In 1997, Michael Jackson attended the premiere of his music video short film, "Ghosts," at the Cannes Film Festival. (May 9)
Highway 19 in Cape Breton's Inverness County was closed for several hours Wednesday as RCMP investigated a serious vehicle collision involving two SUVs travelling in opposite directions. At around 3:10 p.m., Inverness County District RCMP, firefighters and EHS responded to a head-on collision along Highway 19 in Craigmore, police said in a statement. A 52-year-old Judique woman, the driver and sole occupant of a red Ford Escape, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital by LifeFlig
A safe found during the demolition of the former Harrow Antique Store in southwestern Ontario belonged to a great uncle of former Prime Minister Paul Martin, according to Sr. Lise Joli the daughter of Nell Martin's niece. Nell Martin was Paul Martin's mother. The safe belonged to her uncle, T. B. Adams. The safe bears the name T.B. Adams, and according to a commemorative document called Colchester 225: 150 Historical Facts put out by the Town of Essex in 2017, Adams owned a general store at the
The City of Ottawa wants owners of vacant properties to pay $1,703 annually for a permit so bylaw officers can do proactive inspections aimed at preventing problems and "demolition by neglect." The proposed new bylaw was approved by the community and protective services committee Thursday. It comes less than two months after Ottawa city council approved a new tax on vacant residential properties set at one per cent of a property's assessed value. The new permit regime would take effect Nov. 1, 2
All men -- and women under 60 -- that want to leave are sent to the camps for questioning, a local told Euronews.View on euronews
Ryanair failed to produce evidence that every crew member was covered by Irish-issued E101 certificates, so the European Court of Justice ruled they are effectively Italian employees.View on euronews
HALIFAX — Citing improving data on the number of new COVID-19 cases in the province, Nova Scotia’s education minister on Thursday said the mask mandate for public schools would be lifted next week. The announcement came as the province released new data indicating a continuing decline in the number of new infections and hospitalizations, along with 24 new deaths attributed to novel coronavirus over the past week. Masks will become optional in schools starting Tuesday, Education Minister Becky Dr
Here's the latest for Thursday May 19th: Buffalo shooting suspect goes back to court; Red Cross registers hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war; North Korea may have almost 2 million COVID-19 cases; Monkeypox case in Massachusetts.
Weather balloons are essential to weather forecasting, but it takes a lot of coordination to send them up—and to track the data they capture. The Weather Network's Kyle Brittain attached some cameras to a weather balloon to get a better picture of how the process works, and the results were very dramatic.
Set in 2050, Pollinator Park incorporates gamification, storytelling and alluring technologies to showcase the shocking insect decline and a need for urgent action to wider audiences, particularly to younger generations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by the leaders of Finland and Sweden, President Joe Biden forcefully supported their applications to join NATO on Thursday as Russia's war in the heart of Europe challenges the continent's security. The U.S. president rejected Turkey's opposition, insisting the two countries “meet every NATO requirement and then some." Biden walked to a White House Rose Garden appearance with his hands on the shoulders of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli
YELLOWKNIFE — Prince Charles says he and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were departing Canada with "heavy hearts" and a deeper understanding of residential schools after their royal visit wrapped in the Northwest Territories. Charles said he was deeply moved by conversations with survivors who courageously shared their experiences of the schools during the three-day tour. “I want to acknowledge their suffering and to say how much our hearts go out to them and their families,” Charles said Thu
Bundled in winter gear, Alexi Liotti and Manny Oyarce strap on their cross country skis atop Mount Seymour and venture off into the snow — just metres away from where they parked their car. "It still feels like winter," says Liotti. "Normally in May, it's spring riding — it's like T-shirts and slush, and you're lucky if you're able to do this," Oyarce adds. Several centimetres of snow have reportedly accumulated on mountains along the North Shore and the Sea to Sky amid a storm surge event that
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 per cent of votes. Here is some of the political reaction: "He was a fine leader. He worked so hard for this province, uniting us Conservatives together back in 2016 and his heart was in this province. And now he's gone. He's going to do wonderful things with his life and his career, but it's a loss to our party." — Jan
Rising inflation rates have brought new challenges to daily life – but Nova Scotia businesses are counting on a busy summer to help them bounce back to pre-pandemic revenues. As Alexa MacLean reports, one economist says there are some silver linings to keep in mind as we all adjust to another new normal.
GENEVA (AP) — Britain and Rwanda on Thursday faced down two U.N. agencies that have sharply criticized their controversial plan in which British expects to send some asylum-seekers from the U.K. to the African country. In an interview with The Associated Press before meeting top officials from the U.N. human rights and refugee agencies, Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta acknowledged it was “fine that they be concerned,” adding that the discussion was aimed “to bring them on board” to work
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — It was lunch hour at the abortion clinic, so the nurse in the recovery room got her Bible out of her bag in the closet and began to read. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,” her favorite proverb says, and she returns to it again and again. “He will make your paths straight.” She believes God led her here, to a job at the West Alabama Women’s Center, tending to patients who’ve just had abortions. “I trust in God,” said Ramona, w
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Faced with rising violence, Pakistan is taking a tougher line to pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to crack down on militants hiding on their soil, but so far the Taliban remain reluctant to take action — trying instead to broker a peace. Last month came a sharp deterioration in relations between the two neighbors when Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. Witnesses said the strikes hit a refugee camp and another location, killing at least 40 civilians. UNI
A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer has launched a civil suit against the province, alleging she was raped by a colleague in 2014 after he offered her a ride home from a night of drinking. The statement of claim filed Jan. 13 and amended May 5 in provincial Supreme Court alleges RNC Sgt. Robert Baldwin was on duty in St. John's when he drove the woman home in his marked police vehicle. The suit alleges he then invited himself into the woman's home and raped her. The allegations have not be
After 37 years in the taxi business in Saint John, Jack Dorrington is calling it quits. He says it's just too hard to make a living behind the wheel. Dorrington says that if the city doesn't raise taxi rates, more drivers will also leave the industry. "We're at a point right now where we have to make a substantial decision or the taxi industry in the city is going to crumble," Dorrington told a public hearing into taxi rates, hosted by the city's transit commission on Thursday. Each year, the co
KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen celebrated a “historic day” last summer when more than 100 nations agreed to a global minimum tax deal, aimed at putting the world's countries on a more equal footing in attracting and keeping multinational companies. President Joe Biden tweeted that the idea was "diplomacy reshaping our global economy and delivering for our people.” But this week, as Yellen joined Group of Seven finance ministers for meetings in Germany, she found he
