Halton police say they have arrested three people after a drug deal went wrong. Police say an 18-year-old man met three suspects last Friday in a forested area near Fourth and Lower Base lines in Oakville to settle a marijuana drug debt. However, during the transaction, police say the victim was assaulted by the suspects […]
Since its American debut at the Park Avenue Armory last month, “The Lehman Trilogy” has had New Yorkers of a certain breed held tightly at the forearms. A play about money and decline, it has been chewed over by those still on top. The show was virtually sold out long before it opened, with tickets […]
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent in February to $50.6 billion, the first increase since October. Economists had expected an increase of 0.4 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. Sales were up in five of 11 subsectors, representing 73 per cent of retail trade. Retail sales at general merchandise stores, which […]
After three years of technical work and consultations with the public, reports on potential routes for bus rapid transit (BRT) and downtown active transportation will soon be reviewed by Saskatoon city council. The City of Saskatoon laid out several options for BRT routes but officials are recommending 1st Avenue, that will connect with another BRT […]
The US president, American politicians and most of the world are waiting for the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election. The release of the nearly 400-page document is highly anticipated, however, it will be redacted. Here is what to look out for: :: What is […]
There are more questions than answers when it comes to the future of paramedic services across Ontario. A provincial government proposal to downsize land ambulance service districts from 52 to just 10 has people talking. According to a leaked internal memo from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Doug Ford’s cuts to frontline healthcare will […]
ONE of the divers who helped save the Thai cave schoolboys became the focus of a similar rescue mission – but only wanted pizza when he was retrieved after 28 hours trapped underground. Josh Bratchley had been exploring a flooded cave in Jackson County, Tennessee, with a group of divers from the UK when he […]
REVENTADOR, Ecuador — The dam sits under the glare of an active volcano, with columns of ash spewing toward the sky. Officials had warned against the dam for decades. Geologists said an earthquake could wipe it away. Now, only two years after opening, thousands of cracks are splintering the dam’s machinery. Its reservoir is clogged […]
Two people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a home in northeast Edmonton on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services told Global News that a man and woman were taken to hospital as a precaution out of concerns about smoke inhalation. They said neighbours called 911 after they saw […]
White House officials are reportedly suffering “breakdown-level anxiety” over whether the Mueller report will expose them as a source of damaging information about US President Donald Trump. More than a dozen current and former administration personnel co-operated with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether the Trump presidential campaign colluded with Russia, according to NBC. […]