Tragic Boo the Pomeranian "hung on" for more than a year after his best pal’s death – despite suffering from a ‘broken heart’. Irene Ahn, Boo’s owner, confirmed the miniature dog’s passing in a heartbreaking post to its 17.5 million followers on Facebook. The pup apparently could not deal with the death of its canine […]
OTTAWA — Canada’s top general is promising better support for victims of military sexual misconduct, but says he will not get rid of a regulation that Canada’s auditor general has warned discourages some victims from coming forward. The “duty to report” regulation compels service members to report any type of inappropriate or criminal behaviour — […]
Jurors have awarded a former hotel dishwasher $21million (£16.3million) after she was fired for missing work on Sundays on religious grounds. Marie Jean Pierre, 60, had worked at the Conrad Miami Hotel for more than a decade until March 2016. The devout Christian born in Haiti was sacked after missing six Sunday shifts to attend […]
A 30-year-old Saskatoon man is facing multiple charges that include carrying a concealed weapon and pointing a firearm. Saskatoon police were called to a convenience store Saturday evening just before 6 p.m. for a report of a man allegedly stealing and pointing a gun at a witness. The suspect fled the scene on foot but […]
A second piece of petrochemical development equipment is making its way to a refinery near Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. It comes less than two weeks after a massive ‘splitter’ made its way along the same route. The second piece of equipment is called a de-ethanizer stripper and weighs approximately 682 tonnes and is about […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Wall Street is bunkering down for a wave of intense scrutiny as a group of progressive Democrats, including social media star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have joined a powerful House of Representatives committee overseeing banking activities. “It’s a huge victory,” said Ocasio-Cortez, at 29 the youngest member of Congress and a self-described socialist – […]
Fire crews have contained a fire at a commercial building at Aubrey Street and Pinehurst Drive in Burnaby, alarmingly close to the Kinder Morgan tank farm facility. Burnaby Fire Deputy Chief Dave Samson assures local residents they are safe from danger, and there are no immediate concerns for those in the area. There are no reported […]
US President Donald Trump yesterday said he was grateful to special counsel Robert Mueller for a statement disputing a BuzzFeed News report that Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a Moscow property deal. “I appreciate the special counsel coming out with a statement last night. I think it was very appropriate […]
A huge fireball which engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in Mexico last Friday killed 66 people and badly burned 71 others, with 85 people still missing The blast came only three weeks after Mexico’s new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched an offensive against fuel theft gangs who […]
By Alix Culbertson, news reporter On the 29th day of the US government shutdown over funding for Donald Trump’s border wall, the president gave a speech in an attempt to strike a deal with Democrats to end the impasse. He made many assertions and a few offers to get the border with Mexico secured. Sky […]