MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities is set to present her case as her trial on obstruction and concealment charges winds down. Prosecutors rested their case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on Wednesday after three days of testimony. Dugan’s defense attorneys said they planned […]
The RCMP in Pictou County are searching for several people after a vehicle was driven into a home on the weekend. The Mounties say officers were called to the scene in Pictou on Saturday night, where they found a blue Mitsubishi RVR crashed into the house, damaging the porch and siding. No one inside the […]
VALCOURT — Bain Capital Integral Investors II, L.P. is selling part of its stake in Valcourt, Que.-based Ski-Doo maker BRP Inc. in a deal that will see RBC Capital Markets complete a secondary offering. Under the terms of the agreement, RBC Capital Markets agreed to purchase 1.85 million BRP shares at a price to the […]
TORONTO — Some of the country’s savviest home entertainers are on the front lines of a new tourism strategy to lure U.S. and international visitors, one home-cooked meal at a time. They’re part of Destination Canada’s OpenHome program, which pairs friendly foodies with curious travellers who are eager for a memorable visit and an inside […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana. Now, the sounds of iguanas plopping on the ground and scurrying about as they multiply are making scientists smile. “It’s something that’s […]
The largest artificially refrigerated outdoor skating rink east of Quebec City has now opened for the winter season. The Emera Oval, with a skating surface equal to three NHL hockey rinks, opened on Monday afternoon at the Halifax Common. The Oval includes an accessible washroom and wheelchair access to the ice surface, as well as […]
VANCOUVER — Federal government investment in provincial transportation infrastructure is crucial to avoid long-term impacts on cross-Canada trade and companies’ willingness to work in British Columbia, Premier David Eby says. Eby met with the federal government’s major projects office Wednesday and said he raised work that needs to be done on “trade-enabling infrastructure” such as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk. Isaacman, who has promised to bring a business-minded approach to the […]
The crypto market is moving in a way we don’t expect, as we focus on the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum, and steady inflows into XRP ETFs. Bitcoin is trading just above $86,000, while Ethereum price slipped under $2,900 after a sharp pullback in the last 24hours. At the same time, XRP ETFs pulled in […]
On December 17, Bitcoin saw a sharp and chaotic two-hour stretch that sent prices violently higher and lower within a short window. The move began with a fast rally, then flipped just as quickly into a steep drop. Both sides of the market took hits. Each leg pushed Bitcoin roughly $3,000 in either direction, highlighting […]