JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday buried the remains of a soldier missing since 1982, which were recovered by Russian special forces troops in Syria. Russia handed over the remains and personal effects, including the combat uniform, of Zachary Baumel, who was 21 when he fought in Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. He was declared missing […]

Manitoba’s crown insurance corporation says they are once again helping fund local police agencies to help them catch distracted drivers. “On average, one in three road deaths and thousands of collisions are attributed to distracted driving annually,” said Satvir Jatana, communications VP for Manitoba Public Insurance. “These dedicated projects are highly successful, resulting in nearly […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Pro-Brexit lawmakers in Britain’s upper house of parliament tried on Thursday to thwart the approval of a new law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to prevent a disorderly EU exit on April 12 without a deal. May has already committed to seek a short extension to […]

Property bosses admit blame after ‘popular, beautiful and ambitious’ university worker, 29, was killed by falling panel outside Starbucks during Storm Doris Tahnie Martin, 29, was walking past a Starbucks when she was hit by the panel  The university worker, from Stafford originally, died after she was struck in 2017  Company that manages the building […]

Lakeside homeowners in Osoyoos, B.C. are being alerted that their water will be temporarily shut off for five hours on Thursday due to work being done on the water main. The Town of Osoyoos says water will be shut off at approximately 8:00 a.m.and will last until approximately 1:00 p.m. The properties affected are along Highway 97 […]

The University of Guelph has received a $21 million donation, which is said to be the largest gift in its history. It was made by Stu and Kim Lang during a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. In recognition, the College of Business and Economics has been renamed the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics […]

Presidents used to vacation in seclusion – at a ranch in Texas or a beach house in Hawaii. Screening their visitors was relatively simple: The only people who came were friends and staff. President Donald Trump has added vast new complications by choosing to spend his weekends with his customers. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort […]

This Monday, April 1, 2019 photo, shows an aerial view of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. (AP Photo/Terry Chea) It's a page right out of history. The grounds of an unusual home in an elusive San Francisco suburb that pays homage to the "The Flintstones" family — complete with dinosaurs and a life-sized Fred […]

On Wednesday, a boy found wandering the streets of Kentucky identified himself to neighbors and then police as Timmothy Pitzen, who was 6 when he went missing in 2011 after being taken out of school in Illinois by his mom. The boy told Sharonville, Ohio, police he was being held by two men for seven […]

The premium you pay to live near a top school: How house prices rocket by up to 149 PER CENT in catchment areas for top performing state secondaries… forcing parents to find an extra £600k Homes close to England’s 30 top performing secondaries have rocketed in price Average homes found within top school catchment areas […]