Halton police are warning residents in the Joshua Creek area of Oakville about a series of daytime break and enters. Police say there have been reports of one break-in and three attempted break-ins since April 23, which allegedly occurred between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. They say the incidents occurred on Glenashton […]
TORONTO – Ontario is planning to make it easier to build secondary suites and rental housing as part of efforts to increase supply, which the government hopes will make homes more affordable. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark is tabling legislation Thursday that includes a host of changes aimed at improving speed and costs […]
A hero athlete died after jumping on a university gunman to try and stop his bloody rampage, eyewitnesses have revealed. Riley Howell, 21, was killed when Trystan Terrell opened fire in a classroom at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, USA, on Tuesday. Both Howell and his classmate Ellis Parlier, 19, were shot dead […]
A death row inmate who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her friend in front of his former partner's five-year-old son is set to be executed. Barring a last minute stay, convicted double murderer Scotty Morrow will die by lethal injection tonight after the state of Georgia denied a last-minute plea for clemency. Armed with a […]
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Facebook Inc and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are negotiating a possible settlement that would require the company to create an independent privacy oversight committee and take other steps to safeguard users, Politico reported on Wednesday (May 1), citing a source. The steps would include appointing a federally approved privacy official […]
THE Trump administration warned Russia to stop meddling in Venezuela yesterday and talked up likely US military action as protesters and security forces clashed for a second day. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, said that military involvement of some form was “possible” as he accused the Kremlin of convincing embattled president Nicolas Maduró […]
Human remains were found inside a burned truck in the South Okanagan, RCMP in Oliver revealed on Wednesday. Police said emergency crews were called to a remote area east of Oliver on Tuesday morning, where a recently burned Ford pickup was located. After the scene was safe to examine, police say human remains were found […]
Huntsville lifted its state of emergency on Wednesday after it was in effect for almost a week due to extensive flooding. Water levels and flows in Huntsville and Port Sydney area lakes and rivers are steadily declining. Since Tuesday, Huntsville’s lakes have receded by 15 cm, with Mary Lake dropping by 7 cm. River flows […]
CHICAGO — For weeks, residents of Davenport, Iowa, looked warily toward the flooded Mississippi River as it encroached on their downtown, the water kept at bay only by temporary barriers lining the street. On Tuesday, those barriers broke, sending murky river water rushing into businesses and forcing residents to scramble to safety. About 30 people […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Under pressure from Democrats, Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday (May 1) defended his decision to clear President Donald Trump of criminal obstruction of justice, by attempting to impede Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry and criticised Mueller for not reaching a conclusion of his own on the issue. Barr, the top US law enforcement […]