After months in detention, China has formally arrested two Canadians accused of espionage. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were taken into custody last December, shortly after Canada arrested Huawei chief Meng Wanzhou on behalf of the US. They have been accused of harming national security, but were not formally arrested until Thursday. Their official arrest […]
Wildfire crews are making progress on the Richter Creek wildfire near Osoyoos. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the blaze, which consumed 507 hectares, is now 80 per cent contained. Crews successfully completed planned ignitions on the northwest and south flanks of the fire. The controlled burn brought the fire down from the steep slopes […]
A brave 13-year-old boy has received the Junior Citizen Award from the Guelph Police Service for helping save the life of a family member. Police say Dylon Dean found himself in a scary situation last fall when a relative suddenly went into medical distress. “In these types of situations, often people panic and are unsure […]
A brewery got its stolen van back in just 42 minutes after offering free beer for its safe return. The firm put the appeal on social media after CCTV showed three people stealing the vehicle from Charlotte, North Carolina in the early hours of Monday. The Unknown Brewery Company posted: “Whoever finds it, Brad will […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] In the video announcing his presidential run, Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, described his hometown as “legendarily tough and big and complicated.” Soon after, New Yorkers proved just how apt that was. As Mr. de […]
The influx of asylum seekers to Canada has become a sustained political headache for the Liberals over the last two years and is likely to be the subject of divisive debates in the upcoming fall federal election. The most heated rhetoric tends to revolve around tens of thousands of “irregular migrants” who have crossed into […]
Quinte West OPP are asking the public for any information about a collision involving an OPP cruiser. On Wednesday evening, a Quinte West OPP cruiser with “subdued-markings” was driving in the eastbound lanes of Dundas Street East. OPP say the cruiser had its emergency lights on while it went through the Byron Street intersection. Another […]
Toronto police say a woman has died after being hit by a freight train near Old Weston Road and Davenport Road. Emergency crews were called to the area near the Junction just after 7 a.m on Thursday. Police have not released the woman’s age. Metrolinx said there are delays of up to two hours for […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) On Wednesday, about six months after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire rampaged through Butte County, decimating the town of Paradise and killing 85 people, state officials announced that Pacific Gas & Electric power lines had started the fire. As my […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayor of New York City, announced Thursday (May 16) that he was running for president, seeking to show that his brand of urban progressive leadership can be a model for the rest of the nation. It will be a steep challenge: He becomes the 23rd Democrat […]