Mayor Jim Watson praised PM Justin Trudeau’s controversial emergency powers, and said he wants to sell off vehicles seized from protesters Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has praised the police crackdown on anti-mandate Freedom Convoy protesters in the Canadian capital. With the demonstrations cleared, he told state media that trucks, campers, and vehicles seized from the […]
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London mayor accuses Scotland Yard of ‘amplifying’ disinformation
Sadiq Khan denied giving any ultimatum to Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to fire officers London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Metropolitan Police of “amplifying” misleading information after a police Twitter account made a now-deleted post on Thursday about the alleged circumstances surrounding the shock resignation of police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. The blue-ticked official […]
Met officers lash out at London Mayor
The condemnation comes days after Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was resigning over losing Sadiq Khan’s support The Metropolitan Police Federation released a scathing statement on Monday announcing that it has “no faith in London Mayor Sadiq Khan” following the “very public ousting of Commissioner Cressida Dick” last week. “This is not a move we […]
Mayor reveals plan to deal with truckers blocking US-Canada bridge
Protesters are willing to “die” for their cause, says Windsor, Ontario mayor Trying to forcibly remove truckers blockading the busiest US-Canadian border crossing at Ambassador Bridge could lead to violence and even death, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario cautioned on Wednesday, while his police chief called for a “diplomatic” approach. “You have a number of […]
Mayor wants New York to eat a ‘plant-based centered life’
Mayor Eric Adams said the vegan phrase a whopping six times in a single minute New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeatedly stated that he eats a “plant-based centered life” during a press conference on Monday, during which he also signaled his desire to make other New Yorkers vegan too. Following reports that the supposedly […]
NYC mayor apologizes for racial slur
A video clip from 2019 wherein Eric Adams refers to white NYPD officers as ‘crackers’ has surfaced recently New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized on Friday for comments he made in 2019 in which he referred to his white colleagues in the city’s police department as “crackers.” An old clip showing Adams using the […]
LA mayor says he doesn’t need mask when he holds breath
California health law requires everyone, including the vaccinated, to wear a mask in public indoor settings Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has defended a photo which showed him maskless with basketball player Magic Johnson at SoFi Stadium, arguing that he didn’t need a mask because he held his breath. Johnson posted a photo with Garcetti […]
Met chief ‘on notice’ by London mayor after report on police conduct
Sadiq Khan was “furious” to learn officers harbored misogyny and racism London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Cressida Dick, chief of the Metropolitan Police, had an urgent 90-minute talk on Wednesday to discuss cases of racism, sexism, and bullying within the ranks identified by a watchdog. The report released by the Independent Office for Police Conduct […]
New York City mayor allowed to hire brother, but with a caveat
NYC mayor Eric Adams can go ahead with the appointment of his own brother to a security post, but the job would not pay New York City Mayor Eric Adams received the green light to hire his own brother, Bernard Adams, to serve as an “adviser for mayoral security” for just $1 after his previous […]
New York City mayor seeks to appoint his brother to key post
Newly sworn-in mayor wants his younger brother to lead security detail, citing “white supremacy” threats Eric Adams, who took over as mayor of New York City on January 1, has backpedaled from plans to make his brother Bernard a deputy police commissioner, but still wants him leading mayoral security for $210,000 a year. Adams, a […]
WATCH: CNN host tries to stop colleague’s drunken rant against Democrat mayor
Andy Cohen refused to stop talking despite his uncomfortable co-host’s attempts to end the conversation CNN host Anderson Cooper awkwardly tried to shut down his co-host’s drunken rant about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the network’s New Year’s Eve coverage. After Cooper and fellow CNN New Year’s Eve Live co-host Andy Cohen […]
First-ever Communist mayor elected in Austria
The city council in Austria’s second-largest city, Graz, has elected a new mayor. Communist Party member Elke Kahr has become the first Communist leader of a major city in the country. The 60-year-old politician, who has been working in the municipal government for more than 15 years and previously served as vice mayor of Graz, […]
Hitler’s favorite mayor is staying, Austria decides
Vienna has rejected calls to remove a statue of former city Mayor Karl Lueger, whose populist politics were said to have inspired Adolf Hitler, with the incumbent mayor favoring the process of artistic contextualization. On Sunday, the Vienna government said that a two-year program would be launched to re-contextualize a towering statue of former Mayor […]
Duterte’s daughter seeking reelection as Davao mayor, despite leading polls to succeed her father as Philippines leader
The daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, who also tops all opinion polls on preferred candidates to replace him as president, has said she will seek to be reelected as mayor of Davao City, with her younger brother to run as vice-mayor. “According to Mayor Sara, she will run for reelection as Davao City Mayor,” Sara Duterte-Carpio’s […]