By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 7, 2026 8:03 pm Updated October 7, 2026 8:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada. The trillionaire…
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Washington — President Trump on Wednesday claimed the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. military suggested developing Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach as a presidential getaway. It would be “like sort of a Camp David retreat” for future presidents, Mr. Trump said. “This was suggested to me by the military and Secret Service,”…
On Tuesday (7 October), the artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled The Orange Plague, a 2.6m-tall sculpture depicting US President Donald Trump nude and perched atop the shoulders of a frail man, inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Covered in 23-carat gold leaf, the Trump figure holds tiny scales of justice in one hand and…
E. Jean Carroll has finally collected settlement money from Donald Trump after various appeals. The 82-year-old writer and one-time Elle Magazine advice columnist defeated Trump in court twice after accusing him of sexual assault in a department store dressing room in the mid-’90s. She was awarded $5 million in damages in 2023 by a jury…
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Donald Trump’s campaign rallies can be repetitive. Very repetitive. He calls himself the “greatest” president leading the “greatest” movement inside the “greatest” economy. He rails against “Dumocrats” for the “transgender mutilization” of children. He lambasts the “fake news” and reheats election lies. He describes illegal immigration as an “invasion” and recites the poem The Snake….
7 October 2026, 17:28 From Ciara to 50 Cent: Celebrity stage name origins. Picture: Alamy & Getty Hip-Hop has some of the biggest names in the music industry, but how do the artists pick what name they will go by? Whilst some artists stick with their birth name, lots of them have an interesting story…
(TNND) — A satirical statue of President Donald Trump called “The Orange Plague” went on display outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt told CNN the 8.5-foot sculpture depicts Trump naked and covered in 23-carat gold leaf as he sits on the back of a frail man. The figure holds…