Newfoundland and Labrador’s ambitious plans to dramatically expand the province’s lucrative offshore oil and gas industry got a nasty jolt on Nov. 16. Amid a fierce winter storm, an estimated 250,000 litres of oil spilled into the ocean from Husky Energy’s SeaRose platform, about 350 kilometres from St. John’s. It was the largest spill in the history of the province’s […]

Miles McChesney left his Tinder date to die on a Florida highway after she fell off the back of his Harley Davidson motorcycle, a lawsuit from the deceased woman’s family claims. Jennifer St. Clair was killed last week on a highway in Pompano Beach after being fatally struck by multiple vehicles, the Florida Highway Patrol said. As the New York […]

Here's a rundown of some of the most popular toys from the era. Sky Dancer Twin brothers, John, and Anthony Gentile, came up with the idea for Sky Dancers wrangling an aviation expert and a sculptor that worked on Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” to create the flying doll’s design. They flew high and twirled when a string was yanked. […]

Get ready for more wintry weather as Environment Canada says a mixture of rain and snow is on its way to Nova Scotia. The federal agency says a slow-moving low-pressure system will track south of Nova Scotia on Monday, before crossing into Cape Breton Island the same day. The system will cause a mixture of snow and rain to develop […]

Gingerbread men banned at Scottish Parliament as part of a new drive to ‘stamp out sexism’ Gingerbread men are replaced by gingerbread persons in Scottish Parliament The Parliament coffee shop re-named the sweet treat in case it causes offence A survey found 30 per cent of women working in the Scottish Parliament believed they had been sexually harassed Gingerbread men have been replaced […]

Toronto police say a harm reduction worker has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a woman and injected her with an unknown substance over a period of several weeks. Police say a 65-year-old woman would meet the man at a home, where he would allegedly assault her. Investigators allege that when the woman went to sleep, the 49-year-old man would […]

Judge asks why thug who launched flying kung fu kick on female police officer which almost caused her to be crushed by a bus didn’t face more serious charge as he admits assault Kursan Euell, 20, admitted kung fu kick assault on female police officer He and friend Martin Payne, 19, attacked traffic patrol pair in Wimbledon Unnamed female officer […]

Pushing the boundaries despite strong censorship, thousands turn out to see this year’s offerings at the Havana international film festival. This year’s annual Havana International Film Festival has attracted movies from around the world. Domestic cinema continues to draw large audiences in Cuba because many viewers feel movies better mirror their problems and lives than the state-controlled news media. Cuban […]

San Antonio de Cortez, Guatemala: The seven-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in US custody this month was inseparable from her father and had looked forward to being able to send money home to support her impoverished family, relatives said. Nery Caal, 29, and his daughter Jakelin were in a group of more than 160 migrants who handed themselves into […]

Activists pile more pressure on Corbyn to back a second referendum on Brexit as calls grow for Labour leader to table no confidence vote in May before Christmas Labour activists have piled more pressure on Corbyn to back a new referendum  They have launched an internal party campaign to persuade Labour’s leader  Move comes amid new calls for a confidence […]