US retail giant Walmart’s Canadian branch, which plans to expand its footprint, added it would be building dozens of new stores starting with five new supercenters in Ontario and Alberta by 2027. The retailer also plans to invest in modernizing its distribution centers. “Across the country, we’re making strategic investments in our online and in-store […]
The inmates departed from the Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank after three Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas in Gaza in a fourth such exchange agreed under the ceasefire deal. An AFP correspondent reported that the bus had reached Beitunia near Ramallah where prisoners disembarked and were greeted by cheering crowds of […]
Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were seen being handed over to a Red Cross official in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in the latest stage of a phased exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli-American Keith Siegel was handed over separately a few hours later at the Gaza City […]
Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were seen being handed over to a Red Cross official in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in the latest stage of a phased exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. U.S.-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel is expected to be handed over in another location later […]
Investigators were able on Friday to recover the helicopter’s black box, which captures flight data and voices in the cockpit, National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said at an afternoon briefing. The information from the box, along with the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the CRJ700 airplane, could help authorities piece […]
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, based in Mexico and licensed to operate in the U.S., said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one pediatric medical patient, and the patient’s mother on board. “At this time we cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said in a statement. State and local officials said late on Friday they […]
Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists. Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and X owner tasked by Trump to slash the size of the 2.2 million-strong civilian […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed an “immediate response” if Trump acted. Trump has reiterated his plans for 25 percent tariffs on imports from neighboring Canada and Mexico, saying they have failed to crack down on illegal migrants crossing the US border and on the flow of fentanyl. He also threatened a 10 percent duty […]
Since the truce took effect on January 19, Gaza militants have released 15 hostages after holding them in captivity since the attack on October 7, 2023. The Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, who also holds US citizenship, and Ofer Kalderon, who also has French nationality, according to the […]
Retailers offered deep discounts on everything from apparel to toys and luxury products to lure cost-conscious consumers while online sales remained strong thanks to a boom in mobile shopping. Payments volume — a gauge of overall consumer and business spending on Visa’s network — jumped 9%, while revenue rose 10% to $9.5 billion in the […]
