Opponents of the proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen are calling for an extension to the public consultation period, after a stakeholder meeting was abruptly cancelled on Tuesday night. Parks Canada was scheduled to meet with the Grasslands Coalition, the British Columbia Wildlife Federation and the South Okanagan–Similkameen Preservation Society in Oliver, B.C. The meeting, which was expected […]

McDonnell labels Churchill a ‘villain’: Shadow Chancellor provokes furious backlash as he ‘blackens the name’ of wartime PM for ordering in troops to quell miner riots in 1910 McDonnell was asked in an interview whether Churchill was a ‘hero or villain’ He replied: ‘Villain. Tonypandy,’ in reference to the Welsh mining village Churchill ordered in troops to Tonypandy to help police […]

Aniyah Darnell died in Arlington, Texas, in November, 2018, after she suffered relentless abuse by Shamonica Jackson and Derick Robertson, police say. Jackson, 34, allegedly beat the toddler and burnt her as punishment for wetting herself. She was also refused water to drink and was dunked in hot water under Jackson's care. The pair had been caring for Aniyah for […]

The charge comes fewer than eight weeks after a speeding rap against him was dismissed on a technicality. Former England skipper Becks, 43, is said to have been spotted making a call in his £200,000 motor in November by an onlooker who called police. It is understood CCTV footage of the alleged incident in central London has been obtained. The […]

Five people are facing a total of 28 charges after a major cross-region drug bust. On Feb. 11, officers with the Napanee OPP, along with Toronto and Belleville police, executed search warrants at five addresses in Napanee, Prince Edward County, Belleville and Scarborough. According to police, the seizure included three firearms, ammunition, thousands of dollars in cash, as well as […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. The group said in a statement on its Amaq news agency that 42 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Borno state’s governor. Official sources told […]

Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any Barrie police officer in relation to the death of man in Barrie last June. According to Barrie police, on June 22 at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers arrested 32-year-old Olando Brown and transported him to the Barrie Police Services building. […]

For a second consecutive day, some flights in and out of Kelowna International Airport have either been delayed or cancelled because of the weather. A partial view of the arrivals schedule at Kelowna International Airport on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. The arrivals schedule at YLW on Feb. 13, 2019. A partial view of the departures schedule at Kelowna International Airport […]

A three-vehicle collision at the Mactaquac Dam in Kingsclear, N.B., resulted in several vehicles becoming stuck during Wednesday’s winter storm. New Brunswick RCMP say they were called to the scene around 12:15 p.m. One person involved in the crash was sent to hospital with injuries, according to police. Six vehicles remained stuck at the scene as of 2:45 p.m. Witnesses […]

TORONTO – A crooked investment adviser who scammed more than a dozen long-time friends and other unsuspecting clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has had his four-year prison sentence upheld and his fine increased sharply on appeal. In a ruling Wednesday, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected Roger Schoer’s arguments that a lower court judge had failed to […]