CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet. Some people leave. Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones. The 66-year-old billionaire bought Little St. James Island off this U.S. Caribbean territory more than two decades ago and began to transform it — clearing […]
Trade and economic competitiveness is the main focus of the first day of the annual Council of the Federation (COF), taking place in Saskatoon Wednesday and Thursday. This is the annual meeting of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers. Related Unions, businesses ready for premiers meeting in Saskatoon “We know a strong economy is essential if […]
After a Super Soaker system set weather records for communities in the southeast, the wet weather resumes late Wednesday with another system pushing in. Weather forecast Wednesday Tuesday was a wet one for the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan with more than 75 millimetres of rain recorded in the Estevan area over the last 24 hours. […]
A total of 23 of Quebec’s provincial parks are expected to be affected as 1,500 workers walk off the job starting Saturday, July 20 for the construction holiday. “It’s not so much that we chose the moment, as the government chose it for us,” said SFPQ President Christian Daigle. “We have been in negotiations for […]
RCMP have released new information to help find a woman who disappeared in Saskatchewan exactly one year ago. Ashley Morin was last seen in North Battleford on July 10, 2018. She would be 32 years old today. Based on the investigation to date, police said they believe Morin was the victim of a homicide. RCMP […]
As part of the redevelopment of Guelph’s Baker Street parking lot, the city is conducting an archaeological investigation that could unearth remains buried almost two centuries ago. From 1827 to 1853, the site of the lot was an all-faith cemetery, so finding human bone fragments in the area during construction projects is not uncommon. Discoveries […]
Located steps from the ocean, surrounded by large trees and on a perfectly landscaped 11-acre property among the “who’s who” of Victoria, this space has neighbours who are guaranteed to be quiet. The catch? The piece of real estate is not for the living. An online ad is offering up a pair of side-by-side cremations […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Amid confetti and chants of “equal pay,” New York honoured the US women’s soccer team on Wednesday (July 10) with a ticker-tape parade down the “Canyon of Heroes,” celebrating its World Cup triumph and paying tribute to the players’ emergence as icons of women’s rights. The squad’s 2-0 win over Netherlands […]
John McCallum, former Canadian ambassador to China, says he warned Chinese officials that “punishing” Canada could help the Conservatives politically. In an interview with the South China Morning Post published Wednesday morning, McCallum described telling China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that if it kept imposing restrictions on Canadian trade exports amid the ongoing diplomatic feud, […]
Residents of a south London highrise are being evacuated after a pipe burst causing significant flooding. According to officials with the city’s fire department, crews arrived at the building at 940 Commissioners Rd. E. around 7 a.m. following reports of a water flow issue. Officials say the flooding is affecting units on the first to […]