Quebec Premier François Legault will go on a mission in New York and Washington next month in a bid to attract investors to Quebec and to denounce the U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum. In New York, Legault plans to meet business people and potential investors. In Washington, scheduled meetings will be more political, in order […]
Easter weekend is upon us, which will bring a rare four-day holiday for some in the Hamilton area. Several businesses and services will be closed on either Good Friday (April 19), Easter Sunday (April 21) or Easter Monday (April 22) Here’s what you need to know. Municipal schedule Green bin, garbage and recycling: No collection […]
A 76-year-old Toronto woman has died following a three-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Milton Wednesday afternoon. Provincial police say the crash happened near Guelph Line. Ornge Air Ambulance did respond to the area, but did not transport anyone. It’s not known if anyone else was seriously hurt. The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 were […]
[Read the latest edition of Crossing the Border, a limited-run newsletter about life where the United States and Mexico meet. Sign up here to receive the next issue in your inbox.] HIDALGO, Tex. — The federal government will spend nearly $40 million to build and operate two new tent cities for migrant families and children […]
New York City is poised to be the first US city to charge a fee to drivers in an effort to reduce traffic and raise funds for public transport. How might it work and what can it learn from London? The proposal, passed by state lawmakers in March, is set to begin in 2021 and […]
Westdale Secondary School students stepped outside the classroom to bring attention to acts of violence and racism around the world. The school’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) organized a ‘ring of peace’, made up of students holding hands in a ring around the school on Thursday morning. Arooba Amir is a Grade 11 student who took […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The Florida teenager whose purported fascination with the 1999 Columbine school massacre sparked a massive hunt for her this week appears to have kept an online journal peppered with violent imagery and awash in despair, anger and suicidal thoughts. An online journal written by someone who identified herself as “Sol Pais” […]
TORONTO – Ontario is allowing community housing providers to deny tenants who have previously been evicted for criminal activity. The province says it will now give municipalities the tools to turn those people away. The province says it will now give municipalities the tools to turn those people away. Toronto Mayor John Tory has been […]
The Columbine-infatuated teenager who forced the closure of schools in Denver has died, according to local media. Local police and the FBI were searching for Sol Pais after flew into Colorado on Monday night from Miami. She was last seen in the foothills west of Denver after buying a shotgun and ammunition. Pais was said […]
LIMA, Peru — A former president of Peru died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when the authorities tried to arrest him in connection with one of the biggest corruption scandals in Latin American history. A personal secretary for the former president, Alan García, 69, confirmed his death. The secretary, Ricardo Pineda, also […]