REGINA – An inquest is to begin today into the killing of a six-year-old boy by an older child on a reserve in southern Saskatchewan. Lee Bonneau was found with head injuries in a wooded area on the Kahkewistahaw (kack-ah-WISH’-tah-haw) reserve in 2013. He was last seen walking with an older boy outside the reserve’s […]
The incident took place hours after Egyptian security forces killed the leader of an extremist group that claimed responsibility, cops said. Source:: Daily News
OTTAWA – With the belated 2015-16 budget around the corner, Canada’s industry minister won’t commit to boosting infrastructure investments beyond what’s already been announced, despite the clear message from the country’s mayors. Source:: The Huffington Post
The Dodgers set a baseball record with a $270 million payroll, including nearly $44 million going to players no longer on the team. Source:: Daily News
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar is up and U.S. index futures are negative following disappointing jobs numbers from the United States.The American dollar has weakened since the U.S. Labour Department reported Friday that only 126,000 jobs were created in March — the first time in 12 months that fewer than 200,000 American jobs were added […]
SEATTLE—Frustrated with dog owners who refuse to clean up after their pets, an increasing number of apartments in Seattle are opting to use DNA testing to identify the culprits. The Seattle Times reports that a company called BioPet Vet Lab from Knoxville, Tenn., is providing its PooPrints testing kits to 26 apartment and condo complexes […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jenna Bush Hager is pregnant with her second child. The twin daughter of former President George W. Bush says she expects to give birth in August. She made the announcement Monday on NBC’s “Today” show, where she’s a contributing correspondent. Her 2-year-old daughter, Mila, is reportedly excited about the news. Hager […]
CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) says its passenger traffic continued to grow last month, but by less than the additional capacity it has added to its system. The company’s chief executive, Gregg Saretsky, says that the industry’s supply has been rising faster than demand in some southern markets and that trend has depressed load […]
Fifteen years ago, the biggest funders of the World Health Organization were the United States, United Kingdom and Japan. These days, another major player is closing in on the top spot — one without a president, prime minister or any other elected leader. Last year, the UN health agency’s second-largest financier was a private foundation […]
Two hikers died after falling down a 400-meter cliff while exploring caves in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains, while a third was rescued. Source:: Daily News
PRAGUE – Czech President Milos Zeman and the U.S. ambassador to Prague are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s decision to attend a Russian military parade, and Czech lawmakers are siding with the American. In an interview with online publication Parlamentni Listy on Sunday, Zeman bristled at the envoy’s implied criticism of his decision […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A judge has given a New York City woman permission to file for divorce from her elusive husband via a Facebook message. The woman’s lawyer says the ruling was made by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper. The Daily News (http://nydn.us/1NNmPgs ) says Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku will be served with the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian court on Monday rejected appeals by two Australian drug traffickers who challenged President Joko Widodo’s decision to refuse them clemency and spare their lives. The complaints by Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were tried separately with the same three-judge panel at the Jakarta High Administrative Court, which agreed with a […]