Anyone who’s flown with a major airline in recent years knows the scourge of so-called “gate lice,” even if they could never put a name to these particular flouters of airline etiquette. Simply put, “gate lice” is a pejorative term that refers to passengers who prematurely gather around a boarding gate long before their seat
The federal government on Thursday announced reduced immigration targets for the next three years, which some experts say will have an impact on housing affordability as early as next year. Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents to the country by 21 per cent by next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Thursday.It’s
Motorcycle accident toronto today is hearing tonight from a Canadian journalist who says bombshell allegations — about being recruited by the KGB as a russian agent — are false. The accusations were made by a former Conservative MP during a House of Commons standing committee yesterday, against David Pugliese. They were based on documents involving the Soviet
The GoFundMe set up for the family of a young woman who was found dead inside of a walk-in oven at a Walmart in Halifax have paused donations after the amount quadrupled from the original ask. The goal for the GoFundMe campaign was $50,000, and as of Friday, it reached just shy of $200,000 soaring
An Ontario mother who was killed in front of her children at a park in the nation’s capital is another case of femicide, Ottawa police say. On Thursday at around 11:25 a.m., police responded to reports a woman had been stabbed at a park near Uplands and Paul Anka drives in Ottawa.Deputy Chief Trish Ferguson
Prosecutors have recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Although prosecutors do recommend resentencing
A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping her during a 1993 visit to Trump Tower in New York City after they were introduced by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Stacey Williams told U.K. publication The Guardian she believed the groping was part of a “twisted game” between Trump and Epstein that made her feel
A Florida mother is suing the company Character.AI over claims one of its chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), encouraged her 14-year-old son to die by suicide. Megan Garcia said her son, Sewell Setzer, became infatuated with a chatbot made in the likeness of the character Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones. Setzer and the chatbot exchanged
Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents to the country by 21 per cent by next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Thursday. It’s part of a major series of changes to immigration targets that Trudeau says aims to freeze population growth.“We’re announcing that we will reduce
“A young beautiful girl who came to Canada with big dreams” is how a 19-year-old Halifax Walmart employee is being remembered, as her friends and family struggle with the devastating details of her death. The Maritime Sikh Society has identified the victim of last Saturday’s incident as Gursimran Kaur, with the permission of her mother.Both