Ontario Provincial Police say a man and a woman, both in their 60s, are dead after a head-on collision just west of Newmarket Thursday night. Police said officers responded a collision between two vehicles on Highway 9, between the 11th and 12th concession at 6:15 p.m. Const. Tracey Lacarte said a car with one male […]
At least six people were killed and several injured on Thursday afternoon in a fiery crash in northern Florida in which two tractor-trailers, a van and a car collided, the authorities said. The crash occurred on I-75 near Gainesville, Fla., at about 3:40 p.m., according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. About […]
If the Rideau Transit Group meets their next deadline, transit riders can expect to be taking the train by the end of April. In a memo to the mayor and members of council from the director of the rail construction program, Michael Morgan says that Rideau Transit Group (RTG) is on schedule to hand operation […]
A contractor working on J.D. Irving, Ltd. land in northern New Brunswick has died after his logging truck left a road in Madawaska County. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says the truck left a woods road roughly 40 kilometres from Saint-Leonard at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. She says emergency services were called to the scene but […]
JetBlue Airways and a new U.S. low-cost airline being launched by the co-founder of WestJet Airlines and JetBlue have signed firm orders to buy 120 A220 planes developed by Quebec-based Bombardier Inc. The manufacturer says the airline dubbed Moxy is buying 60 A220-300 aircraft formerly called the C Series in a deal valued at a […]
A few weeks ago, we asked Race/Related readers to share their stories about the first time they encountered racism or a racist belief. We were overwhelmed by the responses, and would like to share some of them with you. The story below comes to us from Baker C. Blanding, 31, a marketing manager who lives […]
A two-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle in Burford, Ont. on Christmas Day, has died in hospital. Police have identified the victim as two-year-old Foster Butler, who died from her injuries on New Year’s Day. The incident happened around noon on Christmas Day on Highway 53. Police say that a 28-year-old County of […]
Mexico has asked the United States for an investigation into American border officers’ actions along the nations’ shared border, two days after agents near San Diego used tear gas, smoke and pepper spray to repel a group of migrants trying to cross into the United States. On Thursday, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said it sent a […]
A Michigan lawmaker is set to be sworn into office as a US congresswoman while holding a copy of a Koran once owned by former US President Thomas Jefferson. Rashida Tlaib, who is of Palestinian heritage, is also expected to wear traditional Palestinian clothing during the swearing in ceremony. Ms Tlaib and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar […]
The Democrats have taken control in the House of Representatives after the midterm elections last November. They wasted no time flexing their new power and vowing to pass legislation that would end the 13-day partial government shutdown. The Democrats’ new intake includes a Somali refugee, the first Muslim women elected to Congress and the youngest […]