A Rosemont man has taken a do-it-yourself approach to the ice on the street in front of his house, clearing blocked storm sewer ahead of a thaw so the water can drain before it freezes again. Montrealer Brian Hirst pointed out two drains for a Global News reporter Monday morning. One was a manhole-styled one, […]
US President Donald Trump has accused film director Spike Lee of racially attacking him during his Oscars acceptance speech. After winning the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for BlacKkKlansman, Lee referred to “our ancestors from Mother Africa” and said the 2020 presidential election would present a “moral choice between love versus hate”. Lee was […]
A fire broke out at a north end Halifax restaurant Sunday evening. Neighbours describe seeing smoke billowing out of the Chkn Chop, a rotisserie chicken restaurant on North Street. Fire crews were able to put the fire out quickly. According to the restaurant’s website, it is closed Sundays. Firefighters were on scene at the Chkn […]
On Tuesday, the Ford government introduced a new policing act that it says will streamline the special investigation process and will enhance police oversight. According to Steve Clark, the MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand islands and Rideau lakes, the previous government’s Bill 175, vilified police. “The previous bill presumed that police officers were guilty until proven innocent […]
London police and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a blaze that left one person dead. Details are scarce, but according to police, it was just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday when they along with other emergency services responded to reports of a fire in an apartment building on Proudfoot Lane. Officers evacuated the building […]
FRESNO, Calif. — In a neighborhood littered with derelict warehouses, Miguel Arias pointed to a wide strip of dirt where California’s high-speed rail, one of America’s most ambitious and divisive infrastructure projects, has been taking shape. The son of Mexican farmworkers and a newly elected member to the City Council in this sprawling Central Valley […]
President Donald Trump has said he will extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports, citing “substantial progress” in weekend talks between the two countries. Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that there had been “productive talks”, adding that: “I will be delaying the US increase in tariffs now scheduled for March 1.” Mr Trump […]
Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax of Virginia, who has been accused of sexual assault by two women and is facing calls to resign, compared himself to lynching victims in an unplanned speech before the State Senate on Sunday and said he was “standing firm in the truth.” Mr. Fairfax, who is black, spoke for about […]
A new proposed Seed Variety Use Agreement (S.V.U.A.) would have producers of wheat, barley, oats, flax and pulse crops subject to a new royalty fee as early as 2020. Two fee options have been proposed by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to support research and plant breeding programs in Canada […]
CÚCUTA, Colombia — As the humanitarian aid at the heart of a Venezuelan border standoff remained shut in warehouses on Sunday, and with President Nicolás Maduro’s blockade still intact, it became clear that the opposition leaders trying to oust him had little in the way of a Plan B. Juan Guaidó, the top opposition official, […]