08-08-2024 14:33 via winnipegfreepress.com

Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. With both major party tickets now decided, […]
Read more
Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade
20-08-2024 17:30 via winnipegfreepress.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, Tuesday following accusations that he abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the […]
Read more
2024 US Open: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
20-08-2024 17:26 via winnipegfreepress.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for the U.S. Open before play begins with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s […]
Read more
SkipTheDishes and Just Eat cut 800 jobs Canada amid restructure
20-08-2024 17:20 via winnipegfreepress.com

TORONTO – The chief executive of SkipTheDishes says hundreds of Canadian employees are being laid off by the food delivery service and its parent company. Paul Burns says 100 Canada-based […]
Read more
Advertisement
Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+
20-08-2024 17:15 via winnipegfreepress.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its […]
Read more
Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal
20-08-2024 17:12 via winnipegfreepress.com

MONTREAL – Quebec Premier François Legault is announcing a six-month freeze on certain temporary foreign worker applications in Montreal. The premier says the moratorium will apply to new applications and […]
Read more
Russia’s top court extends detention for Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
20-08-2024 17:09 via winnipegfreepress.com

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the pre-trial detention of three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing charges of […]
Read more
SkipTheDishes delivering layoffs
20-08-2024 16:55 via winnipegfreepress.com

SkipTheDishes is drastically reducing its Canadian workforce, which will likely mean sizable job losses in Winnipeg. The company announced Tuesday morning that 100 corporate employees and 700 operations employees will […]
Read more
Advertisement
Trial begins for Newfoundland RCMP officer accused of assaulting unruly air passenger
20-08-2024 16:51 via winnipegfreepress.com

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. – A trial is underway for an RCMP officer accused of assaulting an unruly flight passenger after he was escorted off an international flight that had been diverted […]
Read more
South Carolina sheriff who told deputy to shock inmate is found not guilty in civil rights case
20-08-2024 16:42 via winnipegfreepress.com

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A jury has found a sheriff in South Carolina not guilty of violating a jail inmate’s civil rights when he ordered a deputy to shock the […]
Read more
Ontario to ban supervised consumption sites near schools, close 10 locations
20-08-2024 16:35 via winnipegfreepress.com

TORONTO – Ontario is set to ban consumption and treatment services sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres, which will lead to the closure of 10 facilities. […]
Read more
At Democratic Convention, UAW head threatens strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening
20-08-2024 16:35 via winnipegfreepress.com

DETROIT (AP) — A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and […]
Read more
Search continues for kayaker who went missing on Long Lake in Halifax
20-08-2024 16:22 via winnipegfreepress.com

HALIFAX – The search continues today for a missing 26-year-old woman who was kayaking Sunday on a lake in Halifax. Halifax Regional Police say the woman’s cellphone, kayak and life-jacket […]
Read more
New surveys show signs of optimism among small business owners
20-08-2024 16:21 via winnipegfreepress.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according […]
Read more
Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight
20-08-2024 16:14 via winnipegfreepress.com

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama deported 29 Colombians on Tuesday on a flight that the government said was the first paid for by the United States under an agreement the […]
Read more
Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships
20-08-2024 16:09 via winnipegfreepress.com

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references […]
Read more
Blues get Broberg, Holloway after Oilers don’t match offer sheets
20-08-2024 16:08 via winnipegfreepress.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to two-year contracts Tuesday after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets […]
Read more
Tennis star Jannik Sinner tested positive for a steroid twice but will not be suspended
20-08-2024 16:06 via winnipegfreepress.com

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in Indian Wells, […]
Read more
How to make big changes to your living space on a small decorating budget
20-08-2024 16:03 via winnipegfreepress.com

It was the early ’90s and Laura Ashley flower prints were hot. Ami McKay was a budget-conscious student living alone for the first time, and to cosy up her bedroom, […]
Read more
Interfor curtails production indefinitely at two U.S. sawmills due to weak market
20-08-2024 15:55 via winnipegfreepress.com

BURNABY, B.C. – Interfor Corp. says it will indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmills in Meldrim, Ga., and Summerville, S.C., due to weak lumber market conditions. The move will impact […]
Read more
Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking
20-08-2024 15:54 via winnipegfreepress.com

LONDON (AP) — A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left six passengers missing, including British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and some of his inner […]
Read more
French interior minister says 25,000 police will guard the Paralympic Games
20-08-2024 15:50 via winnipegfreepress.com

PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister said Tuesday that about 25,000 police officers will be deployed every day in Paris and beyond to watch over the Paralympic Games, in line […]
Read more
Rail strike would affect more than 32,000 commuters in Canada’s three biggest cities
20-08-2024 15:40 via winnipegfreepress.com

MONTREAL – More than 32,000 rail commuters across the country will have to find new routes to work if there is a work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. […]
Read more
King Charles III meets with survivors of stabbing rampage that fueled unrest across Britain
20-08-2024 15:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is visiting the seaside town of Southport to meet with survivors of the stabbing rampage that killed three young girls and sparked more than […]
Read more
Broberg, Holloway join Blues after Oilers decline to match offer sheets
20-08-2024 15:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

EDMONTON – Defenceman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway have joined St. Louis after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets that the Blues extended to the players. […]
Read more
What is known about the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily and those aboard
20-08-2024 15:35 via winnipegfreepress.com

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be […]
Read more
Samoa batter Darius Visser smashes six sixes in a single T20I over which goes for a record 39 runs
20-08-2024 15:27 via winnipegfreepress.com

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Samoa batter Darius Visser smashed six sixes in a single T20I over which went for a record 39 runs against Vanuatu on Tuesday. The teams played […]
Read more
Qatar Airways acquires a 25% stake in the private African carrier Airlink
20-08-2024 15:21 via winnipegfreepress.com

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Qatar Airways has acquired a 25% stake in the private African carrier Airlink, the airlines said Tuesday. No financial details of the deal were […]
Read more
Music Review: ‘Romance’ is Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C.’s most pop-sounding record yet
20-08-2024 15:18 via winnipegfreepress.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Listening to Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C.’s latest album feels a lot like watching a movie about a complicated, sometimes painful, love story — albeit one […]
Read more
Iran shuts down the last language institute recognized by the German embassy
20-08-2024 15:08 via winnipegfreepress.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities on Tuesday closed down the last language institute certified by the German embassy, local media said, in retaliation to the shuttering of Islamic centers […]
Read more