B.C. will force severely addicted and mentally ill people into involuntary care, premier says

David Eby announced the change Sunday after nearly a decade of the overdose epidemic and street violence Ambulance paramedics help a man suffering a drug overdose on Columbia Street in Vancouver.Photo by Jason Payne /PNG B.C. Premier David Eby has decided the escalating toxic drug crisis warrants forcing those who are severely addicted and mentally … Read more

Mayor Adams touts drop in NYC murders, shootings in annual report: ‘Our efforts are working’

Murder and shootings plummeted in the Big Apple during the past fiscal year, according to the city’s annual management report, which was released Monday by Mayor Eric Adams. While soaring crime persists in some areas, such as tourist-packed Midtown Manhattan, the city generally fared better overall July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, when compared … Read more

Supernanny Jo Frost shares the warning signs your child is becoming ‘entitled’

The Supernanny star believes social media use harms children (Picture: Getty) Supernanny host Jo Frost has warned parents to curb little ones’ screen time, claiming constant use of social media is causing ‘entitled’ behaviour in children. It’s already a contentious topic for many mums and dads, raising questions about how harmful these sites really are … Read more

Moment cops arrest ‘would-be Trump assassin’

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Cops have revealed the dramatic moment that they arrested a suspected gunman in an apparent second attempt to assassinate ex-President Donald Trump. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was surrounded by sheriff’s deputies on Sunday … Read more

Before and after photos of Ukrainian war prisoners show ‘tortured’ bodies

The transformations of Ukrainian men released after two years in Russian captivity (Picture: Getty) ‘Our guys are home,’ Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a statement, confirming that 103 prisoners of war (PoW) have been released. Those freed include defenders of the Azovstal Steel Plant in Mariupol at the start of the full-scale war in 2022, military … Read more

Richard Powers’ latest epic: Fragile oceans, fraught tech and exhilarating writing. At first

Richard Powers, author of “Playground” (Dean D. Dixon) Book Review “Playground: A Novel” By Richard PowersW.W. Norton, 400 pages, $29.99If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Richard Powers has long been fascinated by artificial intelligence. As far back as 1995, his … Read more

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