Ontario councillor gets severe pay penalty as Pickering wants stronger recourse
A councillor in a southern Ontario city has been issued a 90-day pay suspension – the most severe penalty possible under current rules – after the municipality’s integrity commissioner found…
Pickering councillor gets most severe pay penalty for ‘unacceptable behaviour’
A Pickering councillor has been issued a 90-day pay suspension — the most severe penalty possible under current rules — after the municipality’s integrity commissioner found she has been demonstrating…
Champagne, ships and high rollers that transformed Bristol
There are various places on dry land which you might say led the transformation of the old City Docks into “Harbourside”. Before the developers really got to work on the…
Government ‘not ashamed enough’ of child poverty, Labour says
The Government has an undeserved reputation for sound fiscal management, the Labour party has said. The opposition party launched a broadside against the coalition on Friday, saying Fianna Fail and…
WATCH: Police issue statement as Britain’s youngest knife murderers are sentenced
Britain’s youngest knife murderers have both been sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to life with a minimum term of eight years and six months. The pair from Wolverhampton, who were…
Port of Montreal dockworkers serve notice for 3-day strike to begin Monday
The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal says work at two terminals could come to a standstill next week as the union served a 72-hour strike notice…
Off-roaders destroy art carved into desert 3,000 years ago
A series of ancient desert artworks up to 3,000 years old are being destroyed by off-road enthusiasts driving over them Preservationists trying to protect the geoglyphs of the Atacama Desert…
Bristol City Council to invest in high street regeneration to increase footfall in the city centre
Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) are investing in high street regeneration in three areas of Bristol with new grants for businesses. Those with businesses…
Watch: Talented NI singer dreams of pop stardom on The Voice UK
Credit: The Voice UK/ITV An aspiring pop star from Northern Ireland was invited to audition for The Voice UK. Derry man Jack McGee performed Yellow by Coldplay – a song…
SUV Review: 2024 BMW iX xDrive50 | Reviews
This is something most consumers won’t appreciate but for we keyboard-pounding wretches who test and then write about new cars and trucks, an informative press release detailing the “what’s what”…