MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario Liberals voted Saturday to stick with the status quo for selecting their next leader, although the vote was close and various contenders for the top job pledged they would heed a call for modernization. Members debated a proposal at their convention to use a one-member, one-vote system. It needed two-thirds support […]
PETERBOROUGH – The founder of a reptile zoo just east of Peterborough says he provided antivenin to a woman who was bitten by a snake while on a trip in Thailand. Bry Loyst of Indian River Reptile Zoo says he was contacted by provincial police and hospital staff in Kitchener on Friday to provide the […]
Residents in the Peerless and Trout Lake communities can now return home after an evacuation order was downgraded to an alert early Saturday morning. Wildfires continue to burn near the community but officials say it’s safe for residents to return to their homes. However, they must remain prepared to evacuate on short notice again, if […]
“Nicky Barnes is not around anymore,” said the balding, limping grandfather in the baggy Lee dungarees. “Nicky Barnes’s lifestyle and his value system is extinct,” he went on, speaking of himself in the third person in a restaurant interview with The New York Times in 2007. “I left Nicky Barnes behind.” With that, the man […]
On a recent morning in May, Carlos Barrientos drove up to a Belt Line Road intersection on his way to work in Grand Prairie, Tex. His breakfast sandwich, sports drink, backpack and papers were arranged around him and on the seats, so Mr. Barrientos, 23, tried to avoid making sudden moves. Suddenly a yellow traffic […]
To President Trump, tariff “is a beautiful word indeed.” Just in the last few weeks, he increased tariffs on billions of Chinese imports and threatened Mexico with big new tariffs. His enthusiasm as trade-warrior-in-chief, though, has not been mirrored by the public. At least that is the conclusion to draw from opinion polling, which shows […]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Five men wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a New York jogger accused US President Donald Trump on Friday (June 7) of putting “a bounty on our heads”, as a Netflix documentary sheds renewed light on their ordeal. The “Central Park Five” case saw a group of teens, four black […]
Despite the snow and cool temperatures across parts Alberta late this week, many Calgarians have summer on the brain and with that comes home and yard improvements. The most difficult part of these projects can often be navigating the necessary permits and regulations. The city hopes people will do their homework before they dig in […]
A group, led by Indigenous Grassroots Grandmothers, that is walking from Nova Scotia to Maine to protect waters and raise awareness of the effects of climate change are making their way through New Brunswick. The Wabanaki Water Walkers left Fort Ellis, N.S. May 20 and are hoping to arrive in Passadumkeag, Maine, July 11. The […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – “Hello? Who’s calling?” For many Americans these days, the call is coming from a “bot” or automated program that seeks to trick them into giving up money or important personal data. The scourge of “robocalls” by the billions has prompted US regulators to adopt new rules allowing carriers to implement tools […]