Dame Maggie Smith, best known for her roles in the Harry Potter franchise and Downton Abbey, has died. She was 89 years old. The prolific star’s family issued a statement about Smith’s death through her publicist. Smith died on Friday morning in hospital, though a cause of death has not yet been announced.“It is with
According to a lawyer for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, there’s likely a simple explanation for the more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil authorities seized from the musician’s home: bulk purchasing. In a new interview with TMZ, Combs’ lawyer attempted to answer questions about the baby oil, which U.S. federal prosecutors said was seized alongside
Formula One racer Daniel Ricciardo was released by Red Bull Racing on Thursday, and it was announced that Liam Lawson will immediately slip into the driver’s seat, replacing him on the team. It was pretty apparent that the 35-year-old’s days with the circuit were nearing their end — at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend
By Nono Shen The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2024 3:38 pm Updated September 26, 2024 7:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia NDP leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering
The Canadian Armed Forces is changing its posture to the crisis in Lebanon and increasing troops in the region to give the government more flexibility — including the ability to move quickly if an evacuation of Canadian citizens is ordered, Motorcycle accident toronto today has learned. Canada’s plan has been ready for months and some assets have
Canada’s fertility rate, which has been steadily declining, has hit a record low and the country is now among the “lowest-low” fertility nations. Statistics Canada released new data on Wednesday showing that the Canadian fertility rate in 2023 was 1.26 children per woman, which is the lowest recorded level since the agency began collecting data.The
Grim details continue to emerge as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s ongoing hearing into the doomed Titan submersible, with an engineer with the National Transportation Safety board revealing Wednesday that the sub had imperfections on its carbon fibre hull, dating back to the manufacturing process. Engineer Don Kramer said there wrinkles, porosity and voids
Marcellus Williams, a 55-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing a former reporter in 1998, was executed Tuesday evening by lethal injection despite objections from prosecutors, defence lawyers and the victim’s family. Advocates aggressively pushed for Williams’ execution to be paused in the days leading up to his death, but the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri Supreme
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A rock climber scaling Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument fell to his death last weekend, leaving his partner stranded on a dangerous pitch. A news release from the National Park Service (NPS) said the duo was climbing the popular geologic feature when one fell while rappelling the
Auto fraud is on the rise in Canada — but the culprits might not be who you think. A new report released by Equifax Canada showed automotive fraud was up by 54 per cent year over year, and the credit bureau said it is largely driven by the continued prevalence of identity theft and falsified