$500K design introduced for Phase II of Buffalo Creek's Reconnection Project
The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper (BNW) and the Town of West Seneca have studied the creek for years, searching for ways to alleviate the flooding.
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CNNBeryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly approaching the Caribbean
Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with stronger gusts, according to a 5 p.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center.
- The Weather Network
Historic Hurricane Beryl declared Category 4 storm threatens southeast Caribbean
Beryl is one of the earliest hurricanes we've ever seen in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
- The Canadian Press
Hurricane Beryl forecast to become a Category 4 storm as it nears southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.
- The Weather Network
How a mammoth hurricane rapidly intensifies in mere hours
Some of the strongest hurricanes in history grew their ferocious winds in only a couple of hours
- United Press International
'Life-threatening' Cat 4 Hurricane Beryl bears down on Barbados
The Atlantic's first hurricane of the season developed into a Category 4 storm Sunday and barreled toward the Windward Islands and Barbados, packing winds of 130 mph.
- Sky News
Wandsworth jail: Woman arrested over video 'showing prison officer having sex with inmate in cell'
A woman has been arrested over a social media video allegedly showing a member of prison staff having sex with an inmate in a jail cell. Scotland Yard said it launched an investigation on Friday "after officers were made aware of a video allegedly filmed inside HMP Wandsworth". It added a woman was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office the same day and taken into police custody.
- CNN
A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls
Arzo survived a suicide attempt but now faces a new threat that could send her family – and millions like them – back to Afghanistan and a life that has become so intolerable for women and girls that some would rather die.
- The Olympian
WA to become third state to punish ‘stealthing.’ Here’s what else will become law on Monday
Here are new Washington state laws that take effect July 1.
- CBC
Goats are helping Niagara Parks mow down a big problem
When an invasive species threatened a recently restored wetland in Fort Erie, Ont., Niagara Parks put a team together to mow them down.Or a herd, rather.To stop the spread of phragmites, an invasive reed that's run rampant over an area called Gondor's Flats, environmental planning technician Victoria Kalenuik asked a local farmer to lend "as many goats as possible" for a one-week pilot project.She sent 40 of her best and they've been hard at work."Every morning they're excited to get out and che
- CNN
Pelosi: Some health experts think Trump has dementia
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that “if we’re just talking about mental acuity, let’s be fair about it.”
- CBC
Dr. Brian Nadler expected to be acquitted of murder, criminal negligence charges
Dr. Brian Nadler, who formerly practised at a hospital in Hawkesbury, Ont., and is facing eight charges in connection to the deaths of four patients, is expected to be acquitted on Tuesday, according to both Crown and defence counsel.Brian Greenspan said Saturday that his client will likely be acquitted of all eight charges against him — four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of criminal negligence causing death — on the first day of what was supposed to be a five-week trial in Ottaw
- People
A Mother Served Her 19-Year-Old Son an Eviction Notice. Now He's Accused of Strangling Her to Death
Conner Kobold is charged with the murder of his mother, Shanelle Burns
- CBC
Police fatally shoot man, 28, after impaired driving collision in northeast Edmonton
Alberta's main police oversight agency is investigating a police shooting that killed a 28-year-old man in northeast Edmonton Saturday night, police say.An Edmonton police officer shot the man in the Fraser neighbourhood after a "confrontation" occurred, police said in a news release issued early Sunday morning.Patrol officers were dispatched to the northeast edge of the city shortly before 9:30 p.m. An impaired driver reportedly rolled over their vehicle near 153rd Avenue and Anthony Henday Dri
- The Weather Network - Video
Hurricane Beryl barrels towards the Lesser Antilles as a Category 4
Hurricane Beryl went through rapid intensification on Sunday morning, bringing it from a category 2 to a category 4 in mere hours. Wind speeds now topping 210km/h as it barrels towards the Windward Islands. Meteorologist Laura Power has the details.
- The Weather Network
Why Toronto's Don Valley Parkway floods so often
It seems like it's always 'that time of year' along the DVP.
- People
Mom, 23, Who Disappeared with 2 Kids May Have Been 'Coerced to Travel' to Religious Facility in Mexico: Police
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said on Facebook that Martha Unger and her two daughters, ages 1 and 2, were reported missing from their home this week
- CBC
'This kid shouldn't have died': 19-year-old killed in east Ottawa shooting
A 19-year-old man has died after a shooting in east Ottawa late Friday night.Police say the shooting happened at around 10 p.m. on the 1800 block of Russell Road, behind the Dempsey Community Centre.They identified the victim Saturday as Yousef Salaman of Ottawa.The shooter quickly fled the scene, police said. As of late Saturday afternoon, Ottawa police had not announced any arrests.Multiple shots reportedSeveral nearby residents reported hearing multiple gunshots late Friday night.Claude St-Ge
- The Canadian Press
Where do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
A scandal has rocked Canadian hockey and led to multiple investigations of several players who were on the nation's gold medal-winning 2018 world junior team, including some who have moved on to the NHL.
- The Conversation
Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits
Some of these giant vegetarians were as tall as a 3-story building. Microscopic analysis of their teeth, bones and eggshells reveals how they grew, what they ate and even their body temperature.
- The Canadian Press
For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat
JAMMU, India (AP) — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day.