Ruby Franke, a Utah mom who rose to fame documenting her family’s life on the YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse. Her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt has also been arrested on the same charges. For followers of Franke’s social media presence, these charges come as no surprise, as
A man in his 30s is dead after a motorcycle collision in Oshawa Thursday. Durham police say the incident took place at approximately 8 p.m. in the area of Taunton Road and Arborwood Drive. According to investigators, a Chevrolet Cruze travelling eastbound on Taunton attempted to make a left turn when the motorcyclist, travelling westbound
There’s a stark contrast between public perception and the reality of how homeless people spend money, says a researcher who gave 50 homeless people in British Columbia $7,500 each to do with as they wished. Instead of blowing the windfall on “temptation goods,” such as alcohol, drugs or cigarettes, they spent it on rent, clothing
Canada’s economy stalled in the second quarter of the year with real gross domestic product (GDP) “nearly unchanged,” Statistics Canada said Friday. The economy contracted 0.2 per cent annually in the quarter, the agency said, which was enough for some economists to believe the Bank of Canada would keep its key interest rate on hold
A massive black and white Watusi bull named “Howdy Doody” was spotted riding shotgun in a car in Norfolk, Neb., on Wednesday. Police pulled the vehicle over after receiving calls and gave the driver a warning before sending them home. Read more: Car with giant bull named Howdy Doody riding shotgun pulled over in Nebraska
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 31, 2023 10:50 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in British Columbia’s Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls “persistent bear activity.” The service says the bears threatened
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Well, that’s one way to get yourself a spot in the carpool lane. A man was pulled over in Nebraska on Wednesday after a stunned onlooker spotted him rolling through town with a full-sized Watusi bull riding shotgun inside his Ford Crown Victoria.The strange sighting is beyond
A 16-year-old girl was stabbed and killed in Washington, D.C., on Sunday after an altercation began over a McDonald’s sweet-and-sour sauce, police said. Naima Liggon, of Waldorf, Md., was stabbed outside a McDonald’s in a busy area of D.C. known for its nightlife, according to a press release from Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.Police were called
Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.” And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa sees a role for
Idalia was downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday evening as it moved over Georgia and along the Carolina coast after leaving a trail of devastation through northern Florida, where it brought a “catastrophic storm surge” as a Category 3 hurricane. Shortly after hitting Florida Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Idalia was packing