Halloween on Church returns to The Village for two-day event
A spooky Halloween bash is set to take over the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood next week for a beastly two-day event that promises to bring out a few ghastly ghouls and sexy skeletons. The annual event is slated to transform a parking...
Control tower evacuated at Toronto Pearson Airport, leading to flight delays
A control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport was evacuated late Tuesday evening, leading to a series of delayed flights. In a social media post shared just after 10 p.m., airport officials said its Apron Management Unit Tower was evacuated...
‘Perfect storm’: Extreme weather fuelled Wainwright military base fire, expert says
Powerful winds with shifting directions and dry weather contributed to rapid expansion of the grass fire at a military base in Wainwright, Alta., that left four soldiers dead and 39 others wounded, a wildfire expert said. Environment and Climate Change...
Galloway defamation trial hears of ‘inflated and outrageous’ email rhetoric
VANCOUVER — A former creative writing student told a B.C. Supreme Court defamation trial that she was “shocked” and “horrified” at language used in a mass email by a fellow student who was investigating misconduct allegations against author and former...
Swearing-in of newly-elected trustees in supervised Ontario school boards to be delayed: source
The Ministry of Education does not plan on swearing in newly elected trustees immediately following the municipal elections next week, a source with the provincial government tells CityNews. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School...
Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42
BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel Kennedy, has died. She was 42. An advocate for education reform and disability rights, Kennedy lived most of her life in...
Celebrity exorcist priest to take one-year ‘media fast’ after meeting with Denver archbishop
At the urging of his archbishop, a prominent Catholic exorcist in the Denver Archdiocese is taking a one-year break from public speaking and interviews which have garnered millions of views on social media. Instead, the Rev. Chad Ripperger will use...
University of Arizona student alleges she was sexually assaulted by 2 men at fraternity house
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August. The student told the university’s police department...
New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. The initiative by the U.N. Institute for Disarmament...
Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings are fueling polarization and undermining democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic. In a speech two weeks before the pivotal midterm elections...
