Lacing up skates to hit the ice on any one of Canada’s lakes may be a common winter pastime for some, but a new study suggests it may be increasingly “potentially unstable and unsafe” to play a game of pick-up hockey on the frozen water. On Thursday, York University shared the results of … Read more
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette returned to the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a right middle finger fracture. The move, retroactive to Wednesday, essentially ends an injury-plagued season for Bichette. He had two hits and one RBI in a 13-8 loss to Texas on Tuesday in his return from a … Read more
WASHINGTON – In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways, a deliberate shift for a GOP blindsided by some political ramifications of the post-Roe v. Wade era. Looking directly into … Read more
The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Al Fayed, who died last year at age 94, of sexually assaulting them, … Read more
A fearless Michigan police officer is being praised for her actions after she came to the rescue of a driver with a medical issue in a moving vehicle on Sept. 12. Macomb County Sheriff’s office, which released video of the incident (link to FB post), says deputies were called about a vehicle driving … Read more
The mayor of an Alberta city appeared to suggest that residents should use inhumane tactics to deal with feral cats. “When it comes to feral cats, it would be cruel to say, but it would be interesting if people could deal with them themselves. Like, I’m going to say, in the old days … Read more
A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year told the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday that the firm was staffed by competent people who wanted to “make dreams come true.” Renata Rojas was the latest person to testify who was connected to Titan owner OceanGate. An … Read more
Warning: Disturbing content WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in voiceover that she’s never slept a full night in her … Read more
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference is scheduled to hear today from Bloc Quebecois, Green and New Democratic Party officials. The inquiry’s latest hearings are focused on the capacity of federal agencies to detect, deter and counter foreign meddling. An emerging concern is the adequacy of party procedures to prevent … Read more
BEIRUT – Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said. At least 20 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the second wave, … Read more
