Several golf fans have been rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning during an event. According to local reports, five fans were struck right after play at the Tour Championship, in Atlanta, Georgia. The lightning bolt struck the top of a pine tree near where spectators were stood, which shattered bark all the way […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local government health officials warned. The alert comes amid the worst outbreak of measles in the United States in a quarter century, with more than 1,200 […]
The operator of Ontario’s GO Transit service is asking bus drivers to accommodate an autistic man by spitting out their chewing gum if asked, a directive meant to encourage employees to meet the needs of those with invisible disabilities. Metrolinx says a regular passenger, who is autistic, has extreme sensitivity to the sounds and scents […]
The Donald Trump administration’s pushback against China, while not unjustified, is yielding no results but, rather, strengthening hardliners in Beijing and generating a risky “toxic hostility” in the bilateral relationship, a former top State Department official for Asia has warned. The China-US relationship is in a “downward spiral” and he is worried about the long-term […]
Kingston’s $180-million third bridge project appears to have slowed down. City officials said a few months ago that construction of the 1.1 kilometre crossing over the Cataraqui River was supposed to begin mid-summer. Since the end of summer is approaching and there have been no obvious signs of a bridge being built, Global News asked […]
ILLINOIS (NYTIMES) – A patient in Illinois is the first to die of a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, public health officials announced on Friday (Aug 23). The death occurred as doctors and hospitals nationwide report an increasing number of vaping-related respiratory illnesses this summer: 193 cases have been reported in 22 states, including […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Ms Summer Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer living in Kansas, has been in the midst of a bitter separation and parenting dispute for much of the past year. So she was surprised when she noticed that her estranged spouse still seemed to know things about her spending. Had she […]
It has been less than three weeks since twin mass shootings claimed 31 lives in the US. In that time, at least 29 people have been arrested for allegedly threatening to carry out similar attacks. Police departments across the country appear determined to send a message that they will act against those making threats of […]
The Jeffreys family has been overwhelmed by support from friends, loved ones and strangers since an Aug. 7 collision near Oyen, Alta., changed their lives forever. The crash, which involved two tractor-trailers and the family’s Kia Sedona, occured on Highway 9 at Range Road 60. The B.C. family’s minivan was stopped in a construction zone. […]
Backup quarterback Chris Streveler rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held onto sole possession of first in the CFL West with a 34-28 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on a rainy Friday night. It was the third win in a row for Winnipeg, which improved to a league-best 8-2. […]