PARIS – French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-metre (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. It’s unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just … Read more
VIENNA – The lawyer of the main suspect in a foiled plot to carry out an attack at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on Sunday sought to play down the seriousness of the plan, saying her client was only “playing with ideas.” Swift’s three planned concerts this week were cancelled after Austrian authorities … Read more
PARIS – In French, there are no goodbyes. Instead, Olympic crowds from Paris to the surfing venue in Tahiti were saying “au revoir” — see you again — as the 2024 Games drew to a close Sunday. After the 100-year wait since Paris’ last Games, no one can say when France’s capital and the Olympics … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip – The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Israel said it targeted a militant command post, killing 19 fighters. Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations … Read more
Wherever there are birds, there’s a good chance you’ll also find Jim Wilson. Armed with a keen eye and curiosity, he lugs his binoculars and spotting scope to marshes, beaches and nature reserves across New Brunswick, as he has for decades. Wilson is always on the lookout for a bird, especially if it’s one not yet … Read more
A Hamilton resident is receiving treatment after being exposed to a bat with rabies, health officials say. In a news release, the city said that Hamilton Public Health Services received confirmation of its first positive rabid bat in about a year. The last confirmation was in August 2023. “This serves as a … Read more
Everyone displaced by the massive fire in Vancouver’s Dunbar neighbourhood earlier this week will be able to return home Saturday, if their home is still standing, but it could still be two weeks before 41st Avenue reopens to traffic. City officials provided an update Saturday morning on the aftermath of the fire that destroyed an … Read more
PARIS, France – Katie Vincent rewrote the record book multiple times as she surged over the finish line in the women’s 200-metre sprint canoe final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The 28-year-old canoeist from Mississauga, Ont., won the race in a world-record time of 44.12 seconds. And she won Canada’s eighth gold … Read more
NEWS — The Perseid meteor shower, one of the brightest and best displays of shooting stars all year, is in the forecast for next week, according to NASA. The meteor shower peaks annually in August, when earth travels through debris left by the 1992 comet, Swift-Tuttle. There are an estimated 100 meteors visible per-hour during … Read more
PARIS, France – Canada’s Marco Arop has claimed Olympic silver in the men’s 800 metres on Saturday at Stade de France after being edged at the finish line by Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi. The 25-year-old hailing from Edmonton stopped the clock in a Canadian-record time of one minute 41.20 seconds. Wanyonyi held on … Read more
