BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government launched a barrage of measures on its first day in office on Wednesday to crack down on crime and shrink the size of the state, sending Brazilian markets higher. Former army captain Bolsonaro, whose election in October marked a sharp swing away from three decades of center-left governments in Brazil, took office […]

A Maryland driver was doing 100 mph when he sparked a six-car crash in Tribeca, killing one woman, prosecutors said Wednesday in court. Sherman Harrison, 37, had his pet Rottweiler in tow as he zipped north in his 2012 Audi A6 on West Street, flying through at least three red traffic lights at about 7:20 a.m. last Saturday. Assistant DA […]

A 6-year-old girl is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head after she was struck by a stranger’s stray bullet as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, according to authorities. Police in Oakland, California, told ABC News that the child was playing in the back yard of her home during a family New Year party when she […]

Manitoba’s own dinosaur museum had a tyrannosaurus-sized 2018, crushing attendance records. The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC) in Morden saw a total of 15,243 people walk through its doors, eclipsing the previous record of 12,854. Last year marks the third consecutive year of record attendance for the museum, which has grown by a whopping 131 per cent since 2013. The […]

Firefighters in West Vancouver cut a clothing donation bin open on Wednesday over concerns someone had become trapped inside. It happened around 2:45 p.m. at a bin near 15th Street and Marine Drive. Fortunately, once crews got the bin open they discovered there was no one inside. West Vancouver police said crews were called to the scene after someone reported […]

Donald Trump is “amoral” and “the worst president we’ve ever had,” former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in an interview with New York Times Magazine. The Nevada Democrat, known throughout his career for his almost uncomfortable bluntness, has not shied away from criticizing the president. He called Trump a “human leech,” a “con man,” a “spoiled brat,” and “a […]

Throughout December’s Festive Season Checkstop program – which wrapped up Tuesday – Winnipeg police say they stopped a total of 7,667 vehicles. Of that number, 424 roadside breath tests were administered, resulting in 40 warnings and eight drivers failing. Police laid 41 impaired driving charges, including two for drug-impaired driving, as well as issuing 242 tickets and making 11 other […]

Temperatures are expected to warm up to above the freezing mark during the first week of 2019. Saskatoon forecast Wednesday Mostly cloudy conditions kicked off the second day of 2019. Temperatures are expected to get above the freezing mark on Wednesday, with a daytime high of +3. A look outside Saskatoon over the noon hour on Wednesday. Overnight, temperatures will […]

Ontario Provincial Police say they pulled over a vehicle going nearly double the speed limit on the the Burlington Skyway Wednesday morning. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says in a tweet that the driver told police he was taking a friend to Niagara Falls for a test. Schmidt says the vehicle — what appears in the tweet to be a Chrysler 300 […]

Calgary police are trying to track down a woman who is facing 115 separate charges. Calgary police said a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 25-year-old Laetitia Angelique Acera for charges dating back to September 2018. “She has ties both to the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and to Saskatchewan, and it is possible she has left Calgary and is […]