Allison Hanes: Axing commuter train lines would be a monumental error

The dire effects on traffic, the climate and a possible “transit death spiral” wouldn’t justify the ARTM’s negligible savings. Exo service isn’t ideal, but for those who rely on commuter trains to get to work or school in the Montreal area, it is vital, Allison Hanes writes.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette files There’s a … Read more

Poison control centers report shocking 20% hike in calls for kids chugging energy drinks

Calls to the U.S. poison centers concerning children consuming energy drinks spiked to about 20% in 2023, according to newly released data from America’s Poison Centers. The steep increase in the volume of calls is even more shocking as the number has remained relatively steady in recent years. The America’s Poison Centers said that there … Read more

Jackson 5 founding member Tito Jackson ‘dies aged 70’

Tito Jackson died while travelling from New Mexico to Oklahoma, it is reported (Picture: Rune Hellestad/UPI/Shutterstock) Michael Jackson’s eldest brother and founding Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson has died at the age of 70, it is reported. Steve Manning, a longtime Jackson family friend and former Jackson family manager, told Entertainment Tonight that Jackson died … Read more

The ‘shadow of death’ nurse who killed her patients in secret

Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer carried out her killing spree at Caressant Care in Woodstock, Ontario ‘She was far from an angel of mercy,’ said Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas when he sentenced Elizabeth Wettlaufer to a life behind bars. ‘Instead, she was a shadow of death that passed over [her victims].’ Elizabeth Wettlaufer remains one of … Read more

Arrest photo of Trump’s alleged would-be assassin Ryan Routh released after golf resort mayhem

A photo shows the alleged would-be assassin who targeted former President Trump handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly pointed an AK-47 through a chain-link fence at the former president while he was on the fifth hole at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach. … Read more

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