Delroy Fauth, owner of Amphibious Crafts Enterprises, loves his vehicles so much that he refers to them as his “toys.” The North Battleford, Sask., resident recently purchased a Sever 750K airboat and has been testing it out ever since — even in frigid temperatures. “The most exciting thing is when you go across the water […]
A judge in the US has set R Kelly’s bail at $1m (£766,500) after the singer was charged with sexually abusing four females, including three minors. The R&B star, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has faced decades of sexual abuse claims. He has never been convicted and has previously denied other allegations. He […]
Thousands of items are on the auction block this weekend as the final chapter for Northlands Racetrack and Casino comes to an end. A live auction, run by Kastner Auctions, will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Borden Park Road with almost everything and anything up for grabs. A preview of the items […]
Hamilton police are once again reminding the public not to call 911 unless it’s a genuine emergency after someone called to complain about missing their flight. “They said, ‘We’re at the airport and we came five minutes late because of traffic.’ They indicated where they were heading to and they indicated the airline wasn’t going […]
A newspaper in a small city in Alabama that drew condemnation over an editorial calling for the Ku Klux Klan to “ride again” has a new editor and publisher: a 46-year-old black woman. The new editor, Elecia R. Dexter, is taking over The Democrat-Reporter, a weekly newspaper serving Linden in western Alabama, at a “pivotal […]
The Quebec College of Physicians says it’s ready to give nurse practitioners more powers. On Friday, the college adopted a resolution that would give nurse practitioners the power to treat common illnesses such as otitis, urinary tract infections as well as the following chronic diseases: diabetes, hypertension, asthma, hypothyroidism, high cholesterol and chronic obstructive pulmonary […]
A teenager managed to avoid injury after a car smashed through a plate glass window and hit the chair he was sitting in at a hair salon on Pembina Highway Saturday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:15 p.m., at Hair Affair on south Pembina, said witness Jennifer Holland, and her son was able to […]
More than eight months after the investigation into MP Kent Hehr’s improper conduct in the Alberta legislature concluded, neither of Hehr’s accusers nor Hehr himself have seen the entirety of the resulting report. The Prime Minister’s Office, which commissioned law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP to conduct the third-party investigation, told Global News on Friday the […]
The piano serves as a vehicle for Steven Atme’s feelings but on Friday, his performance was meant to celebrate the existence of another medium — one he enjoys working with. “I do,” he laughed. “I really, really, really do. “Especially as a man that talks a lot.” Atme is a contributor for Inspirations, a newspaper […]
OTTAWA – The commander of Canada’s special forces says officials are watching closely to see what impact U.S. plans to withdraw hundreds of soldiers from Syria could have on Canada’s mission in neighbouring Iraq. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe said the planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria has not yet had […]