Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are
A Quebec judge will lead a national public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference from nations like China and Russia, as well as other actors, in Canadian elections and society. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is also the minister for democratic institutions, revealed Thursday that Marie-Josée Hogue, a puisne judge of the Court of
The outrage sparked by a passenger incident involving a vomit-smeared airplane seat reflects a broader frustration with flight operations in Canada, travel specialists say. Meanwhile, the country’s public health agency says it’s investigating the recent episode.On Tuesday, Air Canada said it apologized to two passengers who were escorted off the plane by security after protesting
Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who documented her family’s life on the now-defunct YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” has been charged with six counts of child abuse, along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt. The pair were arrested last week after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped Hildebrandt’s home and asked a neighbour for food and
Police in Bali are investigating a fatal accident at a high-end resort after an outdoor elevator failed and plummeted into a ravine, killing five people. The accident occurred at the Ayuterra Resort in Ubud, a town in the uplands of Bali known for its valleys and terraced rice fields.Video of the incident circulated online showing
The Ottawa Police Service incident commander in charge of the “Freedom Convoy” response told the court hearing a trial of two of its organizers that work to shrink the footprint was undermined after the first weekend by an order to not to give an inch of downtown. Insp. Russell Lucas told the court that police
The Bank of Canada is keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged for now but is warning future hikes may be needed to tame persistent inflation, even as some economists believe the current tightening cycle has peaked. The Bank of Canada’s target for the overnight rate, which sets the cost of borrowing for many lenders and
A surge in global cancer cases for people under the age of 50 has raised urgent concerns about the shifting landscape of this disease among younger populations, according to new research. The study, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Oncology, found that in 2019 new cases of early-onset cancers (people aged 15 to 49 years)
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been detained in a northern Chinese county after local police say a portion of the Great Wall of China was destroyed with an excavator. A release from the Youyu County Public Security Bureau states a 55-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were working at a
Canada’s housing market could face a chill this fall as prospective buyers and sellers wait to see where the Bank of Canada’s interest rate path will head, according to new polling released Tuesday. Re/Max Canada said in a report that based on current market conditions, home prices are expected to remain flat nationally from August