Officials with the municipality of Middlesex Centre are reminding residents to be “Bear Wise” after a black bear was spotted near Denfield, Ont. The notice was posted to Facebook on Monday afternoon and officials say the Ministry of Natural Resources has been notified of the bear that was sighted in the area northwest of Ilderton. […]
MOSCOW (AFP) – Maria Butina, the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow’s interference in US politics, on Tuesday (April 30) called her conviction absurd and a “disgrace” for American justice. Butina, a 30-year-old gun activist, spoke to Russian reporters by phone after she was sentenced to 18 months in prison […]
There can be a lot of benefits to having politicians on the ground at emergencies like floods or wildfires, disaster mitigation experts say. But they should be on the peripheries of the disasters, not right in the middle of them. “I think it’s important the prime minister or other leaders show up in these situations […]
The $337m planet-hunting space telescope launched on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral in Florida, is the agency’s most ambitious quest yet to scour planets’ atmospheres for any life. The search for alien worlds has taken another big step with the launch of NASA’s latest satellite. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is the agency’s most […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Tuesday. Get out the picnic basket: Governors Island opens on Wednesday, with daily ferry service. Ride free through Sunday! Weather: You might need an umbrella this morning, but by afternoon it will be mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower to mid-60s. […]
Ottawa Fire Services says that a fire has burned a home in the Constance Bay flood zone on Monday night. Ottawa fire says they received a 911 call from a neighbour of 795 Bayview Drive reporting smoke and flames were visible from side windows of the home at around 11 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed […]
Residential real estate developer HIP Developments has donated two properties in uptown Waterloo to provide studio space for both emerging and established artists. The donation also aims to create a space fostering creativity, community and local engagement. Art$Pay, an organization dedicated to serving art practitioners and advocating for fair pay, will manage the houses. “These […]
A US army veteran has been arrested after allegedly plotting to “commit mass murder” in California. Mark Steven Domingo “faces federal charges in a terrorist plot in which he planned to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED)”, according to a US Department of Justice release. He was arrested on Friday after accepting what he believed […]
After pausing construction for the Calgary Flames’ playoff run, work along the Red Mile has started again. Road and utility construction on 17 Avenue S.W. began Monday between 8 Street and 10A Street S.W., with local detours in place. Work will continue along to 14 Street S.W. in mid-May, to complete the final third of […]
Several communities in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are continuing to feel the wrath of floodwaters, prompting many to declare a state of emergency and get help from soldiers for sandbagging and emergency evacuations. The historic flooding has caused many residents of Eastern Canada to flee from their homes as water levels surge. Canadians from […]