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National Enquirer publisher testifies he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable Trump stories
The first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. Pecker, 72, testified in a New York court that the Enquirer paid two people who were peddling stories of Trump’s sexual misbehaviour but never published them — a practice known as “catch and kill.” “When someone’s running for public office like this, it is very common for these women to call up a magazineRead more
He died trying to save a woman in a home in Peawanuck, Ont., where firefighting resources are limited
NDP MP presses Indigenous services minister for more firefighting resources for First Nations Michael Ranger says his stepson is dead after trying to save someone’s life in a community that critics say lacks resources to fight fires. Jared Guerard, 26, was one of two people who died in a house fire in the remote Cree community of Peawanuck, Ont., on Feb. 1. Ranger said his stepson was outside the home when the fire started and rushed into the burning building because a young woman was unaccounted for. “He went in looking for her andRead more
‘He was murdered saving people,’ says mother of Montreal man killed in Hamas attack on Israel
Alexandre Look, 33, was at an outdoor techno music festival when gunmen attacked Montreal mom Raquel Ohnona Look was on a video call with her son while he was attempting to evade Hamas gunmen on Saturday. She could hear young women screaming and crying in the background. She told her son to listen to Israeli authorities. She told him to hide. “And then I heard him tell his friends, ‘They’re coming back. There’s a lot of them. And then all I heard was a lot of gunshots, lots of rounds andRead more
To fight or not to fight? Disagreement on Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ban
‘We need to protect our young players,’ says former player injured in 1987 fight “I proved to my coach that I can score a goal. Now I have to prove to him that I can fight.” That’s what was going through Dean Bergeron’s head on Aug. 15, 1987, when he was 17. The teenager was getting set to start his second season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The Cataractes de Shawinigan were holding its training camp and anybody could be cut. During a scrimmage, Bergeron locked eyes with anRead more