Several residents have been forced from an apartment building following a fire in Kelowna early Wednesday. Flames broke out at the back of Roth towers apartments on Pandosy Street, destroying several vehicles and damaging the back of the apartment unit. There is no word if there were any injuries. — More to come Source: Read […]
Two teenagers have been arrested after the body of 17-year-old Taha Mouafiq was found on Nuns’ Island last Monday. According to Montreal police, the suspects are a boy and girl, both aged 17. Related Body of teenager found on Nuns’ Island ruled a homicide Teen’s body discovered on Nuns’ Island being treated as suspicious death […]
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) contributed nearly $5 million to London in 2017, a sum that has helped fund a number of infrastructure projects throughout the city, according to figures released by the Crown corporation. The money came from slot machine revenue as part of the Municipality Contribution Agreement. “The city is proud […]
Canada has an apparent invite to be in on the next NASA moon mission with its expertise in artificial intelligence. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of NASA wants Canada’s decades-long space partnership with the United States to continue as it embarks on the creation of its new “Lunar Gateway.” That’s the next-generation outpost the U.S. is […]
(Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) It’s Wednesday. ?Who won? Powerball will present a New York record $343.8 million check today to a Harlem man for the Oct. 27 drawing. Weather: Sunny but chilly, with a high of 39. First freeze tonight: down into the 20s. And a messy mix […]
If it were going to happen any year, it should have been this one. After a wave of teacher walkouts fired up people on both sides of the party line, the time seemed ripe for big investments in public schools. In reality, the results for school funding after the midterm elections last week were mixed, […]
Six bodies were recovered in Paradise homes while forensic teams and sniffer dogs continue search for 228 missing. The death toll from the most destructive fire in California’s history has risen to 48 after six more bodies were recovered from homes in Paradise, while relatives and friends of the missing are desperate for information. The […]
The Bruce Oake Recovery Centre took another step to becoming a reality early Wednesday morning after a marathon public hearing at city hall lasting for more than six hours. More than 60 people were in the crowd at the Assiniboia Community Committee Meeting. Typically, these meetings are held in a smaller room, but this one […]
A Mexican drug lord and escape artist has been alternately portrayed at a trial as the leader of a bloodthirsty cocaine smuggling operation and a scapegoat for a conspiracy whose mastermind bribed crooked officials to keep his freedom. Opening statements in the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were delivered to a jury whose identities […]
Feed any birds or wildlife in a public area like a park or at a private residence and you could be looking at a $150 fine in Smiths Falls. Town council unanimously passed the bylaw earlier this November to address ongoing issues in Smiths Falls. Smiths Falls Coun. Jay Brennan says he’s received several complaints […]