Novak Djokovic is one step closer to claiming a record 25th Grand Slam title after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday. The grueling match between one of the sport’s most iconic players and one of its rising stars went on for more than three and a half hours until the … Read more
Wall Street’s main indexes are edging up, as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s executive orders after taking office, while awaiting his first move on trade policy. Trump did not lay out any concrete plans on the universal tariffs and additional surcharges on close trade partners as previously promised, but said he was thinking about imposing … Read more
The federal immigration department is set to cut roughly 3,300 jobs over the next three years. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union said in a joint statement issued Monday that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has not said who will be affected by the cuts. The unions … Read more
The Duke of Sussex is engaged in eleventh-hour settlement talks with the publishers of The Sun on the opening day of his trial, the High Court has heard. With his high-stakes trial scheduled to begin this morning, both Prince Harry’s and News Group Newspapers (NGN) legal teams made several bids to delay legal proceedings in … Read more
As panic sank in, two men strung ladders together with rope and placed them over the steel border wall that separated Tijuana from Southern California. “Hurry up, hurry keep moving!” shouted the smugglers at the bottom of the ladder. A young girl from Zimbabwe stood on top and looked down with wide eyes, hesitating before … Read more
CUPE Local 79, a union representing 30,000 Toronto city workers, voted in favour of a strike mandate on Tuesday. The sectors under the city include public health, planning, City Hall operations, employment and social services, ambulance dispatch, child care, and 311, among others. “Today, our membership has given us a clear sign that they expect … Read more
For a loss, it was as good as it could have been. That’s the view of Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques after his side fell to the Hobart Hurricanes by 12 runs in Tuesday night’s Big Bash League qualifier. The top-of-the-table Hurricanes progressed to the final for a shot at a maiden title, while the … Read more
Woman’s body found on NYC subway train by conductor The New York Police Department says officers responded to a 911 call at a subway station where they found a woman on a train who was pronounced dead at the scene. Her cause of death is under investigation. Credit: Peter Gerber The New York City Medical … Read more
Israel’s top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’s surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel meanwhile launched a large military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that the Palestinian Health Ministry said had killed at least six people and … Read more
At least 66 people died after a fire broke out at ski resort hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on Tuesday, January 21, state media reported citing officials. The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu broke out in the early morning hours of Tuesday, according to Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya. Footage filmed by Instagram … Read more