Nine in ten Britons think the way the UK is dealing with Brexit is a “national humiliation”, a Sky Data poll reveals. 90% of the British public think the UK’s behaviour as we move to leave the European Union has humiliated us as a country. Just seven percent said it has not while three percent […]
Toronto Mayor John Tory has pledged to lower speed limits and crack down on scofflaw motorists in an effort to cut down on the number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in the city. Speaking at a business lunch on Wednesday, the mayor called last year’s 41 pedestrian deaths unacceptable and frequently preventable. “We simply must […]
Labour has been granted an immediate three-hour emergency debate over Brexit . The debate – 9 days before the UK is scheduled to leave – was requested after Theresa May rowed back on plans to delay Brexit. The Prime Minister today formally asked the EU for a delay of just three months, and insisted she […]
The city of Winnipeg will pass its 2019 budget Wednesday, but it’s not without some controversy. The ongoing funding feud between city and province has reared its head once again, this time over the issue of school taxes. Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman told 680 CJOB that there are concerns about the province’s reduction in support […]
Theresa May was today condemned for "craven" and "crisis" behaviour as she confirmed she has asked for Brexit to be delayed – but only until June 30. The Prime Minister was forced to wildly slash back the amount of time planned for an extension after a furious Tory revolt. Mrs May sent a formal letter […]
Theresa May WON'T ask the EU for a long Brexit delay, it emerged today after the Prime Minister backed down in a chaotic Tory row. The embattled Tory leader is expected to ask only for a few months of extra time beyond March 29 after fury at her plans in Cabinet. She will today send […]
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. investigators sought warrants to read Michael Cohen’s emails in July 2017, nine months before the FBI raided the home and office of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, according to documents made public on Tuesday. The requests were made six months into Trump’s presidency. Emails were sought by Special Counsel […]
BROWNVILLE, Neb. (Reuters) – Severe flooding caused by rainfall and melting snow devastated farms and towns in Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, with waters yet to crest in parts of the region for several days. The floods inundated stretches of […]
A New Brunswick Mountie who died in the line of duty will soon be honoured by fellow service members when his name is added to the national cenotaph in Regina, Sask. Const. Leo Tyler Francis was 32-years-old when he died on July 5, 1996, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash while he was […]
Other European Union countries are becoming “really exhausted” by Brexit as the UK’s divorce from the bloc gets “more foggy”. Politicians across the continent have expressed their exasperation following the latest turbulence at Westminster, where Prime Minister Theresa May has been blocked from holding a third vote on her Brexit deal unless it is “substantially” […]