WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – CNN sued the Trump administration on behalf of reporter Jim Acosta on Tuesday (Nov 13), asking a court to restore Mr Acosta’s White House press pass after President Donald Trump suspended it last week. The unusual lawsuit, an escalation of Mr Trump’s long-running war of words with CNN, seeks a judge’s […]
An arrest has been made in connection with a series of reported rooftop break-ins in Halton, Peel, York, Waterloo and Hamilton. Police say there have been 13 reported break-ins since Oct. 4, and the investigation led to the identification of three persons responsible. Two Hamilton men, aged 25 and 34, as well as a 30-year-old […]
A Canadian woman who was arrested in northern Thailand for spraying paint on an ancient wall has avoided more jail time, but must still pay a $4,000 fine for her actions. Brittney Schneider, who is from Grande Prairie, Alta., was arrested along with British resident Lee Furlong on Oct. 18 after they sprayed the walls […]
In his latest rebuke of the French president – who last week called for a “real European army” to defend the continent against China, Russia and even the US – Mr Trump appeared to insult the role played by Paris in both of the conflicts. The US leader, who had already described the idea of […]
MEXICO CITY — Time seems to have stopped inside cell number six of Barrientos state prison, where Daniel García has been held for more than 16 years without a verdict. His distorted perception of time became clear more than a decade ago, when he sent his two daughters a dollhouse as a gift, seemingly unaware […]
Atlantic herring is a hearty source of protein for people and marine mammals alike, but like a startling number of Canada’s fish stocks, the plan to rebuild the depleted herring population is currently one big question mark. That’s a conclusion reached by advocacy group Oceana Canada, which published its second annual fisheries audit Tuesday — […]
Good morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) “It is my very, very sad duty to provide you with information on the number of human remains that we have located today.” With those words, the Butte County sheriff, Kory L. Honea, announced late Monday that the death toll in the fire […]
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Jesse Campbell who has been missing from the Bracebridge area since Sunday. According to Bracebridge OPP, Campbell was last seen at his home on Shier Street late Sunday afternoon. Police have described Campbell as approximately five-feet-10-inches tall, with a slim build, weighing around 170 pounds. Officers […]
It’s been a week since polls closed in the crucial US mid-term elections and some races are still too close to call. The elections played out as many pundits predicted, with the Democrats winning the House of Representatives and the Republicans holding the Senate. But in some states vote recounts are underway and the stakes […]
A photo of mostly white US students laughing as they make a Nazi salute has triggered outrage. More than 50 boys from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin were pictured making the “Sieg Heil” gesture. The school district and local police have launched an investigation into the image, which was reportedly snapped before a junior prom. […]