The latest chapter of the Trump-Russia inquiry centres around the 100-storey building that almost was. A report from Buzzfeed News claims President Donald Trump directed his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to mislead Congress about plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow. So what is this Moscow tower – and how did it come to the forefront […]
After a month of frigid temperatures in the Rockies, an Environment Canada forecast for colder than typical weather in March is good news for ski resort operators hoping to extend the season with packs of spring skiers. Meanwhile, in Ontario and Quebec, ski resorts are coping with high winds and snow this week after rain […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] It’s Wednesday. Jumaane Williams will be New York City’s public advocate. Weather: Cold and cloudy with a chance of flurries starting in the afternoon. Alternate-side parking: In effect until March 6 (Ash Wednesday). Jumaane Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, won New York City’s […]
Jody Wilson-Raybould finally gets the chance Wednesday to “speak her truth” about the SNC-Lavalin affair, breaking a three-week silence that has fuelled a controversy based, so far, strictly on anonymous allegations of political interference in the justice system. But the former attorney general is already warning that her hotly anticipated testimony before the House of […]
People who get fined for fighting in Vancouver’s Granville Entertainment District could soon be forced to pay up. A recent review found that fines issued for fighting often go uncollected because of lack of enforcement. The fines, which can cost up to $500, are issued by Vancouver police, however they are collected by the City […]
A United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela’s crisis briefly turned into a diplomatic brawl on Tuesday, as the United States and Russia traded rejoinders reminiscent of the Cold War. Nothing was resolved, and it appeared that if anything, the meeting illustrated how antagonists have hardened their positions over the crisis afflicting Venezuela, once Latin […]
Oregon is poised to become the first state in the nation to impose statewide limits on how much landlords can raise rents after state lawmakers passed a sweeping measure on Tuesday. The legislation would generally limit rent increases to 7 percent annually plus the change in the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation. Some […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — It was not the first time the archaeologist had received this type of call. “There have been some human bones unearthed,” Chris Hatin, an investigator with the Warren County sheriff’s office, said in a voice […]
A grizzly bear sighting in Kananaskis Country might not seem like such a strange thing, but in the dead of winter, it can be a real surprise. That’s just what happened to a group of skiers in the Sarrail Creek drainage area last week, when they encountered a grizzly bear that had been denning in […]
Hamilton is no longer among the top five rattiest cities in Ontario. The third annual “Rattiest Cities” list has just been released by Orkin Canada, which places Hamilton seventh for the number of rat and mice “treatments” the pest control company administered at residential and commercial locations in 2018. Last year, Hamilton came in at […]