Israeli forces shoot dead 27-year-old near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in a village in the occupied West Bank after he allegedly attempted a car-ramming attack near a checkpoint, local media reported. The Palestinian was identified by local media as 27-year-old Omar Hassan […]

An elderly woman is in hospital after police say she rolled her car into a ditch. The incident happened in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory around 1 p.m. Monday. Stacia Anderson, who witnessed the accident says the driver lost control and struck a tree, which fell into a hydro line. “I was over at my woodlot, loading […]

Some of those on the government payroll – which accounts for 55% of the poor African country’s state expenditure – did exist but they were paid for jobs they did not do, while others were dead or fictitious. Civil service minister Carmelita Namashulua said: “A proof-of-life test of the Mozambican civil service between 2015 and […]

A man has been charged after a RIDE stop in Innisfil resulted in a foot chase, police say. According to South Simcoe police, on Friday at around 9 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check program on the 6th Line between County Road 4 and the 10th Sideroad. Police say a vehicle was stopped and […]

Guelph police say one of their officers allegedly caught a 20-year-old man setting a fire inside a house in the city’s south end on Friday evening. The officer was at an address on Darnell Drive and saw smoke coming from the house. Police said the officer saw a man set a fire on the kitchen […]

Monday marks 70th anniversary of declaration, but with continuing crimes against humanity, just how powerful is it? Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights by countries around the world. The document outlines 30 fundamental rights which should form the basis of democratic societies; the UN […]

Yemeni officials demand Red Sea port be placed under their control, while UN proposes 16-point plan for flashpoint city. Rimbo, Sweden – Yemen’s warring sides remain deadlocked over the future of Hodeidah port, a major lifeline for the country, after the Yemeni government reiterated its demand that it should take control of the facility. Speaking […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A former police officer jailed for murdering 22 women received a second life sentence on Monday for the murder of 56 more people, making him one of modern Russia’s deadliest serial killers. Dubbed the “maniac of Angarsk” after his home city in Siberia, 54-year-old Mikhail Popkov drove victims to secluded spots where […]

Manitoba’s Salisbury House opens their ninth location on Monday with a fundamental change to their business plan. The restaurant announced their new location at 177 Lombard Ave., will not use single use plastic. “Following the elimination of plastic straws, Salisbury House will use this location as their first restaurant to ban single use plastic items,” […]

The first ministers conference was held Friday in Montreal and brought together the prime minister and the premiers of each of the 13 provinces and territories. Whether anything was accomplished — or whether there was any consensus on anything that was discussed — depends upon who you ask, but it’s clear this 141-year-old federation has […]