A southern Ontario resident has been charged for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer during a towing incident in northwestern Ontario earlier this year. At approximately 11:30 pm on April 26, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a car collision on Highway 17 in the town of Machin. “Through the investigation, it was…
A nervous South Africa fell to 27-3 when bad light closed play early on a rain-delayed third day, still 121 runs away from victory in the first Test against Pakistan in Centurion. The home team is chasing a modest target of 148 after bowling out Pakistan for 237. However, Pakistan kept their own hopes of…
NEW DELHI: In life, he always seemed, rather charmingly, a little out of place when surrounded by the trappings of high office. So some may have found it slightly ironic that the final journey of Manmohan Singh, who had once told his security officer that he preferred a Maruti hatchback to a sleek BMW, was…
In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, sets it apart. From January to November (the last month for which official counts are available), the United States recorded 1,762 tornadoes, the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tornadoes tended to…
For many people, celebrating New Year’s Day can include reflecting on a life well lived or the opportunity to start over. But for some, the holiday may have dark undertones, according to a large recent study. More than 700,000 suicide deaths were reported worldwide in 2019, accounting for about 1.3 percent of deaths that year,…
American billionaire Elon Musk endorsed the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in an opinion piece for the German newspaper Sonntag World newspaper published online on Saturday, prompting the comment’s editor to resign in protest. In the commentary, published in German by media group Axel Springer’s flagship newspaper, Musk expanded on his post on social media…
NEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh’s demise led to his Sikh identity being exaggerated, with the Congress, AAP and SAD conflating it in their demand for a memorial to the former prime minister, reports .“The government has insulted a global icon and first Prime Minister of the Sikh community, Dr Manmohan Singh, by cremating him at Nigambodh…
Victor Wembanyama took his match to a different venue on Saturday. The NBA star, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs and goes by the nickname Wemby, went to X in the early hours of Saturday to ask where the best place to play chess is in New York City. At 9:30 a.m., Wemby chose…
NEW HOPE, Pennsylvania – Dayle Haddon, a pioneering actress, activist and former “Sports Illustrated” model who fought age discrimination by returning to the industry as a widow, died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. Bucks County authorities found Haddon, 76, dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency…
More than 112,000 Syrians forcibly disappeared under the Baath regime remain missing, and evidence suggests many of them died in detention, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported. The extent of torture and extrajudicial executions in Syrian prisons has increasingly been revealed following the collapse of the 61-year-old Baath Party regime on December 8….