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Trump-backed candidate aiming to replace Matt Gaetz wants Florida to adopt gold and silver as legal tender

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis — who was urged by President-elect Donald Trump to run in the special election to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida's 1st Congressional District — hopes to win so he can support the incoming commander-in-chief's agenda.Patronis told Fox News Digital during an interview on Thursday that he is eager to run and "support President Trump's...

Developer accused of misappropriating funds, as 2 more condo projects placed into receivership

A lawyer for a mortgage company accused the embattled developers of three debt-ridden Lower Mainland condo projects Friday of misappropriating funds meant for the Canada Revenue Agency.But under questioning from a judge who has now placed three Thind properties projects into receivership in the span of a month, Kingsett Mortgage Corporation lawyer Emma Newbery said her client wasn't alleging "criminal connotations" against the developers."When...

UN General Assembly to vote on ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Gaza

The UN General Assembly is set to vote Wednesday on a draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in...

TVO was ready to defend controversial Russians at War film before pulling plug, documents show

Days before its board pulled support for a controversial documentary about Russia's war in Ukraine, TVO was ready to defend the film, documents obtained by...

Iran’s Khamenei says toppling of Syria’s Assad was result of US-Israeli plan

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, stated Wednesday that the Syrian crisis was orchestrated by the U.S. and Israel, with evidence...

Alleged carjacker refused to stop at B.C.-U.S. border, leading to interstate highway chase: police

Authorities say an alleged carjacking on the B.C. side of the Peace Arch border led to a long police chase down a Washington...

Kabul: Afghan refugee minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed in blast

Afghanistan’s acting minister for refugees Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani has been killed in an explosion in the capital, Kabul, according to his nephew...

The Body Shop Canada sells majority of its business, 100 workers to lose jobs

An Ontario court has given The Body Shop Canada the approval it needs to sell the majority of its business to a private...

Israeli drone attack on Gaza aid convoy kills 12

An Israeli attack on Palestinian security guards escorting a humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 12 people...

Missing skier found dead near Sun Peaks resort in B.C. Interior

A 68-year-old skier has been found dead, RCMP in Kamloops say.Tomasz Jaholkowski, 68, was reported missing from the Sun Peaks ski resort after...

EU approves Schengen zone membership to Bulgaria,Romania

  The European Union has cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next...

Edmonton police commissioner plans to serve 2 final years of his term from Portugal

John McDougall, a seven-year member of the Edmonton police commission and its current chair, plans to spend two more years on the oversight...

World Bank cancels $500m support loan to Pakistan

The World Bank has cancelled over $500 million budget support loan to Pakistan after Islamabad could not timely implement some major conditions,...

American couple killed in Mexico, found shot in pickup truck: officials

Two Americans from California are dead after being found shot in a pickup truck in Mexico, officials said.Authorities located Gloria Ambriz, 50,...