One hundred and sixty years ago, the British flooded China with opium and profited while millions of Chinese suffered the painful consequences of addiction. Today, Canada and other nations are being flooded by opiates produced and shipped from China with equally painful consequences. In the early 1800’s China possessed the largest economy in the world.…
Kamala Harris Announces Bid to Unseat Trump
WASHINGTON — California senator and former Montreal high−schooler Kamala Harris is using the platform of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to declare she wants to be the first black woman to be elected president of the United States. Harris, a high−profile Democrat who lived in Quebec in the 1970s and 1980s while her mother taught…
4 on Trial Over Theft of Huge Canadian Gold Coin
BERLIN — Four young men have gone on trial over the brazen theft of a 100−kilogram Canadian gold coin from a Berlin museum. The “Big Maple Leaf” coin, worth several million dollars, was stolen from the Bode Museum in March 2017. Three men, identified only as Wissam R., Ahmed R. and Wayci R., are accused…
Canadian Man Arrested in Amsterdam For Bomb Threat
AMSTERDAM — Police in Amsterdam are interrogating a 51−year−old Canadian man who was arrested after allegedly claiming he had a bomb at at the city’s Schiphol Airport. Border patrol agency spokeswoman Joanna Helmonds says authorities are trying to figure out a motive for the alleged incident. She alleges that on Monday, the man reported he…
President George H.W. Bush Dead at 94
WORLD NEWS – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and routed Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army, died on Friday at the age of 94. Ed Giles has more information in this Reuters News video report. Source: Former President George H.W. Bush dies at 94 by ReutersNews
Canadian Couple Give Aid to Wildfire Victims
CHICO, CALIFORNIA — A British Columbia couple’s getaway to northern California has turned into a mission to help people fleeing deadly and destructive wildfires. Destinee and Paul Klyne of Penticton had planned a peaceful holiday in Paradise, Calif., but flames destroyed their Airbnb and much of the community before their arrival. They decided to go…
Camp Fire Becomes California’s Deadliest with 42 killed
CALIFORNIA – Search teams have recovered remains of 42 people killed by a fierce wildfire that largely incinerated the town of Paradise in northern California, marking the greatest loss of life from a wild land blaze in state history. Grace Lee has more information and picture from the scene in this Reuters News video report.…
Florida Teen Kills Mom, Buries Body Outside Church
DeBRAY, FLORIDA – A 15-year-old boy in Florida confessed to killing his Mom and then burying her body near a church. Police in Florida say the teen who strangled his mother to death then buried her body in a fire pit area near a church. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told reporters the teen is…
Two Dead, Six Injured After Florida Yoga Studio Shooting
FLORIDA – A gunman killed one person and injured six others before killing himself at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida. In this Reuters News video, Tallahassee Commissioner Scott Maddox says it’s the worst scene he’s ever witnessed.
2 Dead After Weather Causes Amazon Building Collapse
BALTIMORE, MD – Officials say at least two people died when an Amazon distribution warehouse in Baltimore partially collapsed in severe weather. Linda So has more information from the scene in this Reuters News video report.