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Snowfall warning issued in Metro Vancouver for Monday evening

A snowfall warning has been issued by Environment Canada covering the North Shore, the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, and the Fraser Valley. Global News meteorologist Mark Madryga says the snow isn’t expected until Monday night. “It’s a pretty interesting weather scenario — we will have to watch closely as the day rolls on. Starting with some rain in Metro Vancouver into […]

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Trump’s new budget slashes spending, asks $8.6B for border wall

President Trump’s new budget calls for slashing domestic spending by 5 percent and boosting defense spending by 5 percent while asking for an additional $8.6 billion to build a wall on the southern border. The president unveiled his $4.7 trillion “Budget for a Better America” for 2020 Monday morning. A senior Trump administration official said the White House had to […]

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Teen dies after fall from balcony at Cancun resort

A teenager from Michigan died after falling from a seventh-floor balcony while on spring break in Mexico, according to reports and college officials. Ahmed Altaii, 19, of Dearborn, died late Saturday after plummeting from a balcony at the GR Solaris Hotel in Cancun, where he had been staying with his girlfriend. She told responding officers that Altaii had been drinking […]

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B&B in Somerset is home to cult that believes in breast fondling

B&B in picturesque Somerset village is home to bizarre Universal Medicine cult who believe in breast fondling and burping up evil spirits as alternatives to modern medicine Tytherington near Frome, Somerset is home to the UK HQ of Universal Medicine The cult was founded by bankrupt former tennis coach Serge Benhayon, 55 His daughter Simone –  ‘the reincarnation of Winston […]

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Merkel calls on Britain to respond to EU's Brexit proposals

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said she welcomed the European Commission’s proposals to break a deadlock in Brexit negotiations by providing legal clarity on the backstop solution, adding that Britain now had to respond. “And now of course it’s up to Britain to respond to this offer,” Merkel told reporters in Berlin. “We want a good […]

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Germany sees continued issues with readiness of submarines, aircraft

BERLIN (Reuters) – The readiness of Germany’s weapons systems stood at about 70 percent in 2018 overall, but its submarines, heavy-lift helicopters and Tornado fighter jets faced continued challenges, the German Defence Ministry told lawmakers on Monday. For instance, Germany had zero submarines that were ready for operations for five months in the first half of 2018, although three of […]

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