RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers change guidance around COVID shots, MMRV vaccines for young kids
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) chair Dr. Martin Kulldorff speaks during an ACIP meeting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta Thursday. (Alyssa Pointer/Reuters) A CDC panel of experts changed some of their guidance on COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, a day after changing their recommendations around the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine for kids. The Friday vote takes a step back on recommending the COVID-19 shot. Rather than recommending it outright for most adults as the panel has in the past, it voted that it should be availableRead more
Trump says he has the ‘answer’ to autism. Why some families are worried – and angry
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press) Amid the many memorable moments in U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial Sunday, one in particular likely stood out to those in the autism community. “Tomorrow, we’re going to have one of the biggest announcements medically, I think in the history of our country,” Trump said to theRead more
During New York visit, Carney says Canada ‘has what the world wants’ at a critical time
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday, Sept. 22, at UN headquarters in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as a reliable trading partner that “has what the world wants” before an international audience Monday in New York City. Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations think-tank before attending the UN General Assembly, Carney said Canada has the resources, talent and ingenuity theRead more
Trump says U.S. has struck another alleged drug boat from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen heading to Air Force One on Sunday, says the U.S. has conducted another lethal strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel originating, he said, from Venezuela. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military has carried out another strike against a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike in recent weeks. He said three men were killed in the strike and no U.S. personnel were injured, adding that it occurredRead more
Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, court rules
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, seen here Aug. 23, cannot be fired by the Trump adminstration, according to a U.S. appeals court ruling. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank’s founding in 1913 — in the latest step in a legal battle that threatens the Fed’s longstanding independence. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that Cook canRead more
Vance vows to go after ‘festering violence on the far left’ while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance hosts an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show from his ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, on Monday. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Reuters) U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is impossible. The Republican vice-president filled in as host of The Charlie Kirk Show from his ceremonial office in the EisenhowerRead more
Carney and Poilievre exchange pleasantries, then resume an epic debate
For a brief moment, just before question period, the two leaders met in the middle of the House of Commons to shake hands. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Pierre Poilievre was back in his happy place. Mark Carney was back in the prime minister’s seat. Between them lay 396 centimetres of green carpet and the future of the country. “Why is it that all of this prime minister’s promises of yesterday turn into today’s disappointments?” the Conservative leader asked. “We need to be clear about the scale of the crisis weRead more
Poland says it found 14 Russian drones on its territory. Just how will NATO respond?
A soldier walks near a house damaged by a fragment of a suspected Russian drone shot down after intrusions into Polish airspace, in Wyryki municipality, Poland September 10, 2025. (Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS) As soon as details began to emerge that Warsaw and NATO scrambled aircraft to defend against several Russian drones flying through Polish airspace, questions loomed about whether this was a deliberate incursion by Moscow, and how the intergovernmental alliance would respond. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that the country is the “closest we have been toRead more
Slain podcaster, Trump ally Charlie Kirk built influence among young conservatives
Charlie Kirk is seen putting on a MAGA hat during the ‘AmericaFest 2024’ conference in Phoenix, in December 2024. Kirk was shot dead in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, during an event at Utah Valley University. (Cheney Orr/Reuters) Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31. Kirk died doing what made him a potent political force —Read more
Canada ‘evaluating’ relationship with Israel after Qatar attack: Foreign affairs minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty respond to questions at the Liberal caucus meeting in Edmonton on Wednesday. Anand reiterated that Canada saw Israel’s attack on Qatari soil unacceptable. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press) Canada’s foreign affairs minister said Wednesday that Ottawa is “evaluating” its relationship with Israel in the wake of that country’s attack in Qatar — but wouldn’t expand on what that evaluation entails. “We are evaluating the relationship with Israel. Of course, the attack yesterday on Qatar was one that wasRead more