Saint John Common Council didn’t have much to say about a data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of thousands at a meeting, Monday. Council is being told attacks against municipalities are on the rise and it’s not a case of “if” organizations will be hacked but “when.” A report presented to council Monday […]
The first two years of the Trump White House have been eventful, to say the least. But let’s ignore the drama and instead focus on the numbers. We’re tracking the president’s progress on his agenda and how it is received by the American public and the wider world. And there are interesting – and surprising […]
A UCP candidate in Medicine Hat, who said her church was asking its congregation for help with a $50,000 carbon tax bill on Sunday, has corrected her claim. Brooks-Medicine Hat candidate Michaela Glasgo amended her claim Monday afternoon, saying the church’s carbon tax is estimated to be around $5,400 in 2019. UCP Leader Jason Kenney […]
CHICAGO — Two of the most dreaded words in a Midwestern weather forecast — “polar vortex” — returned this week, promising life-threatening low temperatures that could shatter records and plunge much of the region into its deepest freeze in decades. Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin declared an emergency and told the National Guard to be […]
After one of its busiest years, the Red Cross is asking for more volunteers to help out in New Brunswick. Red Cross volunteers assisted 64 people following last week’s stormy weather that caused flooding across the province. But in the Sussex region, the Red Cross faced its own challenges, as it had no volunteers to […]
The Saskatchewan government gave ridesharing the green light at the end of 2018, but in Regina services like Uber and Lyft are still waiting at the red. City administration unveiled potential rules in mid-January and the executive committee sent them back for further review. The proposed rules say drivers must be experienced with a Class […]
Families of some of the 29 people killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash shared heart-wrenching stories of pain and anguish during a sentencing hearing in a Melfort, Sask. courtroom Monday. The parents of 21-year-old Logan Boulet, a player who died in the crash, were the first of 65 statements scheduled to be read. […]
A Regina man, 48, and a Fort Qu’Appelle man, 36, face multiple charges after police say they found drugs and weapons in their vehicle during a traffic stop on Sunday. Regina police say they stopped the “suspicious looking” vehicle on the 100-block of Dorothy Street shortly after 8 a.m. According to police, Ryan Scott Star […]
Canada will host a meeting of the Lima Group of nations next week to discuss how to support Juan Guaido in seizing interim power from Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro until free elections to replace him can be held. In a press conference with reporters on Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland described the meeting as […]
Quebec’s school boards say they have been receiving calls from the government asking if they know how many of their teachers and staff wear religious symbols at work. “Our school board does not have that type of listing, so we told them we don’t have that information, said Carol Heffernan, assistant director general of the Lester […]