As federal investigators began the long job of examining what caused a sightseeing helicopter to crash into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people on board, details began to emerge…
‘She was just magnetic’: Family mourns Ottawa life lost in Dominican club collapse
A young woman who spent years in Ottawa is one of the victims of the recent nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic. The Jet Set club in the capital of Santo Domingo was packed for a performance…
South Carolina man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 to get free rides to the hospital
A Sumter, South Carolina, man was arrested earlier this week after he repeatedly called 911 to get rides to a local hospital for free even though he did not need medical treatment….
As Tariffs Hit, Americans Are Racing to Buy Car Seats, iPhones and Christmas Gifts
Emily Moen, a coffee shop manager in Omaha, was scrolling through TikTok earlier this week when she came across a video informing her that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to higher prices…
Foreign worker who paid $25K to land job in Canada awarded $115K by tribunal
A worker from India who claimed he had to pay $25,000 to obtain a job at a truck repair company in Richmond, B.C., where he was shorted wages, has been awarded $115,574.69…
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after U.S. envoy leaves Moscow
Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the…
Alice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72
Alice Tan Ridley, who rose to fame after decades singing for tips in the New York City subway with an unexpected run on the television show “America’s Got Talent,” died on March…
Canada will no longer cover travel costs of experts it nominates to UN’s climate science body
In a sudden and unexplained change from previous decades, the federal government has stopped covering the travel costs of Canadian experts volunteering for the next major global climate science assessment. The decision…
Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territory
Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as the military said it would soon…
Opinion | Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye
Presidents who make big changes in government policy usually lay their plans with care. They game out what might happen next. They sweat the little things. Richard Nixon did not just decide…