A ghost ship that has been cruising the North Atlantic since being cut loose by Transport Canada off Newfoundland earlier in the year may be headed towards Ireland with some unruly passengers. Last week, sightings […]
In the wake of a fatal train derailment in Lac-Mégantic Quebec last July, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the US National Transportation Safety Board issued strong recommendations Jan. 23 to improve the safe transportation […]
New York resident and crime boss Vincent Asaro was taken into custody by FBI agents Jan 23. Five members of the Bonanno crime family, including Asaro’s son and three others, were arrested and charged with […]
Despite five consecutive dismal seasons the Toronto Raptors have gone up in value according to an evaluation put out by Forbes Magazine. The team has become the NBA’s 18th most valuable franchise worth $520 million, […]
Nova Scotia’s auditor general announced Jan. 23 that the province’s net debt is the second highest in Canada. Jacques Lapointe reported that over the past ten years, the total net debt has increased by $1.6 […]
With only two weeks to go before the Sochi Olympic Games, fears of potential terrorist attacks are mounting. Reports of potential threats have been surfacing all week. IOC calls threats “fake” Italian, Hungarian, German, British, […]
More than 550 taxi cab owners and drivers gathered at City Hall council chambers today to voice their concerns over a proposed report that would likely lead to an increase in taxi fares. The key […]
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau says Canada can learn from the legalization of marijuana in some US states. This announcement doesn’t come as a surprise after Trudeau admitted last summer that he has smoked marijuana since […]
As the world prepares for the 2014 Games in Sochi, a study from the University of Waterloo and Austria’s MCI Management Centre is warning of trouble ahead for the Winter Olympics. The study predicts that […]
During his meeting with the King of Jordan Jan 23rd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged $105 million to help the country deal with the Syrian crisis. CBC reports the money will be going to Jordan […]
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