Councils call for social care costs cap to be further delayed by at least a year
A long-promised cap on social care costs due to come into effect next year will be impossible to implement and must be further delayed, a body representing county councils has…
Illinois cop charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of…
No ‘other choice’ but to free prisoners early, police watchdog says
The government did not have “any other choice” than to release some inmates earlier than planned to try and avert the collapse of the prison system but it will create…
Consumer confidence sees subdued increase amid ‘wait and see’ stance
Consumer confidence has seen a subdued increase amid a “wait and see” stance on the economy, figures suggest.
Vehicles set alight and police car overturned amid disorder in Leeds suburb
Vehicles were set on fire and a police car was overturned as residents were warned to stay home following an outbreak of disorder in a Leeds suburb. The Home Secretary…
Historic Second World War bomber makes a stop in Saskatoon
People from across the province gathered at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum Thursday to catch a glimpse of history. One of only two airworthy Second World War-era Lancaster bombers left in…
Manitoba receives $11 million to reach federal conservation targets
The federal government announced it would be investing just over $11 million in order to help reach its target of protecting 30 per cent of Canada’s lands and water by…
Ontario Science Centre survives severe rainstorm despite fears over roof
A torrential downpour that swept across Toronto this week, overwhelming municipal and provincial infrastructure, wasn’t enough to buckle the roof of the Ontario Science Centre, despite warnings about the impact…
‘The look on his face is seared into my soul’ says mum of murdered Eddie, a year after his death
The mother of a young man murdered in Bristol has spoken for the first time about how she held him in her arms as he lay dying from stab wounds,…
Lou Dobbs, pundit and longtime host for Fox Business and CNN, dies at 78
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. NEW YORK — Lou Dobbs, the…