Sophie Halbert, 18, from Queensland, Australia, was horrified to watch the giant snake making itself at home in her engine on Wednesday. After the girl’s eldest brother Troy arrived at the Gold Coast home, both he and his dad Thomas set upon locating exactly where the python was in the vehicle. Footage of the incident […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Beyond determining the balance of power of the next European Parliament, this week’s EU elections can have knock-on effects in the domestic politics of Europe’s member states. Here are some examples of how the elections play out nationally. FRANCE – The election will serve as a referendum on French President Emmanuel Macron’s […]

A 34-year-old man has been transported to a Toronto hospital after an early morning shooting in Oshawa on Friday. Durham Regional Police said they received several calls about the sounds of gun shots near Rossland Road West and Thornton Road North after 3 a.m. Police said unknown suspects fired numerous gun shots in a parking […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a “larrikin’ streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said. “Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian – many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era,” his wife and […]

Following some minor relief from the cold weather this week, many across the UK will experience plummeting temperatures as a heavy band of rain arrives from the North Sea. The Met Office warned there will “big changes” on the way as they’ll be plenty of cloud and rain going into the weekend. Scotland will survive […]

Drivers headed in or out of the interior are being advised to stay off the Coquihalla, with the highway closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt due to a fatal, multi-vehicle crash. According to DriveBC, the crash happened near Coldwater Road south of Exit 290. The BC Coroners Service confirmed that it had been […]

The murder conspiracy retrial for Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson has been delayed as a judge considers whether to allow an iPod recording to be admitted as evidence. Last month, defence lawyers Aaron Fox and Ron Piché argued the recording shouldn’t have been seized by police without a warrant, stating their clients had a “reasonable […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will conduct classified briefings on the situation with Iran next week, congressional sources said on Thursday, after both Democratic and Republican lawmakers asked for more information. Congressional aides said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford and Acting […]

The City of Calgary will be using this May long weekend to get some road work done, including along major routes like Anderson Road, Macleod Trail and Memorial Drive. Related 14 Street construction causing some Calgary businesses to close their doors Small businesses in Calgary join call for cities to compensate for revenue lost to […]

A new fundraising campaign between the Calgary Police Foundation (CPF) and Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) launched Thursday to celebrate two of the justice facility dogs working with the Calgary Police Service’s Victim Assistance Support Team (VAST). Hawk and Calibri are currently working on the team and were at the Paws for Compassion event at […]