Skip to content

Search results for ""

Order
Filter by category
'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril

'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril

'They shut me down. I've been shut down for a couple of months,' says Helen Kerkhof, who ran a one-bedroom short-term rental before fee was put in place
Read more >
Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.
Read more >
Mozambique’s ex-finance minister gets another 2.5 years behind bars in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case

Mozambique’s ex-finance minister gets another 2.5 years behind bars in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case

NEW YORK (AP) — Mozambique’s former finance minister has been sentenced to serve another two-and-a-half years in prison by a U.S. court for his role in the “ tuna bond ” scandal that triggered a financial crisis in the African nation.
Read more >
PWHL's neutral site Takeover Tour drawing attention and `We want a team' chants as expansion looms

PWHL's neutral site Takeover Tour drawing attention and `We want a team' chants as expansion looms

Three neutral site stops down and six to go, the Professional Women's Hockey League is quickly discovering how popular it has become at a time when the second-year six-team league is considering expanding by as many as two more franchises by next sea
Read more >
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is now being voted on by Israel's Cabinet

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is now being voted on by Israel's Cabinet

Israel's full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants along with Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Read more >
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions

Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.
Read more >
Man sentenced to year in jail for cocaine-fuelled crime spree that ended in Orillia

Man sentenced to year in jail for cocaine-fuelled crime spree that ended in Orillia

'(He) has negatively affected every aspect of my life,' victim says; court hears Shane Morgan had no criminal record prior to life imploding post-divorce
Read more >
Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross event in Austria

Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross event in Austria

SCHLADMING — India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing competition. Ottawa’s Hannah Schmidt earned bronze despite a crash with teammate Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que.
Read more >
International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus

International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria’s de facto government on how to ensure accountability for alleged crimes comm
Read more >
Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer thriving with busy life on and off the ice

Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer thriving with busy life on and off the ice

OTTAWA — There's little Emerance Maschmeyer can't do. She's not only the starting goaltender of the PWHL's Ottawa Charge but a proud new mom and entrepreneur. Despite balancing a hectic, sometimes seemingly overwhelming life, Maschmeyer is thriving.
Read more >