After a windy snowstorm dumped close to 30 centimetres of fresh powder on Ottawa by Wednesday morning, Environment Canada has terminated the winter storm warning for the national capital. But the snow hasn’t let up yet and the national weather agency predicts another five centimetres will fall before tapering off into flurries later Wednesday. More […]
California police have said a 20-year-old black man who was shot and killed in his car by six officers last week had reached for a gun first. But Willie McCoy’s family has pushed back, saying the aspiring rapper was not a threat to the officers as he was just waking up. Vallejo police had been […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump is ready to sign a border security funding deal, despite failing to get anywhere close to the money he sought for a US-Mexico border wall, US media reported on Wednesday (Feb 13). CNN and NBC television quoted sources close to the President saying that Mr Trump has resigned himself […]
Some believe that the arrival of Transportation Network Companies (TNC) like Uber and Lyft in Halifax will lead to increased passenger safety but taxi drivers in the municipality aren’t happy about it. “It’s absolutely ludicrous,” said Dave Buffet, president of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Taxi Association. “The greatest safety issue in my 20 years […]
Canada’s national game – brought to you by China’s Huawei. As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over the tech company, involving arrests and execution orders, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that Huawei’s bright red fan-shaped logo is plastered prominently on the set of “Hockey Night in Canada.” TV hosts regularly remind the […]
Radio is the oldest electronic medium – predating social media, streaming, the internet and even TV — and it continues to be surprisingly resilient. Corus Radio has shown incredible growth on both its AM and FM stations over the past year, and there’s no better time than World Radio Day (Feb. 13) to highlight why […]
It wasn’t the coldest day, or the day with the most snow, but Tuesday was arguably one of the worst days for drivers on Winnipeg roads. From the south perimeter to Polo Park, Henderson Highway and countless other areas of the city, crashes snarled traffic and caused delays during the daily commute. Related Getting ready […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – A Pacific storm system known as the”Pineapple Express” threatened to dump up to 20cm of rain and 2.44m of snow on areas of California, raising risks of flooding and mudslides, meteorologists said on Wednesday (Feb 13). “The (Pineapple) Express is no joke,” said Mr Bob Oravec, meteorologist with the National Weather […]
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – US allies will use the opportunity of Patrick Shanahan’s first Nato ministers meeting this week to see whether the acting defence secretary will be as supportive of the military alliance as his predecessor was, defence officials and experts said. Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive who has mostly focused on internal issues […]
ALBANY — A millionaire walks into the State Capitol and says, “Raise my taxes.” Please. This was no joke: The millionaire was Morris Pearl, a former BlackRock executive who is the chairman of a group called the Patriotic Millionaires, a group dedicated to pushing for higher taxes on businesses and the ultrarich. Testifying on Tuesday […]