Month: February 2018

On Friday, North Korea announced it would send the only sister of its leader, Kim Jong-un, to South Korea as a member of its official delegation. That sets up at least the possibility of a landmark meeting with Mr. Pence, though Mr. Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, is under Treasury Department sanctions for her role in North Korea’s human rights abuses, which would make a meeting highly unlikely. Indeed, Mr. Pence is drawing attention to abuses in North Korea at…

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Also on Wednesday, U.S.A. Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body, announced the creation of a fund intended to cover the cost of counseling services for gymnasts who have been sexually abused. The fund, established with the nonprofit National Gymnastics Foundation, will be administered by a third party and overseen by a five-person committee, U.S.A.G. said in a statement. The committee will include one gymnast; one member of the foundation’s board; one member at large; and “two independent individuals, one of…

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Both sides were heavily invested in trying to produce a result that would get them out of the stubborn cycle of budget dysfunction and, just as important, get them through the November elections without another politically damaging shutdown or threat to default on the federal debt. The brief January disruption of the government had been more than enough to remind both sides of the risks of closing the government even to protect a group as sympathetic as undocumented immigrants…

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One person is dead following a house fire in Mississauga Wednesday night. Peel Regional Police said the fire broke out just before 10 p.m. in the area of Lorne Park Road and Lakeshore Road West. Authorities said one person was located inside the residence. There’s no word yet on the age and gender of the victim. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire has been extinguished. One party was located inside of the residence. Investigation ongoing. —…

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MILTON, Ont. – A 74-year-old man has died following a head-on collision Wednesday night in Milton, Ont. Halton Region police say the Rockwood, Ont., resident was driving an SUV on Guelph Line at about 5:30 p.m. when the vehicle collidedwith an oncoming pickup truck. The elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene while a 51-year-old man from Campbellford, Ont., driving the pickup was taken to Milton District Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Guelph Line was closed for about six…

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It was a more than usual heated discussion at Toronto District School Board meeting Wednesday evening, but in the end the board of trustees voted 14-6 in favour of loosening a travel ban to the United States for students. “The students are going to be just over the moon,” said trustee Alexander Brown, who presented the motion at the meeting. Story continues below “I expect we’ll be getting a lot of emails saying, ‘Thanks,’ and really the whole point…

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TORONTO – Ontario Progressive Conservatives who want to help choose the party’s next leader will have to prove their identity before they can participate in the vote. The party says it is putting in place a two-step verification system to ensure the transparency of the online ballot, which is scheduled for early March. Story continues below It says members will receive a unique verification number in the mail, which will direct them online to verify the information on their…

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February 7 2018 9:54pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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February 7 2018 8:56pm Global Durham newscast for Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Hosted by Crystal Goomansingh. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval( function() { //console.log(‘…

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February 7 2018 8:22pm For almost anyone, the process of moving from one place to another can be stressful. But Sean O’Shea reports, you can get even more precarious when the mover you hire isn’t as responsive as you hope. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } };…

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