NFL free agency doesn’t begin for a few more weeks, however business is about to pick up when it comes to shuffling among the network broadcast teams with perhaps the biggest surprise of them all. Troy Aikman is expected to become the lead analyst on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” after 22 years with Fox. The…Continue Reading
CNN’s Clarissa Ward has been in war zones throughout her career as a foreign correspondent. But reporting from an underground subway platform in a large European city filled with Ukrainians seeking refuge from a possible air strike was a throwback to another era.“It reminded me of World War II scenes we’ve been shown in the…Continue Reading
Donate to Ukraine’s army. Tell Russia what you think about its invasion of Ukraine. Get Russia’s verified account kicked off Twitter.These are some of the online messages in response to the crisis in Ukraine, being sent from a verified Twitter handle that says it is the official account of the embattled country. After several days…Continue Reading
The online meeting of the Ukrainian Culture Center in East Hollywood was filled with discussions of upcoming events — the annual celebration of a famed Ukrainian bard, planning a get-together to decorate traditional Easter eggs. But the gathering quickly adjourned Wednesday night as the Russian military began firing rockets at Ukrainian cities and the inevitability…Continue Reading
Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights after being charged with depriving the 46-year-old Black man of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes on May 25, 2020.This…Continue Reading
Europe is facing its greatest security crisis in decades after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. The conflict is threatening to destabilize regional political and military alliances and sparking fears that U.S. troops could be drawn into the fighting.What’s happening in Ukraine?Russia attacked Ukraine on Thursday, including airstrikes and shelling, as civilians…Continue Reading
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for February 24th. Ontario hospitalization numbers falling as capacity limits are loosened. ‘The bane of our existence’: Travel industry employees welcome change on PCR test rules. World roundup: Hong Kong hospitals stretched, Japan suffering near pandemic-record death toll. Explore: Federal government ends use of Emergencies Act utilized to tamp…Continue Reading
At least 50 calls have been made to poison control centres in Canada over accidental exposure to certain ingredients in COVID-19 rapid test kits, which can be poisonous if swallowed or absorbed through the skin, warns Health Canada.A health care worker hands out COVID-19 rapid tests to people at the Bear Creek rapid test distribution centre…Continue Reading
Canadians with ties to Ukraine feared for the safety of their friends and family there Thursday, as Russia pushed forward with a wide-ranging invasion — quickly condemned by many world leaders — that saw cities and military bases hit by airstrikes.Members of the Ukrainian community rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery in support of Ukraine following news of Russia’s invasion…Continue Reading
Shocked Russians turned out by the thousands Thursday to decry their country’s invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media and around 1,745 people in 54 Russian cities were detained, at least 957 of them in Moscow, according to OVD-Info, which tracks Russia’s opposition.A person carries a banner during a protest…Continue Reading
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