As concerns mount about the potential health impacts of vaping, particularly on teenagers, Michigan has reportedly announced a statewide ban on all flavored electronic cigarettes, including sweet, fruity and menthol varieties. Michigan is the first state to prohibit flavored e-cigarettes, which preliminary studies have shown are more likely to get young people hooked on vaping, […]
Dozens of drivers in Saskatoon were caught speeding through school zones on the first day of class. Saskatoon police said members of the traffic unit charged 62 drivers with speeding in a school zone on Tuesday. In one case, police said a driver was clocked going 61 km/h — over double the limit — in […]
Here’s what you need to know: Storm surge threatens most of the Southeast coast. Hurricane Dorian, which caused widespread devastation in the Bahamas earlier in the week, was churning off the Florida coast on Wednesday, with residents along hundreds of miles of coastline warned of its potential for life-threatening storm surges and dangerous winds. The […]
More than 120 U.S. military construction projects will be adversely affected as the Pentagon prepares to use $3.6 billion to help build or enhance parts of the border wall with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – After devastating the Bahamas, Dorian is continuing its long crawl towards the south-east US with slightly weakened winds. So what has made this relatively small hurricane so destructive? PACKING A PUNCH Hurricane Dorian stormed into the record books on Sunday (Sept 1) when its maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour […]
FREEPORT (Bahamas) • Practically parking itself over the Bahamas for 11/2 days, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands yesterday in a catastrophic onslaught that sent flood waters up to the second floors of buildings, trapped people in attics and chased others from one shelter to another. At least five deaths were reported. “We are […]
To get into a gifted and talented elementary school program in New York City, children must ace a single, high-stakes exam — when they are 4 years old. This admissions process is now a flash point in an escalating debate over how to desegregate the nation’s largest school district. Although New York’s school district has […]
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) unveiled its 2019 Global Liveability Index on Tuesday, listing the top 10 most livable cities in the world. At fifth place, Calgary ranked the highest of any Canadian cities, though it was down one spot from 2018. Vancouver came in at number six, followed by Toronto, which was tied for […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A US citizen has been charged in the smuggling deaths of three Chinese migrants who were found in the trunk of his BMW two days after he crossed the border, including a mother and her 15-year-old son, authorities said on Tuesday (Sept 3). Neil Edwin Valera, 50, pleaded not guilty to […]
The body of a man was found near Revelstoke shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to RCMP. Police said in a news release that he was found on the shoreline south of Blanket Creek Provincial Park, which is approximately 30 km south of Revelstoke. RCMP do not believe the death was criminal in nature. […]