The federal New Democrats say it’s not true that 14 former provincial NDP candidates in New Brunswick switched their political allegiance to the Green Party this week. A party spokeswoman says some of the 14 have indicated they still support the federal NDP and its leader, Jagmeet Singh. The spokesperson says their complaints are more […]
Colin Dowler might not be alive today if it weren’t for a small pocket knife with a two-inch blade and five forestry workers. The Canadian man was mountain biking on a logging road in the remote backcountry of British Columbia, roughly 300km (185 miles) north of Vancouver. He was exploring potential hiking routes on Mount […]
A New Jersey man is accused of using dating websites to scam women out of $2.1m (£1.7m) while claiming to be a US soldier stationed overseas. Prosecutors are using social media posts of Rubbin Sarpong, 35, bragging about his wealth and holding wads of cash as evidence against him. One of his alleged victims killed […]
Good morning. (If you don’t already get California Today by email, here’s the sign-up.) When California legalized marijuana in 2016, Ingrid Archie celebrated. Then it was time to file paperwork. Ms. Archie was among the thousands of Californians eligible to have cannabis-related convictions reduced or cleared from their records under provisions of the new law […]
Members of the Indo-Canadian community in New Brunswick are preparing a Hindu prayer service for three young Indian students who died in a horrific highway crash near Moncton on Sunday. Manisha Varma, the president of the Association of Indo-Canadians in Fredericton, said the young men were on a short excursion to visit Moncton and then […]
A number of businesses near downtown Edmonton suffered major damage following an overnight water main break Thursday. It happened shortly after midnight on 106 Avenue between 105 and 106 streets, just north of MacEwan University. The water main break caused damage to the street, as well as several nearby businesses, including African Safari Restaurant and […]
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been formally named as a “domestic terrorist organisation” by San Francisco. The city government approved the declaration in a unanimous vote, put forward by Supervisor Catherine Stefani. Supervisor Stefani is a gun violence prevention activist and former prosecution lawyer, whose declaration states that the NRA “spreads propaganda”. It adds […]
TENHARIM TERRITORY, BRAZIL (REUTERS) – The vice-chief of the village of Pakyri knows that next year his people will face hard times, as the fires raging in the Amazon forest burn their food, medicine and livelihoods. Deusdimar Tenharim estimates that about 60,000 ha of the protected land where his people hunt and gather has been […]
Bricks of cocaine have washed ashore in the USA amid the turmoil caused by Hurricane Dorian. Police in Melbourne, Florida, were alerted by beach-goers near Paradise Beach Park who found a tightly wrapped package with a word 'DIAMANT' written on top. A police spokeswoman said the officer described the package as something 'wrapped in a […]
This article is co-published with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. When she added Gabrielle’s name to the chart in her kitchen, Judy Kennedy could picture the annual ritual. At birthdays she would ask her newest grandchild to stand up straight, heels against the door frame, so she could mark Gabrielle’s height beside that of her […]