With the first dusting of snow late last week and more in the forecast, the city of London is closing its greens for the season. The three city-owned golf courses — Fanshawe, River Road, and Thames Valley — were closed Tuesday due to snow, but on Wednesday officials announced the courses would remain closed until […]
LOS ANGELES — Robert Bingham has “seen things.” When he was 39, he looked skyward and noticed a worm-shaped ship about 20 feet tall zipping through the clouds. Unusual things kept popping up around him — or above him, rather. He saw a saucer and some flying objects shaped like beans next. He snapped a […]
Corrections Canada is reaching out to the public on social media and asking people to report any “suspicious” drones they spot around Collins Bay institution. On Tuesday, Correctional Service of Canada tweeted a public plea for help in detecting suspicious unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs near the prison. In particular, the corrections service wants people […]
The Illinois State Police took steps on Tuesday to defend the actions of a suburban Chicago police officer who killed an armed security guard on Sunday, claiming that the guard was not wearing a uniform and ignored verbal commands to drop his weapon. But witnesses have contradicted that account, and it was not clear how […]
Step up to a traditional samba circle in Brazil and you’ll find this: a group of 5 to 15 men, each playing an instrument — a tambourine, a cavaquinho, a drum. Then you’ll typically see women, not playing music, but rather shimmying in the front row of the crowd, dancing to the pounding syncopations. The […]
According to an article in Maclean’s, Selwyn Township ranks second to only Rothesay and Quispamsis, N.B., on a list of the safest communities in Canada. The township of 15,417 just north of Peterborough, has a crime severity index (CSI) of 18.7. There were no homicides there in 2017. The break-and-enter rate per 100,000 people is 116.75, while the […]
The supply shortages that have plagued many provinces in the first month of legal cannabis will likely persist for years, industry insiders say. Provinces including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have all reported varying degrees of shortages. New Brunswick was forced to temporarily close more than half its stores, […]
Stan Lee, the mastermind of comics who plotted countless splats, yeeows and kabooms, created a four-color universe of crime fighters in tights that looked like New York, because it was. Somehow, it seemed grittier than the landscapes on which other superheroes flew and fought. But above all, it was real. His Fantastic Four knew their […]
The Be a Santa to a Senior program has kicked off for another year. Hamilton residents can participate in the program by picking up an ornament from a Home Instead Christmas tree, purchasing the items listed, and returning them unwrapped to the same location. All gifts will then be wrapped and donated to local seniors […]
The chief spokesman for the Toronto Transit Commission is heading to City Hall. The city announced Wednesday that Brad Ross has been appointed Toronto’s chief communications officer. “Brad brings a wealth of experience to lead our professional communications staff in the development of internal and external communications strategies, public education campaigns, digital outreach and more,” city […]