Trotting off into the sunset is not exactly what happened for Sarge, the Halifax Regional Police horse whose retirement ceremony was held on Tuesday. Instead, in a snow-covered Halifax Grand Parade, officers honoured the horse’s 13-year-long career. He’ll now be heading to a farm where he can freely roam several hundred acres of open space […]
Jann Arden, Johnny Reid, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, The Roots, and Walk Off The Earth are among the headliners at the 2019 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. Organizers announced the ticketed lineup on Tuesday for this summer’s event in Saskatoon, which runs June 21-30. Other acts include: Joshua Redman Quartet, Lisa Fischer, Joey Alexander, Colin […]
It is with a heavy heart that we offer our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Firefighter Christopher Slutman Ladder 27, a fifteen year member of the department and a friend to all in both of his firehouses. Christopher will be greatly missed. RIP pic.twitter.com/3CxPjTsGNw A Bronx firefighter who was also […]
A US woman who died at 99 of natural causes unknowingly lived with her organs on the wrong side of her body due to a rare congenital condition. Rose Marie Bentley, a pet feed store owner who passed away in October 2017, donated her body to research at a university in Portland, Oregon. Students in […]
Pacific Top Team, a martial arts studio in Kelowna, is helping women learn how to defend themselves using Brazilian jiu-jitsu moves. “We like to call it a more intelligent way to defend yourself,” said martial arts instructor Sarah Draht. “It’s not about being strong and big. It’s about technique and leverage.” Draht was a security […]
Police say it’s amazing only minor injuries were reported, following a serious two-vehicle crash in Brant County. OPP Sergeant Steve Haist says it happened on Highway 2 west of Puttown Road just before 830 a.m. Tuesday when a dump truck collided with a tractor-trailer. Haist says the crash was severe with a diesel spill and […]
A measles outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people continues to spread throughout the United States, new government data shows, with four states recording their first cases of the virus for 2019. In the first week of April, the country added 78 new measles cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with […]
A national-security watchdog is calling for stricter controls on the Canadian military’s spying. In a report released Tuesday, the national-security committee of parliamentarians says National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have one of the largest intelligence programs in Canada, yet these operations get little outside scrutiny. The MPs and senators on the committee say […]
TORONTO – Ontario is considering eliminating front licence plates on vehicles across the province. Premier Doug Ford‘s office says the idea is under review but no decisions have been made. A spokesman for the premier says removing front licence plates will not be included in plans for redesigned commercial and regular plates that are expected […]
Quebecor says it will follow through with its threat to scramble the signal of its TVA Sports channel for television subscribers of its competitor, Bell. The action will start Wednesday night when National Hockey League (NHL) playoff games begin to be televised by the exclusive French-language broadcaster. This means that in order to watch hockey […]