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Residency policy and new tax for more cops top council agenda
A proposed residency policy for city employees is back on the council agenda Monday. The potential policy would require all new hires to senior management positions like city manager, department heads...
Apr 12, 2021
Montreal businesses clean up after anti-curfew protest turns violent
MONTREAL - Business owners in Montreal were cleaning up and assessing the damage today following an anti-curfew protest that turned violent. Hundreds gathered in defiance of a return to an 8 p.m. curf...
Apr 12, 2021
One dead, one injured in shooting near Paris hospital
Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another. Witnesses at the scene suggest...
Apr 12, 2021
Investigation finds Syria likely behind 2018 chlorine attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog found "reasonable grounds to believe" that a Syrian air force military helicopter dropped a chlorine cylinder on a Syr...
Apr 12, 2021
Costume Designers Guild to honour Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers
LOS ANGELES - From "Grey's Anatomy" to "Bridgerton," television producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers have strived to work with costume designers to visually create appealing wardrobes to help tell ...
Apr 12, 2021
Prince Philip vs Philip of 'The Crown': Fact and fiction
LOS ANGELES - In "The Crown," a dishy naval officer captures the heart of a future queen. But he chafes at playing royal second fiddle and crosses the boundaries of decorum and, maybe, fidelity. He ev...
Apr 12, 2021
Boston Bruins acquire Taylor Hall to kick off NHL trade deadline day
Trade deadline day in the NHL has started with the Boston Bruins acquiring one of the top rentals on the market. The banged-up Bruins landed Taylor Hall in a trade with the last-place Buffalo Sabres r...
Apr 12, 2021
Bruins bolster playoff push, acquire Taylor Hall from Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The banged-up Boston Bruins are getting a boost for their late-season playoff push by acquiring forward Taylor Hall in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres reached early Monday. The Bruins ...
Apr 12, 2021
Kings trade Jeff Carter to Penguins for pair of draft picks
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings traded forward Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins late Sunday night for a pair of conditional draft picks. Kings vice-president and general manager Rob Blake sa...
Apr 12, 2021
Huawei, HSBC agree on document deal for extradition case
HONG KONG - Chinese telecommunications equipment firm Huawei said Monday that it has reached an agreement with HSBC in Hong Kong to obtain documents that its chief financial office Meng Wanzhou hopes ...
Apr 12, 2021
