The embattled head of New York City schools is expected to step down as Mayor Eric Adams’ administration contends with a leadership shakeup in the face of swirling federal investigations. David Banks will retire from his post as the schools chancellor by the end of this year, sources said. The chancellor had met with Adams in Gracie Mansion and informed the mayor of … Read more
The weather on Sept. 16 — 31 degrees — broke a record set in 1939. And the average temperature is 3.4 degrees higher than typical. Paula Chiarella returns a dink while teaming up with Ed Kirkwood in a pickleball game at LaSalle Park in Lachine on September 3.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette It’s not just … Read more
Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire, was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday — after a judge praised her “remarkable,” damning testimony against her ex-lover at his fraud trial. The 29-year-old MIT grad held back tears and bowed her head slightly forward after Manhattan federal court judge Lewis … Read more
Poilievre said the ‘Liberal-NDP agenda’ would force people to give up their ‘private drug plan with the hope and the promise that one day you might get a government plan’ Conservative L Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in the House of Commons, Tuesday, Sept.24, 2024.Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre … Read more
Voters in the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt believe Donald Trump is better equipped to handle world conflict — and matters out of this world too, like alien invasions. REUTERS New battleground-state polling says that when it comes to a thus-far hypothetical battle against marauding extraterrestrials, voters want Donald Trump as their leader over … Read more
The environment minister tried to make the case that the plan is working and ruled out slowing down scheduled increases to the carbon tax At a press conference on Sept. 24, 2024, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault ruled out the government entertaining any possibility of slowing down or clawing back scheduled increases to the consumer carbon … Read more
Martin St. Louis says Flyers coach misunderstood by people who don’t know him after inviting Johnny Gaudreau’s father to help at practice. The Philadelphia Flyers hosted Guy Gaudreau, second from right, the father of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, at the team’s morning skate on Monday in Voorhees, N.J.Philadelphia Inquirer via THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Canadiens head … Read more
The car appeared completely destroyed by the flames (Picture: National Highways) Drivers have been caught in hour-long queues on the M62 in West Yorkshire after a car went up in flames on the motorway. The road and rail networks have felt the brunt of the recent heavy rain and flooding yesterday which delayed trains and … Read more
Thalia Graves is suing Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing Combs of sexual assault in 2001. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press) A woman has sued Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York federal court, alleging he and his bodyguard drugged, bound and violently raped her decades ago then later showed video of the attack to others. The lawsuit was filed … Read more
The co-owners of the Prairie Lily, “with immense gratitude,” say that the 2025 season will be their last. Enjoy a different perspective of Saskatoon by cruising the South Saskatchewan River aboard the Prairie Lily — our city’s very own riverboat. PHOTO: DISCOVER SASKATOON/ CONCEPTS PHOTOGRAPHY The owners of Saskatoon’s iconic Prairie Lily riverboat say next … Read more
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