Jacquelynn Vance-Pauls, a real-estate lawyer in upstate New York, has a 14-year-old son with autism who was recently kicked out of his private special needs school. Her 9-year-old twins and her high-school senior are also on the verge of being expelled from their public schools. The children did not do anything wrong, nor are they […]

Despite the sluggish economy the city of Calgary’s population has increased by nearly 20,000. Results from the civic census shows Calgary’s population is now 1,285,711, up 18,367 from last year. That change represents a 1.45 per cent increase. Net migration and natural increases — births over deaths — are both slightly down from 2018 increases. […]

California officials have begun the process of identifying the victims of a boat fire that is suspected to have claimed 34 lives. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said that DNA samples would be required from the family of presumed victims to identify them. Authorities have moved from search-and-rescue operations to a recovery effort. Only […]

A delegation from Ottawa will head to the Netherlands on a five-day economic mission later this month in hopes of better strengthening business and tourism ties between Canada’s capital city and Holland, Mayor Jim Watson announced on Tuesday. The 20-member delegation – led by the mayor and comprised of representatives from Invest Ottawa, Ottawa Tourism […]

The Ottawa Redblacks are promoting Jonathon Jennings to starting quarterback. The Redblacks (3-7) will replace the struggling Dominique Davis with Jennings when they return to action on Saturday against the visiting Toronto Argonauts. Davis was pulled from the Redblacks’ last game after throwing three interceptions in a 40-18 loss against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Aug. […]

It’s back-to-school in London, with little ones dragged out of summer vacation and brought to class for a brand new year of expanding horizons. For Alicia Willaeys, Tuesday began bright and early as she got her daughter McKenna ready for the first day of Grade 3 at Woodland Heights Public School, near Springbank Drive and […]

WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – An extreme case of “fussy eating” caused blindness in a teenager from the United Kingdom, according to a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. When Denize Atan, the study’s lead author, met the 17-year-old boy at Bristol Eye Hospital, his eyesight had been deteriorating for two years. But […]

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said she is struggling with the arrest of her brother, after he was charged over a shooting that left three people dead. She said in a tweet on Monday that her heart aches for everyone involved in the incident at a New Year’s Eve party in Cleveland, especially the […]

A Newfoundland homeowner plagued by years of sewage contamination is hoping town council in Paradise, N.L., will swiftly approve a plan to relocate his family. Jim Clarke says he and family members were sprayed in the face with sewage that also coated much of their lawn when there was a dramatic back surge during municipal […]

At least five people have died after Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the Bahamas for a day and a half. The catastrophic onslaught sent floodwaters up to the second floors of some buildings, trapped people in attics and led to others fleeing from one shelter to another. The storm’s relentless winds and rain battered homes […]