‘No regrets’: Toronto councillor violated code of conduct, Integrity Commissioner says
Toronto’s Integrity Commissioner has found that comments made by a city councillor during a dispute with a constituent last year violated council’s code of conduct. The city watchdog investigated two complaints that stem from a town hall meeting that took...
Cuba’s power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Cuban Electric Union, which reports to...
Multiple people injured after floor collapses at New Hampshire wedding venue
Six people were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries after a floor collapsed at a wedding venue in Tamworth, New Hampshire, around 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, a New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesperson said. The collapse happened...
Man stabbed near Rexdale area: Toronto police
Toronto police are investigating after a man was stabbed near the city’s Rexdale neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Kipling Avenue and Dixon Road just after 2 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they located a...
U.K. midwife facing deportation from Canada after work permit denied over English test
A Victoria, B.C.-based midwife and her patients have been left in the lurch over a problem with paperwork. Heather Gilchrist moved to Canada from the U.K., looking for a fresh start after the loss of her husband. Canadian immigration officials...
Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL — Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec’s maritime institute said. All three students arrived in Quebec on Friday after...
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor Nicholas Brendon dies at 54
Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. He was 54. Brendon’s family announced the death in a statement posted on his social...
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between...
Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Safa Chebbi,...
A deadly South Tyrol avalanche kills 2 skiers, trapping 25 near the Austria border
An avalanche in high alpine terrain in Italy‘s South Tyrol on Saturday killed two skiers, according to the country’s mountain rescue service. The avalanche happened at an altitude of around 2,400 meters (7,874 feet) on the slopes of the 2,669-meter...
