The calendar may say October, but you would not know it from the thermometer. Record-breaking heat is searing much of the country on Tuesday, including the Ohio Valley, the Northeast and the Southeast, even as Montana and Idaho were dealing with as much as four feet of snow from an intense winter storm over the […]
The 16-day strike by auto workers has cost General Motors about $1 billion according to at least one estimate, while a parts shortage forced the company to close pickup truck and transmission plants in Mexico. Spokesman Dan Flores confirmed that production at the factories in Silao, Mexico, ended Tuesday morning, affecting 6,000 workers. The strike […]
A judge has ordered Quebec media star Éric Salvail to stand trial on three charges including sexual assault. The decision was rendered on Tuesday by Quebec court Judge Pierre Labelle following Salvail’s preliminary hearing. The 50-year-old also faces charges of harassment and unlawful confinement involving a single victim, Donald Duguay, now 46. Related Preliminary hearing […]
A man who was gored by a bison in June took a date back to the same place – only for her also to be attacked. Kyler Bourgeous brought Kayleigh Davis to the same trail at a state park in Utah with plans to watch the sunset. But when Ms Davis ran a little ahead, […]
A Strathroy company is the latest to fall victim to a cyber attack. Strathroy Caradoc Police say they were contacted last week by Meridian Lightweight Technologies about a ransomware/cyber attack situation. The company supplies lightweight magnesium for car parts. Const. Mark Thuss of Strathroy police told 980 CFPL Meridian has plants in the UK, the […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Trump administration pushed back hard on Tuesday (Oct 1) against the impeachment investigation of the president, accusing Democrats of bullying and intimidation in asking five diplomats to testify on White House efforts to seek dirt on a Trump political rival. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioned the authority of three House […]
A Newfoundland man is facing charges after he allegedly shot a moose from the driver’s window of his pickup truck. RCMP say they received a complaint last Friday about a hunter discharging a rifle while his truck was on a highway near La Scie in northern Newfoundland. The 48-year-old man was arrested and will appear […]
TORONTO — TVO CEO Lisa de Wilde plans to leave her post at the end of the month. In a statement, de Wilde says she’ll depart Ontario’s educational public service broadcaster at the end of October when her term is complete. De Wilde has been CEO for 14 years and says she feels it’s time […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Democrats of bullying his staff as a part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. He said in a tweet that requests for five officials to appear before a committee were “not feasible”. Democrats are investigating whether President Trump improperly pressured Ukraine’s leader for personal gain. […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said the US will join a legal fight between Donald Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr over the president’s tax and other financial records. The office of Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney in Manhattan, said Monday (Sep 30) in a letter to the judge […]