CHICAGO — In one of the most unpredictable, wide-open Chicago elections in generations, residents went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a replacement for Rahm Emanuel as mayor of the nation’s third-largest city. With 14 candidates — more than this city has ever seen before in a mayor’s race — it was uncertain how […]
Blustery and whiteout conditions in New Brunswick Tuesday morning led to at least 15 vehicles being involved in collisions at the Cocagne Bridge, according to police. New Brunswick RCMP say emergency crews were dispatched to the area shortly after 9 a.m. They worked for several hours to clear the vehicles. Police say four people were sent to […]
The US health department has received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against detained migrant children from 2014-2018, documents show. The Department of Justice reportedly received an additional 1,303 sex abuse complaints against unaccompanied minors during the same period. Congressman Ted Deutch, who released the figures, said at least 154 claims are against facility […]
BOGOTA (AFP) – Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido said in an interview published on Tuesday (Feb 26) that he must return to Venezuela despite receiving threats as it is his “duty.” Guaido, the 35-year-old leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly, declared himself acting president in January after the opposition-controlled legislature concluded that Nicolas Maduro was fraudulently […]
OTTAWA — The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty and it is connecting the drop to the Liberal government’s signature child benefit. The Liberals introduced the income-tested Canada Child Benefit midway through 2016, replacing a previous system of tax credits and the Conservatives’ universal child care benefit. New Statistics Canada figures […]
Human remains found in Welland earlier this month have been identified as those of a missing 19-year-old. They were discovered in the area of Schisler and Darby roads on Feb. 17. Niagara Regional Police say an autopsy has confirmed the body is Samantha Leigh Lambert of St. Catharines. She had been reported missing in September […]
Those hoping to camp at Guelph Lake Conservation Area during July’s Hillside Festival will be able to book campsites starting on Thursday morning. The Grand River Conservation Authority said campers can book regular nightly campsites as of 9 a.m for the July 12-14 weekend festival. The reservations are in high demand and are usually filled […]
The Toronto Zoo has welcomed a new baby male Grevy zebra and he needs a name. Eight-year-old Tori, a female Grevy zebra, gave birth to a male foal in the early hours of Feb. 13. This is the third foal that mother Tori has given birth to at the zoo. The zoo said the birth […]
The Manitoba Trucking Agency agrees with recommendations made in the wake of last year’s Humboldt crash, especially when it comes to mandatory training. The coroner’s office in Saskatchewan released its report Monday, and it calls for better and tougher enforcement of trucking rules, mandatory training, a review of signage at rural intersections and mandatory seatbelts […]
Virden RCMP say a man has died after his clothing got caught in machinery on a southern Manitoba farm. Police were called at about 9:25 p.m. Monday after they were told about a death on a farm site about 15 km NW of Virden, Man. They said a 63-year-old Prairie View man was working on […]