U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP / Evan Vucci)
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New details emerge on drug that may slow Alzheimer’s disease
In this Nov. 22, 2019, photo, Charles Flagg, who has Alzheimer’s disease, makes a peanut butter sandwich for lunch at his family home in Jamestown, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Ontario considering ban on flavoured vaping products, health minister says
FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 file photo, a man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe at a shop in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Nova Scotia first to ban flavoured e-cigarettes and juices
Randy Delorey attends a briefing at the legislature in Halifax on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The Nova Scotia government has joined a growing list of provinces that are clamping down on vaping. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced today that the province will be the first to ban sales of flavoured e-cigarettes and juices as of April 1, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Liberal MP Anthony Rota upsets Regan to become Speaker in minority Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer jokingly drag Liberal MP Anthony Rota to the Speaker’s chair after he was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane says Canadian economy resilient
Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane delivers a keynote at the Ottawa Board of Trade in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Soyinka, business leaders and top musical artists rally for children’s rights
BankyW, Niniola, Cobhams and business leaders debate how to advance Nigerian children’s rights LAGOS, Nigeria, December 5, 2019/ — Leaders from Nigeria’s private sector and entertainment industry today joined Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka for a reading of his poem A Child Before a Mirror of Strangers, dedicated to children around the world in commemoration of the […]
At least 58 migrants dead after boat capsizes near Coast of Mauritania
Eighty-three others swam to shore and are receiving assistance from Mauritanian authorities, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania, December 5, 2019/ — At least 58 people are confirmed dead after a vessel carrying migrants sank as it approached the coast of Mauritania today. Eighty-three others swam to shore and are receiving assistance […]
Nigeria hosts National African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Forum on the “Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development”
This Forum is part of a comprehensive project aimed at deepening Africa’s trade integration through effective implementation of the AfCFTA LAGOS, Nigeria, December 5, 2019/ — When: Date and Time: 5-6 December, 2019 Where: Radisson Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria is this week hosting its National AfCFTA Forum on the “Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for […]
TPS launches investigation into video that appears to show officer asleep in cruiser
The Toronto Police Service has launched an investigation into a video that appears to shown an officer sleeping in his cruiser while double parked in a handicap space. The 17-second video was posted to Reddit on Tuesday afternoon and has already been commented on more than 300 times. It shows a marked Toronto police cruiser double parked […]