The bridge is coming back. More than a year after it was lifted from its place over the Thames River, the Blackfriars Bridge will officially re-open Saturday. An official grand opening will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. As part of the event, officials say a mini-parade will move across the bridge, but […]
Guelph police say some carolers may be on Santa’s naughty list this Christmas for having had one too many holiday eggnogs. Officers went to a neighbourhood near Centennial Park on Thursday at around 8:30 p.m. after learning that some intoxicated carolers were spreading a bit too much Christmas cheer. Police said whoever filed the complaint […]
During the night, many refused to get on government buses, moving them to a covered shelter, in order to stay together. Rain is bringing more misery to the migrant caravan camping on the US-Mexico border. They are part of a large group of people fleeing violence and poverty in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Despite […]
BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS) – The leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States were due to sign a North American trade pact on Friday (Nov 30), although brinkmanship over the final details of the deal continued through the eve of the signing. It was unclear what exactly the three countries would sign. They agreed on […]
Starbucks has announced it will block access to pornography on its free wi-fi in all its US outlets from 2019. While watching explicit content in store was always banned, the coffee giant will now actively block such content. The company has been under pressure from a Virginia-based non-profit, Enough is Enough, to filter pornography in […]
On 12 August, the small, serene city of Charlottesville, Virginia will mark the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally that shocked the nation. The violence that day cost the life of a young counter-protester and scarred Charlottesville. An official report condemned city officials for failing to adequately prepare and police for standing by as […]
A man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Virginia, killing a woman, was motivated by “anger”, prosecutors said at the start of his trial. Alex Fields Jr, 21, is accused of murder and causing serious injury in Charlottesville in August 2017. Heather Heyer, 32, died when the car hit a group […]
Fentanyl strikes again, this time in Delta. Police there say there were five overdose deaths this month, all in private homes. “It is frustrating and the overdose deaths don’t seem to be declining. If anything, they seem to be increasing,” said Delta Police Insp. Guy Leeson. At the same time, Leeson says a warning is […]
The tragic death of a Yukon mother and her 10-month-old daughter, killed by a grizzly bear outside their remote cabin on a northern trapline, has made international headlines. Some outside of Canada — or the country’s North — have questioned what the family was doing in such a remote area, packed with dangerous wildlife. That’s […]
Three St. Louis police officers were charged on Thursday with beating up an apparent protester who turned out to be an undercover detective on their own team, the authorities said. The officers were accused of attacking their own colleague during a September 2017 protest in response to the acquittal of Jason Stockley, a white police […]