George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies...
NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray”...
Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a “Golden Dome” missile defence shield and said “it automatically makes sense” for Canada to be involved. “Canada has called us and they want to be a...
Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL — Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord regions. The Mamo alliance and the Association des Gardiens du territoire Nehirowisiw Aski sent the notices to...
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around...
Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will...
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4...
2 people injured after car strikes a traffic light in Mississauga
Two people were sent to a hospital on Monday after a single-vehicle collision in Mississauga. According to police, a driver in a black sedan went off the road and hit a traffic light in the area of Erin Centre Boulevard...
Michigan woman again gets life sentence for fiery death of husband nearly 20 years ago
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body was sentenced to life in prison Monday for murder after failing to convince a jury for the...
‘We will Close’: Bathurst business owners say changes to street could hurt bottom lines
A long stretch of Bathurst Street in Toronto has a transit problem. According to City staff, more than 35,000 TTC riders use the 7 Bathurst bus and 511 Bathurst streetcar. However, both modes often arrive late as they mix with...
US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — The United States on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations. In the northern Honduran city...
