When a group of American friends decided they wanted to give something back to their community at Christmas, they found out a shocking statistic. As many as 60% of nursing home residents don’t receive regular visitors, according to research from the University of South Alabama. Upset that so many elderly people would spend the festive […]
The US federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a protracted standoff over President Donald Trump’s demand for money to build a border wall with Mexico. With Mr Trump’s insistence on five billion dollars (£3.95 billion) for the wall and negotiations with Democrats in Congress far from a breakthrough, even […]
Jack Higginson, 9, has been a regular visitor at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre for the last five years. Once a week, he goes to the hospital to receive treatment for a rare genetic disease, MPS II, also known as Hunter Syndrome. But now, his experience will be a lot brighter, thanks to a new […]
Dozens of cigarette butts were left littered around a designated smoking area (DSA) in Halifax overnight Friday as a result of suspected vandalism. Halifax Coun. Matt Whitman says he noticed the vandalism, took a photo and reported it to 311. He tweeted a photo out of the damage Saturday morning. This isn’t the first time […]
While Santa is making a list and checking it twice so are Winnipeg’s shoppers, who are getting their last-minute gifts this weekend. Crowds of shoppers were at St. Vital Centre on Saturday to buy their holiday presents. “Every year, last minute,” said Morgan Tymchak, who was walking in the mall with bags weighing down her arms. […]
The US Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration’s policy to deny asylum to any migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. The top court rejected the policy 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the court’s liberals. Federal judges had previously stayed the asylum ban, ruling it tried to circumvent existing laws granting […]
A car fire in the North Okanagan on Friday night created quite a spectacle. And it was a bit shocking for the owner as well. A viewer video was taken at the scene in Spallumcheen, at Otter Lake Cross Road and Thomas Hayes Road. When fire crews arrived, a power pole was also involved in […]
The US envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw US troops from Syria. Brett McGurk joins Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in an exodus of experienced national security officials. Only 11 days ago, Mr McGurk had said it would be “reckless” […]
A black high school wrestler with dreadlocks was forced to make a choice: cut his hair or forfeit his match. He was told by a referee that his hair and the hair cover he was wearing violated wrestling rules during a competition on Thursday in southern New Jersey. Andrew Johnson wanted to compete. So he […]
During his campaign, President Trump captured the imagination of his supporters with the promise of a 1,000-mile-long wall on the border with Mexico. Though construction of an actual wall has not begun, and funding for it has yet to be provided by Congress, the symbolism and reality of what it means has grown. In many […]