Ellen DeGeneres posts video of flooding near Montecito, Calif. home
Environment Ellen DeGeneres posted a video to her Twitter account on Monday showing fast-moving flood waters near her home in Montecito, Calif. “Montecito is under complete evacuation – the entire town – this is the five-year anniversary from the fire and mudslides that killed so many people,” the television personality said adding “this creek never
Second suspect charged after 3 teens stabbed near Scarborough high school
Police say a second suspect has been arrested after three teenage boys were stabbed near a high school in Scarborough last month. On Oct. 20 at around 3:30 p.m., police say a group of boys were sitting on a wall in the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Rushley Drive when they were confronted by
Motorcyclist dies after collision with pickup truck in Wasaga Beach
WASAGA BEACH, Ont. — A Collingwood, Ont., man is dead following a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck. Provincial police say the collision occurred on Thursday afternoon in Wasaga Beach, Ont. Investigators say the motorcycle was travelling westbound when an eastbound pickup turned in front of it. They say 35-year-old Donald Smith died
N.S. woman dies after waiting 7 hours in hospital ER, family demands answers
The husband of a Nova Scotia woman who died after a seven-hour wait at the emergency department in Cumberland County said he felt they were “neglected” until “it was just too late.” Allison Holthoff, 37, of Tidnish, N.S., was a beloved mother of three, avid community volunteer, animal lover and deputy chief of the local
Rising MMA star Victoria ‘The Prodigy’ Lee dies at 18 – National
Victoria Lee, a promising talent in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), has died at age 18, her family confirmed. Lee died on Dec. 26, leaving her family “completely devastated,” according to a post on her Instagram page.“We’re all broken. Because a piece of you was in each of us and when you left
Prince Harry’s popularity drops to all-time low as fatigue, criticism sets in – National
Prince Harry’s favourability has fallen to an all-time low amongst Britons just one day ahead of the official release of his autobiography, Spare, new polling has found. Close to two-thirds (64 per cent) of Brits now have a negative view of Harry, and only a quarter (26 per cent) view him in a favourable light
A penny for your pandemic efforts? Ottawa approved $120K for coins for health staff – National
The federal agency charged with spearheading Canada’s response to COVID-19 approved a $120,000 initiative to purchase specially designed coins for its employees as an “everlasting expression of gratitude” for their work during the pandemic. The coins were to be distributed to all employees of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as a token of thanks