Chris Rock berates Will Smith for Oscars slap, takes on Meghan Markle racism claims – National
If comedian Chris Rock wants people to know one thing about “the slap heard around the world,” it’s that he can take a blow just like Manny Pacquiao. Rock, 58, finally hit back at Will Smith during his livestreamed Netflix standup special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage on Saturday night, a year after the infamous Oscars
2 Canadian companies on U.S. sanctions list accused of supplying Russia’s war on Ukraine
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States’ list of recently sanctioned entities for alleged support for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine includes two Canadian companies, U.S. and Canadian authorities said on Monday. The two electronics distribution companies from Montreal – CPUNTO Inc and Electronic Network Inc – were listed for “acting
Use of Tragically Hip’s music at CPC event causes social media clash
Though The Tragically Hip knows how important it is for some people to play My Music At Work, they don’t seem to want Pierre Poilievre to use their tunes for his. When band’s guitarist Paul Langlois was notified that The Tragically Hip’s 1993 hit song Fifty-Mission Cap was played at an event for Conservative Party
Trudeau lays out multipronged foreign interference probes but no inquiry — yet – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday committed to new steps his government will take to combat foreign interference, including additional independent investigations and further steps toward establishing a foreign agents registry. But none of the steps in Trudeau’s multipronged approach included a public inquiry, which Opposition leaders had signalled earlier in the day was the
Motorcyclist loses foot after crash
A man’s foot was severed following a crash early Sunday morning that saw a motorcycle collide with a car in Toronto’s east end. The crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. on McCowan Road near Ellesmere Road, when the northbound motorcycle collided with a Volvo as it was turning. The motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle
Canadians move into Taliban stronghold
Canadian soldiers have launched what may be their last major operation in southern Afghanistan, joining U.S. and Afghan forces in a push to take and hold a Taliban stronghold. Operation Baawar, or Assurance, got underway early Sunday with a large combined force of Canadian, U.S. and Afghan troops moving into a region known as the
Mexican agency disputes swamp gas theory
A federal agency in Mexico is skeptical that the build-up of swamp gas could have caused the deadly hotel explosion in Playa del Carmen, saying that it is more likely that an operational malfunction is to blame. A Sunday morning explosion at the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel killed five Canadian guests as well as two
Father and son among dead in Mexico
A newly married groom, and a father and his young son were among the five Canadians killed in a horrific explosion at a Mexican resort. Seven people were killed in the powerful blast shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time Sunday, at the 676-room Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen. At a news conference