After months of fighting for the region’s first rainbow crosswalk, the hard work of three sisters in Bowmanville has finally paid off, and the city’s east end is a little more colourful these days. “It’s so beautiful,” said Emily Allison, with A Rainbow Crosswalk for Bowmanville. “There’s nothing more beautiful than a rainbow and it […]
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Tory leader apologized Wednesday for combative election night remarks in which he called the results a constitutional crisis and declared his intent to topple the re-elected Liberals within a year. Ches Crosbie said that he spoke in the heat of the moment last Thursday and now regretted his speech. He said Wednesday […]
Seeking an abortion in Alabama is already hard. Outside the Reproductive Health Services clinic in the city of Montgomery, protesters harangue approaching patients. The protesters accuse them of murdering their babies, sometimes live-streaming them on Facebook as they enter. Inside the clinic they’ve adapted to being under constant threat – owner June Ayers has seen […]
Sixteen-year-old Juan de Leon Gutierrez travelled to the US to join his older brother and send money home to his family. Tizamarte, Guatemala – Transito Gutierrez did not want her 16-year-old son, Juan de Leon Gutierrez, to migrate to the United States from their small town in southern Guatemala, near the border with Honduras. But […]
Regina police are investigating several weapons offenses which occurred through the city Tuesday night. In the first reported incident, at about 10:40 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 14th Ave and Reynolds Street for a report of a robbery that had just occurred. Related Regina man facing 16 firearms charges following Friday investigation […]
More than two weeks ago, hackers seized parts of the computer systems that run Baltimore’s government. It could take months of work to get the disrupted technology back online. That, or the city could give in to the hackers’ ransom demands. “Right now, I say no,” Mayor Bernard Young told local reporters on Monday. “But […]
Michael Avenatti’s legal troubles escalated on Wednesday as federal prosecutors announced new criminal charges accusing the lawyer and prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump of stealing from porn star Stormy Daniels and extorting Nike Inc. Prosecutors accused Avenatti, 48, of stealing about $300,000 from Daniels, about half of which has not been repaid, after […]
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) said it is considering installing straps on its new AZUR Metro cars following complaints by commuters who say they are too short to hold onto the bars. The transit authority explained on Wednesday that about 20 members of its My Voice, My STM program will take part in […]
US President Donald Trump has angrily lashed out at Democratic leaders’ claims he is engaged in a “cover-up”. “I don’t do cover-ups,” the Republican president said in an unscheduled statement from the White House. His remarks came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met fellow Democrats to discuss impeaching the president. Mr Trump is fighting congressional […]
Some people are afraid of heights, others just can't deal with the thought of swimming. But one thing many people have a fear of is spiders and one woman recently found herself in a spot of trouble after an eight-legged creature crawled onto her lap while she was driving. The unnamed woman from Georgia, USA, […]