A state funeral will be held in Montreal next Tuesday for former Quebec premier Bernard Landry. Landry, the Parti Québécois premier from 2001 to 2003, died Tuesday at age 81 at his home in Vercheres, Que. He is being remembered by former political allies and foes as a tireless champion of Quebec sovereignty and a […]
In his first appearance since Americans went to the polls to deliver their verdict on his presidency, Mr Trump was in a combative mood – batting away suggestions that it had been a disappointing night for his administration. In a volatile and wide ranging address he accused one reporter of being a “rude, terrible person”. […]
A Penticton man is searching for his lost rescue dog after he got hit by a car on Halloween while taking her for a walk. Special provincial constable Ken McLennan says on the evening of October 31st, he decided to take his dog, Penny, out for one more time before heading in for the night. […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Nov 7) vowed to jettison any attempt at bipartisanship and fight back if the new Democratic majority in the US House of Representatives used its powers to press investigations into his administration. Trump, speaking during a combative news conference in which he trumpeted his role in the […]
US president threatens opposition while pledging to work with them on a number of issues in erratic press conference. US President Donald Trump has held his first press conference since Tuesday’s midterms elections, spinning the vote in which his Republican party lost control of the House of Representatives as a victory and getting into a […]
There is no official date to start the project of widening the James A. Gifford Causeway between Ennismore and Bridgenorth. “We have to wait for the appropriate approvals through the government authorities,” said Sheridan Graham, director of corporate projects and services for the county. “We had a meeting to do with wild rice that was […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Donald Trump ripped into the Russia collusion probe on Wednesday (Nov 7), calling it a “disgusting Witch Hunt” as the end of a two-month election hiatus freed Special Counsel Robert Mueller to resume issuing indictments and pressing for the president himself to answer questions. The end of a Justice Department quiet period […]
Five people were taken to hospital after a gas leak in downtown Calgary on Wednesday morning. Calgary fire’s Carol Henke said a call came in at around 7 a.m. about a gas leak at 611 7 Ave. S.E. EMS said they transported five patients to the hospital, two in serious but non-life-threatening condition and three […]
London police are asking the public for help finding Courtney Darosa, 20, of London. She was last seen on Friday, November 2 at roughly 11:30 p.m. in the area of Vinewood Court and Cleveland Avenue, north of Commissioners Road at Pond Mills Road. Darosa is described as a five-foot-three white woman, about 130 pounds, with […]
For the last decade, Warm and Cozy Children’s Charity has been providing warm, winter clothing to children in need in the Georgian Bay area. According to Phyllis Stanley, co-founder of the charity, it all began 11 years ago when her husband accompanied one of their grandchildren on a field trip to Sainte Marie among the […]