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‘I always look back on it a little bit and think axe throwing probably just saved my life’ Nick and Kendra Kolomyja, a husband and wife team who run an axe and knife throwing business, lean on a target at their venue in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.Photo by Jeff McIntosh /The Canadian Press Nick … Read more

There aren’t enough available detox beds and recovery programs for those who need them, says mother whose son died of an overdose Nicola DeSousa was struggling with her son’s his drug addiction since he was a teen. She says the plan for involuntary care legislation comes too late.Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG “It’s too late.” … Read more

The incident occurred early Saturday morning on Chabot St., near Everett St. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette files Montreal police have launched an arson investigation after a car was set on fire early Saturday morning. The incident occurred on Chabot St., near Everett St., in Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough. A preliminary investigation indicated someone sprayed a … Read more

A sleazy Queens brothel is selling sex across the street from two public elementary schools near the notorious migrant “Market of Sweethearts,” say fed-up locals, who are mounting a campaign to shut it down. The illegal sex shop is the latest example of criminal activity around the infamous strip in Jackson Heights, an area law-enforcement … Read more

Lizzo clapped back at an online user who accused her of using Ozempic to lose weight. After a fan commented, “did she use ozempic or did she snort coke,” on the singer’s Instagram post Thursday, the 36-year-old Grammy winner responded with a question of her own. “whyyyy [sic] do u follow me?” the “Truth Hurts” … Read more

With few details still known about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of former President Trump, one member of the House task force probing the assassination attempt is saying the FBI has not been forthcoming with their investigation. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a member of the Bipartisan Assassination Task Force, appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with fellow … Read more

California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection responded to an incident involving a horse trailer early Sunday on the freeway in Norco. (ONSCENE.TV) A motorist and a horse were killed in a collision on the 15 Freeway in Norco early Sunday, a fire official said. The crash occurred just after … Read more

UNIONDALE, NY – The shift of two major New York City suburbs to the political right could be a boon for former President Trump on Election Day, according to insiders on both sides of the aisle. Traditionally purple, if not leaning blue, Long Island’s Nassau and Suffolk counties went solidly red in the 2022 midterms even though state … Read more

The San Bernardino County fire captain looks over the charred landscape from the Bridge fire in Wrightwood earlier this month. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) Assisted by favorable weather conditions, firefighters continue to increase containment of three major Southern California wildfires that have burned more than 117,000 acres, destroyed 242 structures and led to 24 … Read more

Businesses in one of the last-standing industrial corners of Long Island City say they can only take so much gentrification — and that a planned new bike lane has put them over the edge. Local industries argue that the cyclist carve-out in the trendy Queens neighborhood will be dangerous for their truck drivers — not … Read more