McDonald’s franchisees who add new restaurants will soon have to pay higher royalty fees. The fast-food giant is raising those fees from 4% to 5%, starting Jan. 1. It’s the first time in nearly three decades that McDonald’s is hiking its royalty fees. The change will not affect existing franchisees who are maintaining their current … Read more
Some residents of the Dene Tha’ First Nation in northern Alberta have been forced to leave their homes as a wildfire moves closer to the community. A critical evacuation order was issued by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency late Friday night for the community of Chateh, Alta., formerly known as Assumption, 91 kilometres northwest of … Read more
One officer is suspected of drink-driving and other offences after an incident at the Galgorm Hotel.
Arundell’s five tries helped England to their biggest win of this Rugby World Cup campaign England: (31) 71 Tries: Arundell 5, Dan 2, Rodd, Smith 2, Willis Cons: Farrell 8 Chile: (0) 0 Wing Henry Arundell scored five tries as England sliced apart Pool D’s weakest opposition to all but qualify for the Rugby World … Read more
Credit- and debit-processing firm Moneris confirmed it experienced a network outage on Saturday amid widespread reports of problems with customer payment terminals in several parts of Canada. In an email to CBC News, the company said the outage lasted about an hour and a half. “Earlier this afternoon, Moneris experienced an intermittent network outage affecting our … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 87 min You can’t always trust stats – you should see some of the Euro 80 numbers! – but they tell a fair story today. Everton have had 17 shots to Brentford’s 11, and six on target to Brentford’s two. They … Read more
California governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would require judges to consider whether a parent has affirmed their child’s gender identity. (John Nacion/WireImage) California’s Democrat governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill which would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity. The legislation, which … Read more
Welcome to autumn! This week’s show is filled with songs that pay musical tribute to the season including tunes from Lake Forest, Laila Biali, Vertigo, Oscar Peterson, The Golden Seals and lots more.
It was dicey towards the end, but the Ottawa Redblacks can breathe a little easy after ending a lengthy winless skid. Dustin Crum threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Redblacks to a 36-28 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. The Redblacks led 36-14 late but held … Read more
A Hurricane and a Spitfire delighted visitors and exhibitors at the city’s biggest annual event with a flypast at around 3pm. Pictures of the historic planes above Southampton were captured by members of the Daily Echo Camera Club. The 10-day event, in its 54th year, has attracted thousands of visitors to Southampton. This year, it has … Read more