Environment Canada says “potentially life-threatening” tornados could form in several southern Quebec areas Saturday. Several regions have been placed under a tornado watch, which means conditions are “favourable” for a tornado to occur. Severe thunderstorm advisories lit up Quebecers’ cell phones warning of extreme weather and encouraging residents to take shelter from … Read more
Regardless of whether Labor manages to form a majority government, it has major lessons to learn from its performance in northern Tasmania. The party has suffered swings against it in Bass, Braddon and Lyons, where two-term MP Brian Mitchell is locked in a tense battle with Liberal challenger Susie Bower. Liberal Gavin Pearce has turned the … Read more
A Labour MP, who suffered the tragic death of his daughter in a hit-and-run accident, has called for improved victim support from the Home Office after the harrowing experience. Bootle MP Peter Dowd said he will never get over the death of his daughter, Jennifer, 31, who was killed in an incident near the Labour … Read more
The Orono Police Department identified the woman arrested in relation to the death investigation that began when officers found a dead body in the trunk of a car. Julissa Thaler, 28-years-old, is currently being held in Hennepin County Jail for probable cause murder. She has yet to be formally charged. The superintendent of Westonka Public … Read more
The Vancouver Police Department says an attack on an 87-year-old Chinatown resident on Friday morning appears to be racially motivated. According to police, the senior was out for a morning walk and was standing near a bus stop close to the intersection of Pender Street and Columbia Street when a man came up to him around 11:40 … Read more
Health officials in Toronto say they are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city. In a news release issued Saturday afternoon, Toronto Public Health (TPH) said the suspected infection was found in a male resident in his 40s. TPH said the patient had recent contact with an individual who travelled to Montreal … Read more
Ralf Rangnick says he had to abandon his pressing style of play three games into his interim reign at Old Trafford after realising Manchester United’s players were not capable of carrying it out. United face Crystal Palace on Sunday for Rangnick’s final game in charge before Erik ten Hag replaces him. It will mark the … Read more
Drivers of vehicles that do not meet strict emission standards could face a daily charge of £12.50 to drive anywhere in Greater London. It’s because London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a consultation on plans to expand the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to cover the whole of the capital. Mr Khan says it could take more … Read more
They go on to say that accelerated warming may drive the Earth past “hothouse earth” conditions, even within the 1.5-2 degree window, and we are likely to exceed two degrees in the 2040s. These risks have been underestimated, they argue, not least sea-level rise which, even at current temperatures, may be five to 10 metres … Read more
By Molly Magennis The Williamstown Lit Festival is back on after a two year hiatus, promising to return with one of the best author line-ups yet. Originally conceived in 2003 by local booklovers, the festival has grown to become the biggest winter arts festival in the west. After COVID put a halt on the festival … Read more