Canada’s immigration debate soured and helped seal Trudeau’s fate
BBC Immigration has long been a polarising issue in the West but Canada mostly avoided it – until now. With protests and campaign groups springing up in certain quarters, some…
Trudeau says ‘not a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will join US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit back at Donald Trump’s threat to use “economic force” to absorb Canada into the US saying there isn’t “a snowball’s chance in hell”…
Italy Says Cecilia Sala, Journalist Detained by Iran, Has Been Released
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained last month in Iran while on a reporting trip, was released and on her way back to Italy on Wednesday, the Italian…
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention
South Korea’s Presidential Security Service, an agency assigned to protect the president, prides itself on being the “last bastion for a safe and stable state administration.” It is now at…
Late Night Jokes Its Way From Canada to the ‘Gulf of America’
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50…
7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China’s Tibet Region Near Nepal Border
Using their hands and shovels in frigid conditions, rescue workers dug through the rubble in the search for survivors after a deadly 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted people awake in a remote…
What happens next for Canada as Trudeau resigns?
Getty Images After weeks of mounting pressure to step down, Justin Trudeau has announced he will resign as Canada’s prime minister and as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.…
Carney ‘considering’ entering race to replace Canada’s Trudeau
The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says he is “considering” entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of…
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns
Under growing pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. Trudeau said he would stay…
NYT Readies Terrain for Incoming Trump Administration’s Long-Telegraphed Intervention in Mexico | naked capitalism
The media’s role in selling the next military adventure should never be underestimated, even in this media-skeptic age. The more prestigious the media, the bigger the role. Over the past…