WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer’s shows in Vancouver last month. Carol Hansson says she and other Swifties on the flight incurred hundreds of dollars in costs after the cancellation less than 24 hours before Swift took the stage
Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case made a dramatic decision that could nevertheless bring the case to a muted end. In a ruling Friday, Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan scheduled the sentencing for 10 days before Trump’s inauguration — but
By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 4, 2025 1:37 pm Updated January 4, 2025 7:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena was found dead Friday at a Los
The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Year’s Day confided to a former girlfriend who had served as an Army nurse that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was a five-time recipient of
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada will set up its first preclearance operation in the United States this year as part its plan to boost border security amid growing pressure from the incoming U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday that a two-year operation will be launched
A vacation ahead of the holidays for a Calgary couple to relax before the Christmas chaos ended in tragedy — which triggered a bureaucratic nightmare. “They booked business class, they booked diving trips, they booked all sorts of really cool things to do together to kind of reconnect,” says Meagan Grabst of her parent’s dream
A large metallic ring suspected to be debris from space crashed in a village in Kenya’s south on Monday, the country’s space agency said. A Kenyan Space Agency (KSA) official said the partially burnt metallic object measures about 2.5 metres in diameter, weighs about 500 kilograms and is most likely a fragment from a rocket.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa but he returns to more calls not only from his MPs to step down, but at least two riding association presidents as well. Motorcycle accident toronto today confirmed that Quebec Liberal MPs called for Trudeau to step down, as first reported by iPolitics, following similar statements from the Liberals’
Meghan Markle is kicking off the new year with a new Instagram account, returning to the social media platform after a five year absence, and racking up almost a million followers in the first day of her return. The account, given the simple handle @meghan, has two posts as of Thursday – her first post
The discovery of what Alberta RCMP believe was a “chop shop” in Athabasca County being used to prepare stolen vehicles for resale was surprising because of “the sheer scale of this investigation,” a police official told reporters on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Mark Hall showed reporters some of the stolen goods in north-central Alberta, including two