Montrealers will be saying good-bye to 2018 with a bang thanks to Tourism Montreal and Moment Factory. The Jacques-Cartier pier at the Old Port is hosting a dance party, followed by fireworks at midnight and a light show on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. Moment Factory is the Montreal company that has produced several Super Bowl half […]
Surrey firefighters battled a large house fire on the morning of New Year’s Eve Day. Crews were called to the house near 133A Street and 112 Avenue around 9 a.m. Flames and black smoke could be seen pouring out of a second-storey balcony of the abandoned house, which had also been boarded up. No one […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Six years after a group of fast-food workers in New York City — earning as little as $7.25 an hour — made the seemingly preposterous demand for a $15 minimum wage, more than 1 million of their peers will […]
A number of recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science. Physicians and medical administrators had financial links to companies that went undeclared to medical journals even when they were writing on topics in which they clearly had monetary interests. Most agree such lapses damage the medical and […]
Another year of grim headlines about detained and deported immigrants, hate crimes, and the police being called on black people for doing everyday things like gardening or going swimming. But 2018 also held glimmers of hope — if you search hard enough — with stories about racial equality and justice. Here are a few of […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) We hope you have a fabulous New Year’s Eve tonight — and if you’re out celebrating, make sure you look up your options for a safe ride home. To close out the year, we’ve got a personal remembrance of Donald Moffat, […]
Large crowds have flocked to Canada Goose’s new outdoor wear store in downtown Beijing, its first in mainland China, since its opening on Friday, despite sub-freezing temperatures and a chill in bilateral ties. A long line of shoppers swaddled in thick winter coats were queuing outside the two-storey store on Monday afternoon, with waiting times for a […]
During his first year in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey has boasted of an open-door policy for legislators whose support he needs. But it’s not easy getting to the governor’s door. A building renovation forced Mr. Murphy from the State House into temporary offices five minutes from the legislative chambers. The distance […]
The idea of a concrete wall on the US-Mexico border was dropped early on Donald Trump’s presidency, his outgoing chief of staff John Kelly says. Mr Trump made the idea of a solid wall on the border a key pledge from the start of his presidential campaign in 2015. But by saying the idea of […]
The Conservators Center said the lion had gotten out of its enclosure on Sunday while a keeper was carrying out a routine clean. In a statement, the zoo park – which takes guests on up-close tours of big cats, wolves and other animals – said the lion had been killed to ensure the body of […]