A young Instagram influencer who posed with stacks of cash, scantily clad women and high-powered guns has been locked up for drug dealing. Wyatt Pasek amassed a big following online as 'Oxygod', a seemingly high rolling 22-year-old who liked to pose in baths full of money. While he was boasting of his investment strategies through […]
Matthew McConaughey is adding another string to his bow, by joining his old university as a professor. The actor and producer is to start working in the Radio-Television-Film department at the University of Texas at Austin in September and will teach a class on script to screen film production. He has been teaching it at […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by Iran’s paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and degraded Teheran’s ability to covertly target shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf, at least temporarily, according to senior United States officials. Iran is still trying to recover information […]
New York prosecutors have given renewed hope to accusers of Jeffrey Epstein that justice may yet be served, sitting down with them amid increasing speculation that British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell could still be charged. Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, met behind closed doors with the some of the […]
Toronto-born singer Shawn Mendes launched a foundation on Wednesday, committing over US$1 million raised in donations and partnerships to support issues affecting his audience. The Grammy nominee hopes The Shawn Mendes Foundation will “inspire and empower his fans and today’s youth to bring about positive change in the world and advocate for issues they care […]
Clarington’s seniors population is about to get some extra help getting around, as Bowmanville’s Older Adult Association has added an accessible van to its fleet. Steven Mussell is ready to make his first pick up of the day. The 62-year-old is retired and loves to drive. He volunteers twice a week at the BOAA getting […]
A Nova Scotia man has completed his bike trip across the Maritimes, honouring Becca Schofield and raising money for Ronald McDonald House Atlantic in Halifax. Jason Thorpe spent the past 10 days travelling 1,700 kilometres across all three Maritime provinces. He left from Moncton on August 18 and arrived at the Ronald McDonald House in […]
Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has ended her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Mrs Gillibrand announced her decision to withdraw in an online video after failing to qualify for a third Democratic debate next month. “After more than eight incredible months, I am ending my presidential campaign,” she said. The 52-year-old has been a […]
An interactive walkway meant as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth 2 will open in Edmonton on Sept. 7. The project was launched in November 2018 when the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, visited the city. The path stretches 10 kilometres through the river valley, from the funicular to the Groat Bridge. Along it, 30 bronze medallions […]
White House envoy confirms details of the peace plan will not be release until after Israel’s September 17 election. The United States will not release the long-delayed political portion of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan before Israel’s elections next month, White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt said on Wednesday. The move, announced in a tweet […]