Dr. Heather Ross discusses the details of her upcoming Test Your Limits expedition with Yahoo! Canada.
Germany's conservative candidate for chancellor scrambled to boost his flagging campaign on Monday, warning voters that a left-wing coalition led by his Social Democrat rival would bring on a "severe economic crisis" after Sunday's national election. Armin Laschet ratcheted up his rhetoric after Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) won a third televised election debate https://reut.rs/3zsEEA2 on Sunday, cementing his position as frontrunner to succeed conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel. Acknowledging that "we are in a race to catch up", Laschet seized on Scholz's statement on Sunday that his preference is for a coalition with the Greens, and the conservative warned voters against a Scholz-led so-called Red-Red-Green https://reut.rs/3DIzZNV ruling alliance with the hard-left Linke.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's legal team says they have given the Crown documents relevant to their client's sexual assault case. Lawyer Philippe Morneau revealed the document exchange during a brief appearance on behalf of the military officer in a Gatineau courtroom this morning. It was the first time the case involving the former head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has come up in court since he was charged last month. Morneau says the Crown and defence have exchanged disclosure
BERLIN (AP) — The German Journalists Association on Monday condemned attacks by police against reporters covering a far-left protest in the eastern city of Leipzig on Saturday. The union, known by its German acronym DJV, said at least three journalists were physically assaulted by officers, while several other reporters said they were hindered from doing their work by police despite showing their press credentials. The DJV's chair in Saxony state, Ine Dippmann, condemned the attacks “in the shar
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump’s indicted corporate finance chief told a judge Monday he has “strong reason to believe” more indictments are coming in an ongoing New York investigation into the former president’s real estate empire. Lawyer Bryan Scarlatos made the remark during Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg’s first court appearance since his July 1 arraignment on tax fraud charges. Scarlatos did not say what led him to believe more people would be charged in the closely wat
The University of Ottawa says one of its football players died shortly after the team's season opener in Toronto on Saturday. Francis Perron of Sherbrooke, Que., started playing for the Gee-Gees in 2017. A statement from university president Jacques Frémont did not mention a cause of death. Perron, a 25-year-old mechanical engineering student, had been named an academic all-Canadian in 2018 and 2019. "A bright, passionate, and caring person, Francis poured himself into his craft as a player and
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court refused Monday to suspend a government decision allowing a former Venezuelan spymaster to be extradited to the United States. Lawyers for Gen. Hugo Carvajal, who for over a decade was late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez’s eyes and ears in the Venezuelan military, asked the court to put the Spanish government decision — taken 18 months ago — on hold. But the Supreme Court said in its written decision that Carvajal had presented no new arguments against the gover
St. Clair Township has struck down the idea of detached second dwellings in residential areas. Southside Construction was attempting to pull off this new move in a planned housing development in Courtright. The London based developer, who has never completed a project like this before, requested three bylaw changes during a presentation to council in July, most notably allowing for second dwellings to be separate from a property’s main house. Currently the township only allows for second units t
More mosquitos caught in local traps have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The findings, recorded in Dresden at the end of August, mark the second time in Chatham-Kent this summer insects carrying the virus have been found. But the highly detested pest is unlikely to be a major concern for the public. “We've done very well over the years in Chatham-Kent, we've had a very small number of cases,” says Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby. He says public health battles the bug by larvi
The Prince Albert Police Service has charged two city residents in the death of a 25-year-old man. Clarissa Campbell, 43, and Chandler Laliberte, 22, appeared in provincial court Monday charged with second-degree murder. Police have not named the victim in the case or released details about the apparent cause of death. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday. Early the morning of Sep. 19, officers responded to a report of a disturbance on the 2900 block of Second Avenue W. When they arrived, they fo
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA will finally start speaking to soccer clubs, leagues and players’ unions this month in the latest steps announced Monday in its push to organize a men's World Cup every two years. All 211 member federations have also been invited to online talks on Sept. 30 as part of consulting on the future of national team soccer, including a biennial men’s World Cup. FIFA first sought approval this month from retired players, including World Cup winners who went to Qatar for a two-day conf
A military training jet crashed in a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, injuring the two pilots and damaging three homes. (Sept. 20)
It's time for northerners — and the rest of Canada — to cast their ballot in the federal election. Voters can expect extra precautions at the polls because of COVID-19, including hand sanitizing stations and clear markers to help people maintain two metres from each other. Elections Canada is asking people to wear masks to their polling station, and says there will only be one poll worker per desk behind a plexiglass barrier. Voters will be provided with a single-use pencil to mark their ballot,
The City of Charlottetown has created its first ever natural asset inventory, part of a national movement to help municipalities better manage their natural areas and understand their value, including helping to deal with the impact of climate change. The inventory is available on the city's website, and includes forests, wetlands, grasslands, shrublands and water as well as agricultural land. In total, there are 1,719 individual natural assets in the new inventory. "I was quite surprised and it
LONDON (Reuters) -And so it begins: Taxes in the world's wealthiest countries are rising. Tax rises grabbed headlines recently when Britain, last year's biggest major borrower relative to gross domestic product (GDP), upped taxes on workers and employers, potentially raising 12 billion pounds ($17 billion) a year. U.S. markets are edgy too after Democrats proposed to raise tax rates on companies and those on annual incomes above $400,000.
Canadians are heading to polls across the country today, Monday, Sept. 20, after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau called the snap election 36 days ago.
A Sarnia courtroom carried out a two-for-one sentencing as a pair of men were fined for the illegal sale of cannabis. David Bruce and Arnold Mayers appeared to answer for a sweeping drug raid last December that turned up tens of thousands of dollars in cannabis products and cash. The joint operation was carried out at a Corunna home and the Pot Of Gold cannabis shop on Aamjiwnaang land. This was the third police raid on Pot Of Gold in two years and followed a lengthy investigation into the store
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex candidates and voters turned out in Brooke-Alvinston Tuesday night as the election campaign enters its final week. Sudit Ranade, Liberals; Jason Henry, NDP; Kevin Mitchell, PPC; and Jeremy Hull, Greens, appeared at the Optimist Pavilion to discuss their visions with a few dozen curious constituents. Conservative MP Lianne Rood didn’t show up to the debate and has not participated in any of them so far. Hosted by the three local agriculture federations; like their forum wit
After a snap election was called on Aug. 15, Canadians will finish voting today to elect a new federal government. Up for grabs in the 44th general election are 338 seats in the House of Commons, 42 of which are in B.C. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is trying to win back a majority government that he captured in the 2015 election. In the 2019 election, Trudeau and his party lost their majority and the popular vote, but still had enough seats to form a minority government with the Conservative Pa
For the past two summers, people who live in Red Lake, Ont., have thanked local volunteer firefighters and forest firefighters for keeping their community safe. In 2020, the community was evacuated because of a nearby fire. In 2021, the community was on an evacuation alert, with some people voluntarily leaving the community and some of the most vulnerable people being moved out. It's the work of these forest firefighters, often working in remote areas, in all weather and temperatures, that caugh
President Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the US beginning in November, allowing foreign nationals into the country if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. View on euronews
