TORONTO – A coroner’s inquest into the death of a technician killed during a stage collapse at a Radiohead concert in Toronto will get underway in the new year. The Office of Ontario’s Chief Coroner says the proceedings are set to begin on March 25, 2019. Scott Johnson, 33, was killed on June 16, 2012, […]
A Canadian Forces member says his commanding officer appeared proud when he revealed last year that military officials had intentionally avoided using Vice-Admiral Mark Norman‘s name in internal correspondence. The Forces member recounted the conversation in testimony Tuesday as Norman’s lawyers turned to witnesses and emails to hammer home their allegations that the government is […]
A facility for nuclear innovation at the University of Saskatchewan is receiving a big funding boost from the federal government. The Fedoruk Centre is getting $2.2 million to renovate and equip its innovation wing of the Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences. Related Volker Gerdts new head of VIDO-InterVac at University of Saskatchewan U of S […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would “review” the case of a Green Beret convicted of premeditated murder. He’s also said he’d intervene in the case of a Chinese businesswoman arrested in Canada if it got him a better trade deal. And he repeatedly comments on the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling and collusion with […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Waiting until the weekend to do your holiday shopping? You’re not alone: This coming Saturday may be the biggest spending day of the year. Although Black Friday used to be America’s biggest single shopping day, the final Saturday before Christmas took the title four or five years ago as more retailers […]
Loneliness peaks at three periods in life, according to a study published this week in the journal International Psychogeriatrics. Research suggests that loneliness severity and age have a complex relationship, with increased loneliness in the late 20s, mid 50s, and late 80s. Study participants reported feeling moderate to severe loneliness during those years as compared […]
TRENTON — Members of Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s inner circle testified on Tuesday that they knew for months about accusations of sexual assault against a top administration official, but did not take steps to force the man’s removal. It was the first time that high-ranking members of the administration, including Pete Cammarano, the governor’s chief […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Surgeon General on Tuesday (Dec 18) called for “aggressive” action against e-cigarette use, which he said has exploded to epidemic proportions among youth and puts their health and brain development at risk. “We must take aggressive steps to protect our children from these highly potent products that risk exposing a […]
The Trump administration has banned the use of bump stocks, devices that let rifles fire like machine guns, after promising to do so earlier this year. The final date to destroy or turn in the devices is 21 March, said White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. The push to ban bump stocks followed the deadly […]
The school district and sheriff’s office in the Florida county that is home to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had no constitutional duty to protect the students there during the deadly February massacre, a federal judge has said in a ruling. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by 15 students who said they […]