There were some cold and tiring days, but Yukon’s Warrior Walkers made it to Whitehorse in time for Saturday’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events. The group left Dawson City on Sunday, to make the roughly 600-kilometre trek down the highway to Whitehorse (with a side excursion to Mayo). Different people would join for different portions … Read more
A high-ranking ISIS collaborator was captured in northern Syria during a raid, U.S. Central Command confirmed Saturday. Mamduh Ibrahim al-haji Shaykh was captured on Thursday after a successful helicopter raid conducted in collaboration with U.S. Syrian Kurdish fighters. “USCENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS,” said spokesman Lt. Col. Troy Garlock. US-BACKED SYRIAN … Read more
Quenton Rumbolt of Corner Brook says he’s been living in a hotel room, without a kitchen or microwave, for four months as he waits for an affordable rental. This is part of Sheltered, a CBC Investigates series, examining the housing crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador — telling the stories of the people living it, while … Read more
A motorist is seen drinking a mug of tea while driving along the M6, in recently released footage. Police fined the man £100 for not being in proper of control of his vehicle, after the incident in Cheshire last summer. He was filmed by officers using unmarked HGV cabs to observe drivers from higher up. … Read more
Newly-elected Keir Mather, 25, hits back at suggestions he is too young to relate to constituents
The Maldives started voting on Saturday to decide their next president, in an elections widely seen as a referendum on whether to hitch their fortunes to China or India, both vying for influence in the island nation. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, 61, faces an uphill battle to secure a second mandate after a term that saw … Read more
The album was compiled by a member of the Royal Yacht Britannia crew who joined the late prince on his solo round-the-world cruise in 1959, which featured in an episode of The Crown. The 74 pictures show the former Duke of Edinburgh visiting various far-flung places, including some of the remotest islands on earth. READ MORE: Duke of … Read more
SARAH Ferguson has revealed her “loyal” ex-PA was murdered and a man, 48, has been arrested. Jenean Chapman previously worked for the Duchess of York, who has since paid tribute to her former trusted employee following the horror. 3 Jenean Chapman was found dead in her Dallas apartment on Monday, and a 48-year-old man has … Read more
New Zealand lit the touchpaper on their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 14-try hammering of Italy. Defeat by France had left the All Blacks at risk of missing out on the quarter-finals but there appears no chance of that after a 96-17 romp in Lyon. Aaron Smith scored a hat-trick of tries in the … Read more
Hut Yoga has submitted a planning application for an upper-floor office in the town centre’s Bank Street, saying it intends to offer yoga, sound healing, massage and meditation. The applicant also claims that the centre could operate without any inconvenience to neighbouring businesses and would be less noisy than the previous office environment would have … Read more