Londoners will learn the name of their next chief of police on Wednesday. The London Police Services Board announced on Tuesday afternoon that it would be naming the force’s next chief at a news conference on Wednesday morning at police headquarters scheduled for 10 a.m. Current chief John Pare announced in January that he would […]
The US has announced a new ban on travel to Cuba for American group tours as well as cruise ship journeying to the island. The move, which was announced by Trump administration officials, intends to roll back a US-Cuba thaw that began under President Barack Obama. It is unclear exactly how the rules, which takes […]
After major flooding in Quebec, a bakery responsible for popular snack treats is starting to get back on its feet this week — but there still could be a shortage of desserts. The original Vachon bakey, which makes snack cakes Jos Louis, Ah Caramel! and Passion Flakies, was temporarily shut down in late April. Rising […]
A person remains in hospital after what the Saskatoon Fire Department is calling a “suspicious” house fire. The fire department said multiple 911 calls came in Tuesday morning reporting smoke and flames coming from a bungalow at 1138 Ave. P. S. and one person had escaped and left the area. Related Blaze quickly gets out […]
TORONTO – Waterfront Toronto says a vote on whether to move forward on Sidewalk Labs’ contentious development project will be pushed back several months to allow for a thorough evaluation. Spokesman Andrew Tumilty says Waterfront’s board vote on the Quayside development plan, scheduled for September, is now expected sometime in December or January. Tumilty says […]
Saskatchewan RCMP said they had to issue a number of “reminders” to drivers not to use their cellphones while driving. The combined traffic services sections kicked-off project Fast Forward on June 1, aimed at reducing distracted driving in the province. Related Dramatic distracted driving exhibit promoting safety behind the wheel Halifax District RCMP reporting 200 […]
The Quebec workers’ safety board has ordered the closure a small zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation and the removal of the animals that remain on site. A relocation of the animals had begun after the Montreal SPCA and its partners descended on the Saint-Édouard Zoo on May 21 and charged its […]
It is time we sit and talk about truth and transparency. Every now and then a few disparate things collide, and suddenly you see a pattern. And I don’t want this blog to come across as faux naïve. I’ve covered politics for long enough to know that politicians will try to shape and mould truth […]
US President Donald Trump delivered a withering verdict on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, tipped Boris Johnson to be next prime minister, and criticised Meghan Markle ahead of a visit to Britain this week. Here are some of the main quotes he has given about Brexit, the British royal family and protests against […]
MONTREAL — A national inquiry into the widespread killings and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls equates the violence with genocide and holds Canada itself responsible for much of it, in a report to be released on Monday. That powerful rebuke of violence against one of the country’s most vulnerable minorities comes after a nearly […]