Training will become mandatory for drivers seeking a Class 1 commercial license in Saskatchewan next year. Potential semi-drivers will be required to undergo a minimum of 121.5 hours of training. These changes take effect March 15, 21019. This discussion has been going on for some time at the provincial government level but was thrust into […]
NEWARK — [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] As evidence mounted that Newark’s drinking water was contaminated by lead, top officials began an urgent giveaway of tens of thousands of filters and told residents that the problem was limited to one of the city’s two […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming under fire from some critics after a weekend tweet in which he appeared to offer up a $50-million aid pledge offhand. But according to one government spokesperson, the money pledged in a tweet to Trevor Noah, who is hosting the Global Citizen Festival in honour of former South African […]
Two people, one a firefighter, were injured when they fell off a ladder during a rescue at a Saskatoon house fire. The Saskatoon Fire Department said they received a call Sunday evening of smoke coming from a house at 221 Ave. N South. Crews said they arrived to find smoke coming from the three-storey home […]
Chilling CCTV has emerged of the moment Chris Watts bought himself breakfast shortly after disposing of the bodies of his wife and young daughters. Footage shows how the killer purchased a sandwich and chatted to a cashier as he visited a convenience store in Colorado at 8am on the morning of August 13. The 33-year-old, […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Monday. ? The engagement ring that fell down a subway grate has been found. Weather: Rock crushes scissors, sun burns fog. By midmorning. Then bright and mild with a high of 57. Alternate-side parking: in effect until Saturday. New tools to protect renters […]
Americans have grown increasingly likely to believe that women and men should have equal roles at work, in politics and at home. But a significant share still say that men’s and women’s roles should be different at home — even when they believe they should be equal at work. A new study, based on national […]
Central American migrants may have to wait for months for asylum in the US even as it holds talks with Mexico in Washington. Mexico’s new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has signed an agreement with his Central American counterparts, aimed at tackling the migrant issue at the United States border. Obrador hopes it will stop […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] About an hour after sundown on Sunday, a hydraulic lift hoisted several people, including a rabbi, to the top of a 36-foot steel menorah erected in front of The Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Hundreds of […]
A stolen car with a two-month-old baby inside of it has been found and the baby is safe and sound, Toronto police report. A citizen had found the car, but police would not comment on where it has been located because an investigation is now underway. Toronto police originally reported the vehicle was stolen at […]