Once upon a time, at a public library in San Francisco, a drag queen arrived at story time and read to the children she met there. The children — no strangers to playing make believe — had fun, and soon the idea of drag queens hosting story time spread to New York. It was an […]
The mayor of Anmore is blaming the B.C. government’s speculation and vacancy tax for a lavish weekend party at a local mansion that featured helicopters and supercars. John McEwan suggested the provincial tax — which adds a 0.5 per cent levy on the value of secondary homes that aren’t rented out for more than six […]
Lawyers representing Quebecers aged 35 and under are in court Thursday trying to convince a judge to allow a class action lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to combat climate change. The class action would be on behalf of Quebec youth, whom lawyers argue are being deprived of a right to a healthy […]
At least nine people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California, officials say Five of the dead were found in cars in a town that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in the state’s north. West of Los Angeles, the Woolsey Fire jumped a major highway and […]
Peterborough resident Denis Garrod was just a teenager when he took part in the greatest amphibious military operation in history: D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. On Wednesday, Garrod said he’s still in awe of the scope of the operation which involved landing thousands of tanks, trucks and guns, and tens of thousands of troops on […]
At least one Army recruit has reportedly died after an armoured personnel vehicle carrying cadets overturned in the US. A major emergency response is under way after the crash at West Point, New York, happened around 7.30am local time near the United States Military Academy. One cadet was unresponsive when they were airlifted to hospital […]
D-Day was a pivotal moment in the Second World War, when thousands of British, American and Canadian soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to gain a foothold in Nazi-controlled Europe on June 6, 1944. The D-Day invasion of Normandy took a tremendous amount of co-ordination to pull off from the Allied stronghold of Britain, which […]
BOSTON — As Boston celebrated Pride Week, an annual event honoring the L.G.B.T. rights movement that culminates in a parade, another event was drawing a flurry of attention on social media: a “Straight Pride Parade” that several men say they plan to hold in the city in late August. Officials at City Hall said the […]
Two downtown tower developments are under scrutiny at Hamilton City Hall because their construction has reportedly jumped ahead of some needed permits. The developments include the highrise going in across from Gore Park on King Street East at Hughson Street and the Vrancor development at Main Street East at Walnut Street. According to the City […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] He threatened to kidnap their children and take them overseas, she said. She threatened to have the mafia break his legs, he countered. He drove an S.U.V. toward her, swerving away at the last minute, she said. She had […]