The Associated Press PORT KLANG, Malaysia — Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations, Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said Tuesday. […]
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By Catherine Gaschka And Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France — At 10 years old, Henri-Jean Renaud watched U.S. paratroopers landing through the window of his Normandy home in the early hours of D-Day. Like other French who lived through the war, he’s trying to pass on to younger […]
By Upendra Man SinghBinaj Gurubacharya And Emily Schmall The Associated Press NAMCHE, Nepal — Nepal’s reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said. During the short period this […]
The Associated Press MILWAUKEE–A Wisconsin judge has ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop suggesting in advertising that MillerCoors’ light beers contain corn syrup, wading into a fight between two beer giants that are losing market share to small independent brewers. U.S. District Judge William Conley for the Western District of Wisconsin on […]
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low of five C (41 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and milder with a high of 19 (66) and a low of eight (46). Wednesday will be very sunny and warm with a high of 23 (73) and a low of six (43). […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg church’s prayers for the return of the head from a saint’s statue may have been answered. The Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga posted a photo on Facebook showing the bronze head depicting St. Volodymyr resting on a table, saying that someone found and returned […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they’ve made two arrests in a homicide from nearly five years ago. William Wapoose, 32, was found dead on a local bike path in September 2014. On Friday, police say they arrested two men, one of whom was a […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico’s refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexico is feeling the squeeze from an unprecedented exodus of people fleeing Central American countries and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government is now reviewing recommendations from its special adviser on alcohol as it looks at making changes to the system. Ken Hughes, a former MP and Alberta cabinet minister, delivered his report Friday to Finance Minister Vic Fedeli on ways to improve consumer choice […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has backed down on retroactive funding cuts to municipalities after sustained pressure from local leaders, who warned of devastating impacts to public health, child care and ambulance services. Municipalities had been pushing back hard against the funding cuts, which were announced after […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Officials say a four-year-old boy who was hospitalized after a hit-and-run is in life-threatening condition, following incorrect reports from Toronto police that the boy had died. Police have said that the boy was struck by a motorcycle that fled the scene yesterday afternoon in the city’s east […]
By Tim Wharnsby THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO–The good vibrations from the Toronto Raptors historic Eastern Conference championship Saturday night made its way a few blocks to the Rogers Centre yesterday afternoon. A little more than 14 hours after the Raptors eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks to book their spot in the […]
