exception,” critics say the province is repeatedly
The Russian parliament has furthered a bill, which seeks to legalize growth of plants that can be used to produce opioids. The measure is meant to ensure that Russia has a steady supply of raw materials for producing painkillers. At the moment growth of opium poppies is completely illegal in Russia, which means that Russian
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Texas A&M University-Commerce’s Mariah Jameyson and Lubbock Christian’s Monique Francois were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively. The duo earned the honor for their outstanding play for the week of Feb. 19-25. Jameyson, who hails Seattle, Wash., had a monstrous outing in a three-game
OTTAWA — As Canada prepares to sign on to a United Nations agreement on migration, Conservative politicians are pushing back, saying signing it would be tantamount to erasing Canada’s borders. But the Liberals say Conservatives are simply trying to court voters being fed conspiracy theories about the UN agreement fuelled by the online news outlet
Brussels will create an alternative payment channel to facilitate financial transactions between the European Union and Iran in the near future to bypass US sanctions, the EU’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, has announced. “I will expect this instrument to be established in the coming weeks before the end of the year as a way to
ELIZABETH, Ind. — Over 380 coaches descended on the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino, for year three of the NFCA’s Louisville Coaches Clinic. It’s the second straight year that the attendance has increased significantly from the previous year. Featuring an all-star lineup of nationally-known coaches, the two-day educational event provides a first-rate opportunity for
A video shows bright red and orange clouds of smoke bursting through the night amid snowy Russian scenery during blastoff, as the Rokot light carrier rocket delivers three new military satellites into orbit. The launch took place at 5:28am on Friday at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The rocket was carrying three satellites operated
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma, coming off a 2017 national title, is the preseason favorite in the 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The two-time defending champs collected 31 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 799 points. The Sooners (61-9) swept preseason No. 2 Florida in a thrilling WCWS Championship Series to
Based on a successful online petition calling for a ban on declawing, Moscow lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would protect cats from this painful surgery on the owners’ whim. If approved by the Lower House, the bill would prohibit veterinarians from performing declawing surgeries unless they’re necessary for medical reasons, such as the removal
TORONTO — A twice-convicted murderer was sentenced Tuesday to a third consecutive term of life in prison for killing his father, with a judge saying the penalty was necessary to condemn the Toronto man’s crimes. The sentence means Dellen Millard must serve 75 years in prison before being eligible to apply for parole. The 33-year-old