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Airline sorry for ‘telling woman to cover outfit’

American Airlines has apologised after allegedly telling a female passenger to wrap herself in a blanket to hide her outfit. Dr Tisha Rowe said the incident happened on 30 June on a flight to Miami from a family holiday in Jamaica. The 37-year-old said online she felt body-shamed and humiliated after being told to cover […]

6 people displaced after fire heavily damages Kentville apartment complex

Six people from Kentivlle, N.S., are temporarily homeless after one unit in their apartment complex caught fire Tuesday night. The Canadian Red Cross says the fire at the two-storey structure on Exhibition Street was reported around 7 p.m. The Red Cross says the fire extensively damaged one unit and caused smoke damage throughout the building. […]

Honda Indy road closures start Wednesday in Toronto

The city is preparing for its 33rd annual Honda Indy Toronto and road closures for the motorsport festival this weekend begins on Wednesday. The 11-turn temporary circuit runs about 2.89 kilometres using streets surrounding Exhibition Place with the following road closures in place: Starting at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, southbound Strachan Avenue from Fleet Street […]

Billionaire presidential candidate Perot dies

Ross Perot, the colourful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for US president as a third-party candidate, has died aged 89. Mr Perot died in Dallas surrounded by his devoted family, spokesman James Fuller said. His 19pc of the vote in the 1992 election stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the […]

Brazil court convicts miner Vale for damages caused by deadly dam rupture

BRASILIA (REUTERS) – A Brazilian state judge on Tuesday (July 9) convicted mining company Vale SA for damages caused by the deadly rupture of a tailings dam in January that killed at least 240 people. Judge Elton Pupo Nogueira ruled that Vale is responsible for fixing all the damages, although he did not set a […]

Preparations underway at Country Thunder in Craven, Sask. as grounds now open

Preparations are well underway for the largest country music festival in Saskatchewan, as approximately 20,000 people are expected to attend Country Thunder in Craven, Sask. this week. On Tuesday, dozens of campers were busy setting up their unique accommodations. Darin Offen, who has a seven-lot site and has been attending the festival now for 33 […]

A Gun-Focused Special Session in Virginia Ends Abruptly

In the grim aftermath of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach in May, Gov. Ralph Northam insisted it was time for action. Thoughts and prayers were not enough, he said, as he called for a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to consider a raft of gun control proposals. That special session began on […]

Man accused of helping to run fentanyl ring from Quebec prison signs plea

A man accused of helping to run an international fentanyl trafficking operation while serving time in a Quebec prison has signed a plea agreement in the United States, court documents show. Newly unsealed records say Daniel Vivas Ceron, a Colombian national, intends to plead guilty in North Dakota to three charges, including conspiracy to import […]