Guelph police say they are trying to locate a missing man with possible early onset dementia. According to a news release on Friday, John “Bev” Kerr may be driving a silver 2008 Kia Rondo with Ontario plates BPSK 643. He was last seen wearing a blue plaid shirt, blue baseball cap, and blue jeans with […]
We were warned “winter is coming” and Mother Nature certainly delivered. Despite it being nearly May, much of Alberta woke Saturday to a wintry blast of weather and, in some areas, over a dozen centimetres of snow. Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch Friday afternoon. A snowfall warning was also issued Friday afternoon for […]
AIRDRIE, Alta. — It’s been more than a year since injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki slept at home in his own bed. That’s about to change. After several months of renovations, his family’s home in Airdrie, just north of Calgary, is once again ready to be lived in. For Straschnitzki, paralyzed from the chest […]
Please sign up here to have the Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox. Last week, Nigel Shelby, a 15-year-old black student at Huntsville High School in Alabama, killed himself. His family said he had been the target of homophobic bullying. I remember when I was a young black boy in high school like Nigel. […]
Donald Trump has told the National Rifle Association he is withdrawing from a UN-supported international arms treaty. The US president told the pro-gun lobby group conference he would not ratify the accord, which had been signed by Barack Obama in 2013, but has not yet been ratified by US legislators. The Arms Trade Treaty regulates […]
A convicted killer beheaded another murderer in their prison cell and removed several of his body parts in a “sadistic” attack, it is alleged. Jaime Osuna, 31, is accused of repeatedly cutting Luis Romero with a sharp object wrapped in string and attached to a handle at a jail in California. Authorities believe the victim […]
COSTA MESA, Calif. — In the forests of Northern California, raids by law enforcement officials continue to uncover illicit marijuana farms. In Southern California, hundreds of illegal delivery services and pot dispensaries, some of them registered as churches, serve a steady stream of customers. And in Mendocino County, north of San Francisco, the sheriff’s office […]
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has agreed to have his social media posts regarding the car maker pre-approved by an expert, in order to settle a dispute over his tweeting. The tech entrepreneur reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which brought a case alleging he violated a previous settlement requiring his […]
This past winter was a bit of a rough one in southern Alberta. The extremely cold temperatures, mixed with snow and wind, made for some dangerous driving conditions. And while many relied heavily on a good set of winter tires, this recent warmer weather has plenty of residents already ditching them. “We’re here to take […]
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