WORLD NEWS – President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights, declaring at a rally that ‘we fell in love’ after exchanging letters. Jillian Kitchener has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Shoppers Drug Mart to be Medical Marijuana Producer
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart has received Health Canada’s approval to be a licensed medical marijuana producer, opening the door for the pharmacy giant to dispense medical cannabis to patients. This comes after Shoppers in October 2016 applied to Health Canada to become a licensed medical marijuana producer. “As trusted medication experts, we believe pharmacists…
Daycare Stabbing Victims Include Three-Day-Old Baby
WORLD NEWS – Police say a female worker at a daycare center in a private home in Queens, New York stabbed three infants and two adults and then cut her own wrists. The infants ranged in age from three days to one month old. Linda So has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Man Shot & Killed by Police in Burlington, Ontario
BURLINGTON, Ont. — A 32−year−old man was shot and killed following an exchange of gunfire with police that also sent two officers to hospital west of Toronto, Ontario’s police watchdog said. Five officers were involved in the shootout at a Burlington, Ont., gas station early Saturday morning, said Monica Hudon, a spokeswoman for the Special…
Officials Confirm Two Tornados Hit Ottawa Area
OTTAWA — Environment Canada has confirmed that the Ottawa area was hit by two tornadoes late Friday afternoon. The national weather agency says a powerful EF−3 category twister — with winds that reached 265 kilometres per hour — ripped through the Ottawa neighbourhood Dunrobin, Ont., about 35 kilometres west of the downtown area, before moving…
Tornado Hits Ottawa Area Causing Several Injuries
OTTAWA — A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles and sending several people to hospital as severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts also pounded southern Ontario. The Ottawa Hospital said in a tweet late Friday night that it was treating six people with storm related injuries, including two who…
Dash Cam Shows Near Miss on Newfoundland Highway
PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — A dash cam video showing a frightening near−miss on Newfoundland’s west coast is getting a lot of views online. In the video, a pickup truck can be seen attempting to pass a vehicle on a solid yellow line, narrowly avoiding an oncoming tractor−trailer. Despite wet conditions, the pickup truck appears…
People Outraged After Ex-NHL Player Kills Grizzly Bear
A former professional hockey player is facing a backlash after he posted photos of a massive dead grizzly bear he hunted in Yukon. Tim Brent, who was born in Ontario and played for several teams in the NHL, shared the photos on Facebook and Twitter. “So this is the Mountain Grizzly Bear!” he said in…
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FEDS LOOKING FOR JUDGE TO GUIDE PIPELINE PLAN The federal government is shopping around for a retired federal judge to help guide a renewed consultation with Indigenous communities on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The Federal Court of Appeal last month quashed the approval given to the project, saying the consultation with Indigenous communities wasn’t…
Relentless Florence Pummels the Carolina Coast
WORLD NEWS – Tropical Storm Florence trudged inland on Saturday, flooding rivers and towns, toppling trees and cutting power to nearly a million homes and businesses. Andy Sullivan has more information and video of the damage in the Reuters News Report.