Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who became one of the world's foremost combat correspondents, died Wednesday at 91, according to US media reports. Read More

Besancon, France — A French court on Thursday sentenced a doctor to life in jail for poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, reportedly in an attempt to discredit co-workers. Read More

Police agents on Thursday detained seven men who were traveling in two cars to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, a Jewish community leader told JNS based on initial reports from the scene. Read More

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Toronto model Miriam Mattova says she has received death threats on social media since coming forward about an antisemitic incident involving an Uber driver last month. Read More

OTTAWA — The sidelined president of one of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)’s component unions is suing PSAC, claiming the umbrella union took away her powers just days before she was set to expose "significant financial irregularities” and other problems throughout the union. Read More

As an Egyptian-Canadian journalist of the Muslim faith and human rights defender, I strongly urge the Canadian government to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Read More

By: Stewart Phillip, Terry Teegee and Shana Thomas   Read More

Canada can no longer afford to ignore the threat posed by radical pro-Palestinian activist groups. Read More

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke a total of 5,022 words in the day after the slaughter of Jews at Bondi Beach. And not one of those words was “Islam.” Or “Muslim.” Or even “Islamic extremism.” Read More

With global security and our world order increasingly at risk, financing has become a critical enabler of defence, resilience and economic security. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump looked to reassure Americans concerned about the rising cost of living by announcing plans to award a special holiday payment to military service members and roll out new housing reforms in the new year. Read More

The U.S. government admitted it was liable for a deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet outside Washington earlier this year, killing 67 people, according to a court document filed Wednesday. Read More

The U.S. Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation. Read More

Ghislaine Maxwell asked a judge to throw out her sex-trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence on the eve of a deadline for the U.S. Justice Department to turn over a trove of documents relating to her ex-boyfriend, the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein. Read More

For those who like a good novel of manners, few authors can match Austen’s powers. Jane Austen, the English writer known for such books as Pride and Prejudice, continues to inspire legions of fans (“Janeites”) who attend conventions, buy merch, and fuel ever more adaptations of her work. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has Canada's national boxing regulator in her corner as she spars with Skate Canada over the province's policy on trans athletes. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down this week with two of Quebec’s leading television anchors to discuss a tumultuous year for him and for Canada. Read More

A 35-year-old man was transported to hospital with a stab wound to the chest, but in stable condition, after being knifed in the afternoon near an intersection in Brooklyn, the New York City Police Department told JNS. Read More

The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner made his first appearance in court Wednesday on charges that he killed both of his parents in their Los Angeles home. Read More

Toronto launched its bid Wednesday to host a new defence-oriented world bank that could create up to 3,500 jobs in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Read More

The Ontario Provincial Police on Wednesday announced the dismantling of an auto theft criminal organization and the recovery of more than 300 vehicles valued at approximately $25 million and destined for foreign markets including the Middle East and West Africa. Read More