Parades, parties and fireworks displays helped Canadians from coast to coast celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday on Monday. Here are photos of special moments from celebrations across the country. Ottawa In the nation’s capital, more than 10,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada Day. Ottawa police said roughly 11,500 people were at the main […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Ivanka Trump got a ribbing back home on Monday (July 1) after critics took issue with the prominent role played by President Donald Trump’s daughter during summits in Japan and South Korea. Ivanka Trump’s official capacity is adviser to the president and she is a constant presence in the White House. But […]
Three people who got lost in the wilderness near Postill Lake have been found after taking a late-night drive on Sunday. Early on Monday morning, RCMP and Kelowna Search and Rescue went to the Postill Lake area to look for the group, who got their vehicle stuck on the side of the road. After stranding […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused US border agents of conducting a programme of “psychological warfare” against detained migrants who were told to drink water from toilets if they were thirsty. The New York Democrat’s comments on Twitter came amid a report on Monday (July 1) that border agents used a secret Facebook group […]
Thousands of community members gathered on Dundas Place to attend Canada Day London in celebration of the country’s 152nd birthday on Monday. The streets surrounding Budweiser Gardens were closed to traffic and packed with food trucks, a stage, a craft beer garden, an interactive kids’ zone, artisans and vendors, a synthetic ice rink, cupcakes and […]
Two Facebook workers have possibly been exposed to sarin gas at a mailing warehouse at the social media giant’s HQ in California, fire officials say. The mail processing centre was evacuated as officials worked to determine what caused mail to test positive for the nerve agent. “We have two possible exposures but right now they […]
Harvard University’s decision to appoint the man who was the governor of Michigan during the Flint water crisis has provoked a social media backlash. Twitter users described the prestigious institution’s decision to grant Rick Snyder the senior research fellow position at Harvard’s John F Kennedy School of Government as “disgusting” and “insensitive”. Governor Snyder was […]
Stella Bowles is packing her bags once again, this time headed for New York and Geneva, Switzerland, to take part in the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute, an exclusive college-level summer program at which she will be the only Canadian. When we meet up at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic — where she’s getting […]
A hydroplane racer from Quebec is dead after a crash on the St. Lawrence river in eastern Ontario. The Hydroplane Racing League says Mathieu Daoust from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., died Sunday during a qualifying event in Brockville. In a statement, they described Daoust as a “true ambassador” of the sport and an experienced driver who had […]
A 61-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash in the Moncton area Sunday afternoon. New Brunswick RCMP say the crash along Route 126 in Gallagher Ridge, N.B., was reported at around 4:30 p.m. Police say the victim from Wards Creek, N.B., died at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle was sent to […]