Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre in Herschel, Sask., has received a 2018 National Trust Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Award and is being recognized as a resilient historical site. The centre won in the B category, which recognizes organizations with a successful track record of a decade or longer that use historic places or landscapes in ways that illustrate extraordinary significance […]
Three young children playing outside climbed into an unplugged chest freezer and died when they could not get out. The children, aged one, four and six, could not be revived when they were found at a home in Live Oak in north Florida, authorities in Florida have said. The youngsters lived at the house with […]
A Saudi woman accepted as a refugee in Canada has said in an Australian television interview that she expected her experience would inspire other women to flee her homeland. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, told Australian Broadcasting Corp in an interview recorded in Toronto and broadcast in Australia on Tuesday that she hoped that the international […]
A dad conned neighbours into let him bury his cat in their garden – but in reality he buried his own baby daughter, police say. The one-year-old is believed to have drowned in her bath at home. People living in the home were stunned when the baby’s corpse was uncovered by authorities. The homeowners, in […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] The first time Vienna Rye noticed her cellphone acting up was at a 2014 protest march against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The device shut down abruptly as she was filming, even though the battery […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will bring his much talked about town hall tour to Brock University on Tuesday night. Officials are expecting a large crowd to pack the Ian Beddis Gymnasium at the St. Catharines campus for the event. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the town hall begins at 7 p.m. It is […]
The latest construction project for Montreal’s upcoming light-rail train system (REM) is creating more traffic headaches for commuters downtown after as work begins for the future McGill station. The commute was slower than usual on de Maisonneuve Boulevard on Monday morning as drivers and cyclists navigated the new work site. “Well, it’s a bit of […]
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley expressed frustration again Monday about a lack of progress in completing the Trans Mountain pipeline. Notley’s comments came after a federal cabinet shuffle that left Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi in his portfolio. Related Western Canada oil prices remain strong as Alberta production cap kicks in Roiled in oil: Alberta votes […]
“Getting ready to address the Farm Convention today in Nashville, Tennessee. Love our farmers, love Tennessee – a great combination! See you in a little while,” he wrote on Monday morning. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention is actually being held in New Orleans and the post was deleted minutes later, NBC reported. The […]
A man is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Red Deer on Monday. RCMP said the collision occurred at around 2 a.m. on Taylor Drive between 45 Street and 47 Street. The only person in the vehicle at the time was declared dead on the scene, RCMP said. “Red Deer RCMP continues to investigate; however, […]