US Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has cancelled plans to visit American troops in Afghanistan due to claims the White House “leaked” her security plan. The news comes one day after Mr Trump banned the Democratic delegation from using a military aircraft for the trip. Mrs Pelosi’s spokesman said on Friday that security officials had determined […]
OTTAWA – The Transportation Safety Board says an onboard fire that forced a WestJet plane to return to the Calgary International Airport soon after takeoff last June was caused by spare e-cigarette lithium-ion batteries that a passenger failed to declare in his checked baggage. The agency says in a report that a backpack caught fire […]
Guelph police announced Friday that veteran RCMP officer Gordon F. Cobey will take the reins as police chief on March 1. “The profile of Mr. Cobey and the board’s strategic plan are in alignment,” said Guelph Police Services Board chair Don Drone in a statement. “We look forward to his tenure as our new chief […]
Winnipeggers will have a chance to catch the sky lighting up red over the weekend. A lunar eclipse is set to be visible in Winnipeg on Sunday night. The eclipse will begin around 9:30 p.m. but won’t be fully visible until exactly 11:12 p.m. This type of eclipse is sometimes known as a “blood moon” […]
Two goals from Ryan Suzuki led the Barrie Colts to a 3-2 victory over the London Knights Thursday. The Colts, playing at the Barrie Molson Centre, struck first with a goal from Suzuki in just under nine minutes into the first period. The Knights were unable to respond, leaving the score at 1-0 for Barrie […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) What does it take to be a food critic for all of California? At first blush, it sounds like a pretty simple gig — roam around, eat delicious stuff, decide if it’s good. But then you start thinking about the mechanics. […]
Deep under the New York Bay near Brooklyn, covered in mildew, seaweed and other gunk, is what thousands of commuters would consider a hidden treasure: the start of a subway tunnel linking Staten Island to the rest of New York City. “The idea of a subway to Staten Island really goes way back,” said Stan […]
A 15-year-old girl suffering from a rare disease could be killed by a strong smell, her family have revealed. Martina Baker, from Maine, USA, sufferers from Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) – an immunological condition that makes her allergic to “almost anything”, including heat, water and perfume. Even a whiff of cooking oil or bleach […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Saturn’s rings are younger than scientists thought and appeared within the last 10 to 100 million years, according to research published on Thursday (Jan 17) based on findings from Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft. The sixth planet from the Sun formed about 4.5 billion years ago, along with the rest of the planets in […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jan 17) cancelled the US delegation’s trip to the annual international conference at Davos, saying the officials were needed in Washington to tackle the shutdown of the federal government. “Out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay and to ensure his team can […]