Grand River Transit (GRT) says the glitch that was affecting EasyGO fare cards loaded online has been fixed. GRT had said that the problem was affecting some customers who attempted to add value to EasyGO fare cards through the GRT website. The stored value did not show up on the card. The issue did not […]
Women detained at the US-Mexico border were forced to drink out of toilets when their sinks stopped working, a Congresswoman has said. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, known as AOC, told a Congressional committee that the US border policy is needlessly cruel, after she visited detention centres. In a passionate speech she said: “When these women tell me […]
Nov. 12, 1995: Brenda Way – known as “Pitt Bull” – was murdered and her body left in a parking lot behind a Dartmouth apartment building sometime in the early morning hours. Glen Assoun, with whom Way had been in a volatile romantic relationship for over two years, told police he had spent the night […]
It can be tough deciding what to wear on a big date, so when it happened to single dad Jeff Saville, he asked his teenage daughter for fashion advice. Now the 56-year-old has been asked out on dozens of dates, after the pictures of him modelling shirts for a date he was stood up on, […]
A US police officer who was fired after shooting dead an unarmed man was temporarily rehired so he could apply for a pension, local media report. Philip Brailsford, 28, killed 26-year-old Daniel Shaver in the hallway of an Arizona hotel in early 2016. He was fired and charged with murder – but was acquitted at […]
A police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed man in the US state of Arizona has been found not guilty. Philip Brailsford shot and killed 26-year-old Daniel Shaver in the hallway of a hotel in early 2016. Bodycam footage of the incident, released after the verdict, showed Mr Shaver on his knees asking […]
It can be tough deciding what to wear on a big date, so when it happened to single dad Jeff Saville, he asked his teenage daughter for fashion advice. Now the 56-year-old has been asked out on dozens of dates, after the pictures of him modelling shirts for a date he was stood up on, […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – United Airlines said on Friday (July 12) the Boeing 737 Max would stay off its flight schedule until Nov 3, a fresh extension leading to about 2,100 cancellations in September and 2,900 in October as the jets remain grounded worldwide. The decision had been expected after Boeing said on June 27 it […]
An event the town’s mayor describes as “a day full of bacon and bikes” is returning to Lucan on Saturday. The sixth edition of Baconfest is ready to sizzle on Main Street with an outpouring of love for all things pig-related. “The first year we hosted probably 1,200,” said Cathy Burghardt-Jesson, mayor of Lucan-Biddulph. “[Now] […]
President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as a growing tropical storm nears landfall. Storm Barry has been gathering speed over the Gulf of Mexico in recent days. Officials say sustained wind speeds have grown to 50mph (80km/h) and may still reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall. It […]