An erratic driver in Hamilton has led police to recover a car that was reported stolen on Monday. On Monday morning, a 2004 Honda Elantra was reported stolen from the driveway of a home in the Macintosh Drive and Spartan Avenue area, while it was warming up with the keys in the ignition. Two days […]
North Korea knows what the United States “must have” when it comes to nuclear disarmament by Pyongyang, Donald Trump has said following the collapse of his summit with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. He added that “we know what they want”, and claimed the relationship between the two countries was “very good”. There has been […]
The federal government and a Halifax-based organization have struck a new agreement to help protect Sable Island – the windswept sandbar off Nova Scotia famous for its wild horses. Parks Canada says the new partnership agreement formalizes its ongoing relationship with the Sable Island Institute, a not-for-profit organization that carries out environmental monitoring, biodiversity surveys […]
The son of a triple killer was arrested and thrown in jail after he banged on an execution chamber window and screamed "no" as he watched his father take his final breaths. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, was executed by lethal injection for murdering his estranged wife’s parents and brother in an apparent act of vengeance. […]
Ted Cruz unveils first political ad against Beto O’Rourke, who Democrats believe could beat the unpopular incumbent. Campaigning for midterm elections has begun in the US, including in Texas, where voters choose between Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat, and the incumbent senator, Ted Cruz, a Republican and former presidential candidate. The contest between the two men, […]
Is nothing sacred? Democrats want to take away hamburgers from the American people, an ex-Trump aide has warned. The wild claim about a supposed plot to ban the national food came from onetime White House aide Sebastian Gorka at a conservative political jamboree. The humble ground-beef patty has become ammunition in a US cultural food […]
The Ottawa police arson unit has taken over the investigation into a heavy fire that ripped through Holland Avenue’s Allium Restaurant early Friday, the local fire department confirmed shortly after 10 a.m. No one was injured in the fire, Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Danielle Cardinal said. The blaze temporarily displaced one woman and one child. […]
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Congress on Thursday approved the creation of a 60,000-member National Guard to tackle the nation’s public security crisis, a force that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made a cornerstone of his plan to confront organized crime and curb soaring violence. The vote capped months of legislative wrangling over the nature […]
City politicians will look at extending a pilot project that allowed for a more compassionate response to homeless people in the city. The pilot project was launched last year, which saw officials taking a more compassionate approach when dealing with groups of people living in London’s downtown and Old East Village. Jim Yanchula, manager of […]
The new UN report says there are strong indications that officials mainly from the attorney general’s office tortured 34 of those it arrested. The UN human rights office is accusing Mexico’s police of torturing dozens of people, while investigating the disappearance of 43 students four years ago. It says there’s strong evidence some of those […]