Truckers hold showdown in the suburbs of Vancouver
A dispute between a trucking company and a union in the suburbs of Vancouver threatened to disrupt shipping in and out of the port city’s busiest marine terminal on Saturday. As many as two-thirds…
Alhambra Dance Theatre artistic director steps down amid CNN EIC investigation
The Alhambra Dance Theatre’s creative director Nick Lazzarini has stepped down from his role on the company’s spring tour. The reason is a result of the November 2018 CNN EIC Investigation into the company….
Afghanistan faces severe acute health crisis, say aid workers
Aid workers in Afghanistan say health care in those rural and rural-based provinces is severely lacking – with the country facing a severe acute health crisis, according to a programme director. “In all the…
Arsenal v Chelsea & Southampton vs Leicester: Match details and team news
We’re ten days away from a classic festive fixture: Leicester and Southampton will do battle in the Premier League at St Mary’s, the club that has produced the most goals of any side in…
Pawnbrokers brace for second credit crunch
Pawnbrokers report Brexit uncertainty and rising interest rates are making it harder to raise finance Pawnbrokers predict a bumper Christmas trading season as Britain faces an early taste of the next credit crunch, but…
Ranking tennis’ top-five families
Even for tennis fans who grew up thinking of Patrick McEnroe as Wimbledon’s answer to Jiminy Cricket, watching him break down in tears Monday upon learning of the shock announcement of his sister’s move…
Rainy Pattern: Cold for Mother’s Day, not as cold for Veterans Day weekend
OVERVIEW Mostly cloudy skies today, with light winds out of the northeast, and highs today just shy of 70°. Abundant clouds are expected tonight, as northerly flow warms this air mass a tad more….
UPDATE: Duggar attorney claims police testimony barred from court trial
Josh Duggar’s attorney argues during closing arguments in Tontitown, Arkansas, Wednesday that the city’s attempts to have Josh Duggar testify in a court of law is futile because witnesses were “not admitted” into the…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford may reduce land to compensate for highway
Media are reporting that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering allowing farmers to pay landowners along the proposed Highway 413 extension to help pay for that highway, but if that’s true, this makes a…
‘Not Exactly Smiling’: Star uses iconic photo of Canadian Santa for auction in aid of charity
The Toronto Star is auctioning off a photograph of its famed Santa Claus, only one in a series of images taken during one of the city’s coldest winters in decades. The Grand Ronde Lodge…