A local school board recently made a small update to its flag protocol. On January 21, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) updated its flag protocol at a By-Law/Policies ...

EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman says she’s hoping her teenage son wakes up from an induced coma soon so she can bring him home after a bar fight in the Dominican Republic left him with a traumatic ...

A nutritionist has urged the public to up their intake of 10 foods that she says are vital for reducing the risk of deadly colon cancer. Incidences of the disease, which kills 17,000 per year in ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC)— The Dominican Republic military said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been detained for illegally entering the country following operations conducted in ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

A Nova Scotia man suspected of brutally attacking an Edmonton teen in the Dominican Republic last week has a past conviction for assault for kicking and punching a man who was fighting someone ...

Most pilgrims wear red and blue on that day, reflecting the colors worn by Nuestra Señora de Altagracia (Our Lady of High Grace), as well as the colors of the Haitian and Dominican flags.

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...

Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. Originally from New Zealand, Flynn joined Newsweek in 2024 and had previously ...

After some controversy over whether flags should fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on the topic Monday. In one of his first actions as ...

To mark the death of former president Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden declared flags be displayed at half-staff for 30 days to mourn him “as an expression of public sorrow.” That 30-day ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.