Former U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumours that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns.
There is no evidence that Haitian immigrants in an Ohio community are doing that, officials say. But during the debate with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, Trump specifically mentioned Springfield, Ohio, the town at the centre of the claims, saying that immigrants were taking over the city."They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats. They're eating the pets of the people that live there," he said.
While president, Trump questioned why the U.S. would accept people from"s---hole" countries such as Haiti and some in Africa. His 2024 campaign has focused heavily on illegal immigration, often referencing in his speeches crimes committed by migrants. He argues immigrants are responsible for driving up crime and drug abuse in the United States and taking resources from American citizens.
A billboard campaign launched by the Republican Party of Arizona at 12 sites in metropolitan Phoenix plays off the false rumours. The billboard image resembles a Chick-fil-A ad, portraying four kittens and urging people to"Vote Republican!" and"Eat Less Kittens." Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, held a news conference Tuesday to address the influx of Haitian immigrants to Springfield. He said he will send state troopers to Springfield to help local law enforcement deal with traffic issues and is earmarking US$2.5 million over two years to provide more primary health care to immigrant families.
She is being held in Stark County jail pending a competency hearing next month, according to the prosecutor's office. Another matter cropping up and raised by Trump in an email Monday is the August 2023 death of an 11-year-old boy after a vehicle driven by an immigrant from Haiti hit the boy's school bus. After that, residents demanding answers about the immigrant community spoke out at city council meetings.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will focus on advancing progressive policies, amid renewed pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to help him bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority government down when Parliament resumes next week.A union representing federal employees is asking its members to bring their own lunch to work, in an apparent retaliation against downtown Ottawa businesses as new return-to-office protocols begin.
Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel says authorities have recovered an iconic photograph of Winston Churchill after it was stolen and replaced with a fake nearly three years ago.A woman who requested medical assistance in dying won a major case in front of the Quebec rental board. She wanted to die at home, but her landlord didn't want her to.
Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones' voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer.During its glossy product announcement event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new role for its latest AirPods Pro model: medical device.Justin Timberlake is expected to enter a plea to a driving while intoxicated charge related to his June arrest in Sag Harbor, N.Y., according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office.
Halton Regional Police say they have disrupted a group believed to be responsible for the theft of at least 40 vehicles in Halton Region and the Greater Toronto Area worth over $3 million.Nearly two-dozen drivers were caught in a speed trap outside a Vancouver elementary school on Thursday – as students were settling back into their daily routines.
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett and para canoeist Brianna Hennessy have been named Canada's flag-bearers for Sunday's closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris.Animal advocates have renewed calls to boycott horse races after another animal was injured and euthanized at Hastings Racecourse last week.
An iconic Winston Churchill photograph, once stolen and replaced with a fake in Ottawa, has been found In a push to make their homes more secure, a local home surveillance company says more residents are installing security cameras on their properties.
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