NASHVILLE, Tenn – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety. Police say the encounter happened Tuesday on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, which spans the Cumberland … Read more
While snowfall is still months away, a busy Vancouver-area ski resort is already in full hiring mode. ”You can imagine what it’s like hiring an army during the winter,” said Simon Whitehead, the marketing manager for Mt. Seymour Ski Resort in North Vancouver. “We are doing interviews, we are reading resumes, we are … Read more
As thousands prepare to take part in Terry Fox Runs this weekend to raise money in the fight against cancer, his hometown has a new legacy project in the works. In Port Coquitlam, Fox’s roots run deep and it doesn’t take long to find someone who has a connection to him. “We … Read more
Repairing the damage to children’s education caused by the pandemic lockdowns and closures will disrupt England’s schools until the mid-2030s, according to a new report. The analysis, published by the Association for School and College Leaders (ASCL), forecasted that the after-effects of the pandemic will hit schools in a series of waves, with different age … Read more
LIMA, Peru – Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori in a … Read more
A bereaved mother was forced to wear full PPE as her baby son died in her arms hours after his birth, the UK Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Catherine Todd’s son Ziggy was born during the pandemic on 21 July 2021 at the Ulster hospital in Northern Ireland. Chaired by Heather Hallett, the inquiry is now … Read more
It’s eerily quiet in Lauder, Manitoba. Abandoned homes line the streets, a rusty swing set in an overgrown yard creaks in the wind. The town is a ghost of what it once was, yet inside there is a small community that is thriving. Lauder is home to just six residents depending on the time of … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciously distorted by false rumours that Haitian immigrants are … Read more
According to a survey conducted in both 2019 and 2023, mental health for adolescents has gotten worse as they’ve grown into young adults — especially among girls. Statistics Canada released new results from the 2023 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youththis week, which followed up on the same survey conducted in 2019, … Read more
Justin Timberlake is expected to enter a plea to a driving while intoxicated charge related to his June arrest in Sag Harbor, N.Y., according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Timberlake will appear at a hearing this Friday, marking the singer’s first return to the Hamptons enclave since his arrest. The singer … Read more
