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The Man Who Saved 200 Syrian Refugees

(Toronto Life)- When Jim Estill decided to sponsor 50 Syrian refugee families, he didn’t tell anyone about it at first—not his accountant, not his friends, not even his wife. It was the summer of 2015, and the death toll in Syria had reached a quarter of a million people, while another four...

US unable to confirm if all rebel fighters have left Aleppo

The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it could not confirm reports that all rebel fighters had left the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, adding that the absence of U.N. observers to monitor the situation made it difficult to assess the situation. "I don't think we can say definitively one...

Trump hotels reach deal with unions, ending labor board cases

Hotels in Las Vegas and Washington owned by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday they have entered into collective bargaining agreements with more than 500 workers, who will drop claims that the hotels violated federal labor law. The four-year contracts effective Jan. 1 will...