It was late June 2018 when the city of Kingston’s public works department was being criticized by some residents living on Unity Road near Collins Creek. City crews had graded the gravel shoulder of the road and resident Rick Jeffries said dozens of turtle nests were destroyed. Since that time, the public works department has […]

Speaking at a summit in Beijing on China’s programme to re-create the old Silk Road joining China with Asia and Europe, Chancellor Hammond said that the UK would bring its expertise to the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) and described it as a “vision”. He said: “Our offer is to bring together the best of […]

The store has urged customers to check their Durex Real Feel and Durex Latex Free contraception.  Customers should look at the batch number on the bottom of the pack and on the foil wrapping of individual condoms.  Shoppers can return the condoms to the stores where they bought them for a full refund. Durex said […]

Dozens of campers say they have nowhere to go after getting told to leave Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park this week to allow for maintenance work. Vancouver police, fire crews and park board staff began dismantling the campers’ tents Wednesday afternoon. By Thursday, the infield had been emptied and fenced off, leaving just a few tents on […]

Niagara Regional Police say a 54-year-old woman is dead after a two-car collision in Fort Erie early Thursday morning. The female was pronounced dead on scene, according to police, after her 2012 Honda Fit crashed with a 2005 Toyota Corolla around 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of Bowen Road and Sunset Drive. The driver of […]

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday confirmed that it will likely delay the release of a long-awaited plan that had been expected to open most of the nation’s coastline for offshore oil drilling, pending the final outcome of a […]

A photograph has been obtained by Sky News which, according to a security source, is of the suspected Sri Lanka suicide bomber who studied in Britain. Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed, 36, is bearded with a rucksack, thought to contain explosives, and a suitcase at the Taj hotel in Colombo on Easter Sunday. He is wearing […]

In response to a three-month long national debate, during which Mr Macron discussed issues from high taxes to local democracy with citizens across France, the French President said he was right to implement the bulk of reforms his Government implemented over the past two years. When speaking at a news conference today, he said his […]

LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands marched in Portugal on Thursday to celebrate the almost bloodless revolution 45 years ago that ended its four-decade-long dictatorship, while politicians said that economic and social developments had not matched its democratic advance. Dictator Antonio Oliveira Salazar ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1968, though his regime only crumbled on April 25 […]

COLOMBO (Reuters) – The death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter Day attack is around 100 fewer than the 359 originally thought, a two top government officials told Reuters on Thursday. “It could be 250 or 260. I can’t exactly say. There are so many body parts and it is difficult to give a precise figure,” […]