The hikes are blamed in part on inflation, pandemic delays and the discovery of discarded explosives, according to an updated financial analysis. The REM is the largest public transit project undertaken in Quebec since the construction of the métro 50 years earlier. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette Building the Réseau express métropolitain in Montreal … Read more
Richard Gere gave Savannah Guthrie the bird while appearing on the “Today” show Wednesday — just one day after Cher dropped an F-bomb on the same program. After a scene from his new show, “The Agency,” was shown during the live TV segment, the camera panned back to Gere, 75, and Guthrie, 52, on NBC’s … Read more
Winds exceeding 100 km/h were recorded in multiple areas late Tuesday, with gusts approaching 80 km/h at Vancouver’s airport A duck flies off the Stanley Park seawall while heavy rain falls as the downtown Vancouver skyline is seen across the water, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Hurricane-force … Read more
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he would vote to confirm his former political opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator if Oz plans to protect the government programs. “If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I’m voting for the dude,” Fetterman tweeted. Fetterman defeated Oz, … Read more
‘Had nobody taken action, those poor individuals just might have been stuck inside,’ says Lorne Mansky, Winnipeg-based IT consultant A paratransit van burns on a Winnipeg street. Lorne Mansky snapped this phone within minutes of helping three people escape the vehicle.Photo by Lorne Mansky Lorne Mansky doesn’t consider himself a hero, but the quick actions … Read more
Something “Wicked” this way comes. In the wildly popular musical-turned-movie primed for release this week, Elphaba — who later becomes the the Wicked Witch of the West — turns up to Shiz University with bright green skin, the result of her mother drinking a suspicious elixir while pregnant. But here in the real world outside … Read more
The man who got kicked in the face in a shocking moment of pickleball violence just wants to be done with it and has no plans on pressing charges. Footage of the fiery on-court altercation at a tournament in Mexico has gone viral, surprising many given pickleball’s reputation as a friendly sport. In what appeared … Read more
It’s been 27 years. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet shared a kiss on Tuesday as they reunited 27 years after their blockbuster film, “Titanic,” was released. The “Don’t Look Up” star, 50, attended the screening of Winslet’s latest film, “Lee,” at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles, where he also introduced her ahead of a panel. 9Leonardo DiCaprio … Read more
The 14-year-old is charged with uttering threats and assaulting a peace officer on Nov. 8, while in custody for the September assault. A 14-year-old girl now faces institutional charges of uttering threats and assaulting a peace officer while she was in custody for assault causing bodily harm, attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a … Read more
As American as … apple crisp. Easier than apple pie When I was 16 and got my driver’s license, I’d often pile friends into my silver VW bug for Sunday road trips. Our destination: Julian, to sit in a pine-paneled diner and eat apple pie. Julian, a historic gold mining town known for its apples … Read more
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