‘A reality that I face’: Two Coutts protesters face jail for part in 2022 blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Two men who became the faces of a COVID-19 protest blockade at a key border crossing between Alberta and the United States nearly three years ago will ...
Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog
The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada's border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about ...
South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over ...
Australian woman who says she is the Philippine president’s half-sister appears in a Sydney court
An Australian woman who says she is the half-sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared in a Sydney court on Friday on charges of causing a ...
12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan
A methane gas explosion caused a mine to collapse in a remote area in southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners, officials said Friday as authorities ...
Food Bank hits fundraising goal for food rescue van
The Shelburne Food Bank, Shepherd’s Cupboard, has reached its fundraising goal to purchase a food rescue van to help expand its efforts in tackling food insecurity in the community.
Headwaters welcomes first baby of 2025
Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) has welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2025. Orangeville residents Alyssia Fullington and Giovanni Altrui said they started the new year off in “the best way ...
Dufferin Community Foundation announces 2024 fall grant recipients
Dufferin Community Foundation (DCF) has awarded its 2024 fall grants to five recipients. The local community foundation announced in a press release at the end of 2024 that five charities have been ...
Commemorative sculpture unveiled at Family Transition Place
A local artist Ann Randeraad is looking to spread hope and awareness of gender-based violence with the unveiling of her newest sculpture displayed at Family Transition Place.
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and ...
Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states overnight, prompting ...
Ohio state Sen. Ben Espy, who died at 81, to be remembered at service for breaking barriers
Respected Ohio attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a celebration of life Monday for his decades of service to the state ...