With an air temperature of -7 C and strong wind gusts making it feel more like -1C, Saturday wasn’t the kind of day you would want to spend too long outdoors. However, a man who identified himself only as Mark spent some of the day on the corner of Prince Street near the … Read more
ALLISTON, Ont. – A Japanese news outlet is reporting that Honda Motor Co. Ltd. could invest upwards of $18.4 billion in an electric vehicle plant in Canada. Nikkei Asia says the company is considering building both a vehicle and battery plant as part of efforts to catch up in the electric vehicle market. … Read more
WAJIMA, Japan – Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 128 people. Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later Sunday and through the night added to the urgency. After Monday’s 7.6 magnitude temblor, 195 people were still … Read more
Several Canadians are vying for Golden Globe awards tonight, including indie filmmaker Celine Song and blockbuster star Ryan Gosling. Song’s debut feature, “Past Lives,” is nominated in five categories, including best motion picture drama, best director and best screenplay. The Korean-Canadian filmmaker’s relationship drama is partly based on Song’s own life, and … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnieper River, local officials said. The head of the Kherson city administration, Roman Mrochko, said two people died in the attacks and several others were wounded. Air … Read more
BOSTON – Residents across the eastern U.S., particularly in New England, are gassing up their snow blowers and dusting off their shovels as they gear up for a wintry mix of precipitation as a potent storm system bringing snow, freezing rain and ice bears down on the region. The system was expected to … Read more
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Second place in the Iowa caucuses is seldom so important. The rivalry between GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley has become a leading storyline before the first Republicans vote on Jan. 15. The two are in an increasingly testy contest to emerge in Iowa as the preferred alternative … Read more
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. Hasina is seeking to return to power for a fourth consecutive … Read more
ISLAMABAD – A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others, a Taliban official said Saturday. It was the first attack in the country in 2024. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion happened in the western part of … Read more
Here’s Mickey! A Canadian horror director is riding a wave of viral buzz for turning Disney’s most famous character into a gruesome slasher flick. The trailer for “Mickey’s Mouse Trap” was released on Jan. 1, the same day the earliest iteration of the beloved animated rodent entered the public domain, and it’s … Read more
