WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A federal judge rejected on Thursday (May 30) an effort by the Trump administration to begin construction on a wall on the border with Mexico while it appeals a ruling that found funding for the wall was likely not authorised by Congress. US District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California said in […]
A three-vehicle crash that involved a Kingston police cruiser tied up traffic Thursday afternoon in midtown Kingston. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Princess and Victoria streets. A marked cruiser and two small vehicles were involved. Police say an officer was parked on the street when a vehicle struck the cruiser. […]
As the end of spring nears in Montreal, it’s time for an annual event that brings thousands of cyclists to the city streets and creates massive road closures. The Go Bike Montreal Festival kicks off Friday night with the Tour la Nuit, where enthusiastic cyclists of all ages form a luminous parade through the city […]
High water levels from Lake Ontario have forced the City of Burlington to keep the beach at Waterfront Park closed until further notice. Erosion and debris also continue to plague the lakefront. The closure means no access to the beach, rentals and services. Other affected areas on the waterfront include LaSalle Park, where the floating […]
Large sections of northern Alberta are being consumed by wildfires and almost every day has brought new advisories and orders. The fires are burning in multiple areas hundreds of kilometres apart, triggering evacuations of several communities in northwestern and north-central Alberta. Here is a summary of the existing alerts and orders across Alberta. This story […]
City officials are showing off artifacts unearthed at a southeast Calgary park this month. Items like fire-cracked rock, bones and possible tipi rings were uncovered during the excavation of Jack Long Park, which is undergoing redevelopment. The park is located in Inglewood between 8 and 9 avenues S.E. and 8 and 9 streets S.E., next […]
The White House’s request that the Navy hide a destroyer that honors Senator John McCain during President Trump’s recent trip to Japan has ignited a furor over how the administration, from the president down, has acted toward the Navy veteran and longtime Arizona lawmaker, who died in August 2018. Although Mr. Trump denied personally playing […]
A cargo ship arrived in a northern Philippine port on Thursday to transport 69 containers of garbage back to Canada that officials say were shipped illegally to the Philippines, one of two Southeast Asia countries that have protested being treated like dumpsites by wealthier nations. Administrator Wilma Eisma of Subic Bay freeport said the garbage […]
A pensioner contracted rabies when he was bitten by a bat that was hiding inside his iPad case. Roy Syvertson said he was using the Apple device in the living room of his home when the winged creature suddenly crawled out between the cover and the back of the iPad. The bat sank its fangs […]
Damage is estimated at $250,000 at a vacant four-plex in Saskatoon after a fire. Firefighters were called to 501 Ave. H. S. just after 5 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a house fire, the Saskatoon Fire Department reported. Related Saskatoon firefighters wake sleeping person to evacuate smoky apartment Deck fire put out in Saskatoon’s […]