The latest inspection at the Strathroy Portuguese Canadian Club has turned up no infractions. Health Officials have been investigating after reports that a large number of people got sick following a Strathroy-Caradoc Ducks Unlimited fundraising dinner on March 30. “A number of people started contacting the health unit to let us know they were ill […]
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer known for representing Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump, has been indicted by a Southern California grand jury on fraud, tax evasion, embezzlement and other charges. The federal charges were disclosed in The Los Angeles Times and other news outlets. Federal prosecutors in California planned a news conference for later […]
The London Food Bank is once again appealing to the generosity of Londoners. The 32nd annual Spring Food Drive starts Friday and runs until April 22. In 2018, the Food Bank saw more than 24,000 different individuals and in the first quarter of 2019, the Food Bank served an average of roughly 3,000 families a […]
The National Capital Commission (NCC) began work Thursday to cover the cobblestone circle where a killdeer bird nested last summer, threatening to delay the start of Bluesfest. In June, workers at Bluesfest came across the killdeer and its nest, containing four eggs, just as they were preparing to set up one of the main stages, […]
The high-profile former lawyer for Stormy Daniels, the porn star, has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from his clients “to fund a lavish lifestyle that had no limits”. Michael Avenatti (48) was charged in California with 36 counts of theft, tax avoidance, bank fraud and lying in bankruptcy proceedings. One of his alleged […]
Three new members have been added to Global News Montreal family. Global News Morning Anchor Laura Casella and her husband, Diego Greco, welcomed their second daughter, Gia, into the world Friday, April 5 at 10:02 p.m. The tiny tot weighed in at 6 lbs 8 oz. “Family is complete,” Casella wrote on social media. A […]
Toronto Fire Services have rescued a man after he fell down an elevator shaft in a building in the city’s downtown core Thursday morning. Emergency crews said they received a call around 10:30 a.m. for reports of a man who had fallen down an elevator shaft from around the third floor while on a motorized […]
Flower fans, Instagram influencers and Sunday strollers rejoice: the Abbotsford Tulip Festival is opening early this year. Organizers say a recent bout of good weather in the Fraser Valley has allowed the tulips to progress quicker than expected, with the low bloom in full effect this coming weekend. The event will be open from 11 […]
How does a country recover from centuries of slavery and racism? In the US, a growing number of voices are saying the answer is reparations. Reparations are a restitution for slavery – an apology and repayment to black citizens whose ancestors were forced into the slave trade. It’s a policy notion that many black academics […]
Driving through Montreal can be tough at the best of times, and a new crop of construction projects means traffic is not about to get better anytime soon. On Thursday, Sylvain Ouellet, the Montreal executive committee member in charge of infrastructure, announced plans for 25 large infrastructure projects in 2019. A total of $766 million […]