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Prime Day end times from coast to coast What time does Amazon Prime Day start across Canada?Photo by Amazon Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Amazon’s head office is in the Pacific Daylight Saving Time zone in … Read more

A Philadelphia pediatric cancer doctor has been killed after she was flung roughly 30 feet in the air when a speeding driver knocked her off her bike, police said. Barbara Ann Friedes, 30, had been cycling in a designated bike lane near Rittenhouse Square when a 68-year-old male driver allegedly plowed into her with his Volkswagen … Read more

Millions of Social Security recipients will soon need to switch to a new login portal in order to continue accessing their online account information.  The Social Security Administration (SSA) said this week that users who created an online My Social Security account before Sept. 18, 2021 will have to transition to a Login.gov account to access online … Read more

The next CSIS boss needs deep experience, and teaching skills: few bureaucrats or MPs understand intelligence, threats or dangers to Canada. You may think being a spy is all tuxedos and martinis, but it’s not. The next head of CSIS needs the right combination of skills to run this vital service, writes Phil Gurski.Photo by … Read more

The reckless street-racing YouTuber who once taunted New York City and New Jersey cops before his arrest has now been charged in connection to a string of burglaries in the Garden State. Queens daredevil Antonio Ginestri, 19, was arrested again on Tuesday after Fairfield police connected him to a robbery at the Speedway gas station … Read more

The Court of Appeal ordered a new trial on corruption charges, overturning a lower court ruling that stayed the proceedings because of a violation of rights. Frank Zampino, former head of Montreal’s executive committee, in 2018.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette files Former Montreal executive committee chairman Frank Zampino and five co-accused will stand trial … Read more

The NYPD recruit who died training in sweltering heat — days before he was to become one of New York’s Finest — was remembered Thursday as a doting dad whose drive to join the force touched everyone around him. Hundreds packed the Church of St. Anselm in The Bronx to mourn Edgar Ordonez, 33, whose … Read more

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates until “late 2024” and the government needs to raise taxes to slow the growing federal debt — including on households earning less than President Biden’s $400,000-a-year threshold. The prescriptions came in the detailed staff report from the IMF’s annual “Article IV” review of … Read more

Saskatoon’s looming bus rapid transit plan will transform the philosophy behind public transportation in the city and serve its growing needs. Buses transport passengers at the bus mall in downtown Saskatoon.  Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix What is bus rapid transit and why do we need … Read more

Santa Cruz coastline. (Google Maps) Two people died after they were swept into the ocean by a “sneaker wave” in Santa Cruz this week, according to authorities. Multiple witnesses reported that two people were swept off the beach rock at West Cliff Drive near David Way about 6:18 p.m. on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz Fire … Read more