Trump orders U.S. bombing of ISIS targets in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organization in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.” Saturday’s strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains, said Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who added that an initial assessment indicated multiple operativesRead more
‘Canadians have lost trust in our party,’ Liberal leadership hopeful says while taking a swipe at Trudeau
Like the two perceived leadership front-runners, Karina Gould says she doesn’t agree with the Liberal government’s plan to increase the consumer carbon tax or capital gains tax. But unlike her rivals, she says she’d extend a break on GST for some baby products. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian Press) Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould said Thursday the government she was a part of for years mishandled the affordability crisis and did not effectively respond to Canadians who were crying out for relief at a time of high inflation. While criticizing the government’s approach toRead more
Evacuations ordered as new, fast-moving wildfire threatens remote communities north of L.A.
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours charred about 39 square kilometres of trees and brush near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 64 kilometres from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week. The new fire grew toRead more
Canada bracing for possible influx of asylum claimants after Trump immigration orders
Canadian refugee advocates, federal government departments and immigration lawyers are bracing for a potential influx of asylum claimants following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week. But as they prepare, they all say they have no idea what exactly to expect. “With Trump, crystal balls are hard to keep clear,” said Gabriela Ramo, past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s immigration section. “We share a border with an elephant and he is talking about deporting 11 million people.” On Monday, Trump signed a series of executive orders that riskRead more
This land is not your land: Trump moves to limit access to U.S. citizenship
For generations, people who have lived and worked in the United States have assumed that if they wind up having a child there, that child will have the right to citizenship, which comes with official documents and government ID. That may soon change. U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that stunned immigration watchers in its scope. Everyone expected him to try ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who entered the U.S. illegally, undoing over 125 years of accepted constitutional law. ButRead more
Russian missile, drone attacks on energy grid leave thousands of Ukrainians in dark
Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in a new attack on the struggling power system in the depths of winter. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian forces launched more than 40 missiles during the morning attack and used more than 70 drones overnight. Ukrainian air defences shot down 30 missiles and 47 drones, the air force said. Another 27 drones were “lost,” in reference to Kyiv using electronic warfare to redirect them. “AnotherRead more
Trudeau says Canada is ready to ensure success of Gaza ceasefire deal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the news of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday and said that the focus should now shift toward ensuring a two-state solution. “Canada stands ready to do whatever it can to ensure the success of this agreement,” Trudeau told reporters during an unrelated news conference with Canada’s premiers. “This ceasefire gives us hope. Hope that we can now focus our attention on a true, lasting political solution to this conflict — a two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side inRead more
Trump has threatened Canada in all sorts of ways. What does he really want?
Donald Trump’s increasingly strident approach to relations with Canada is provoking fear about the potential consequences north of the border and questions about just how serious the U.S. president-elect actually is. While already threatening to cripple Canada’s economy by imposing tariffs on the day he returns to the White House, Trump ramped things up on Tuesday by telling a news conference he’s looking to use “economic force” to “get rid” of the border between the two countries. Trying to translate what Trump says into what he really means can beRead more