Historic St. John’s Basilica sold for more than $3M
An iconic piece of St. John’s history and the city’s skyline has been sold for more than $3 million — to a trio of Catholic groups hoping to save the building from developers. “The feeling we have is one of relief and euphoria and excitement for the future,” Rob Blackie, a member of the joint […]
No shortage of sanitation, sanitary products
News Paula Lindo 4 Hrs Ago File photo Leader of government business in the Senate Dr Amery Browne has said the Ministry of Trade and Industry has not been informed of a shortage of sanitation products by any stakeholder in TT. He was responding to a question in the Senate from Opposition Senator Wade Mark […]
Toronto police chief to apologize to Black community as force unveils race-based data: sources
Toronto police Chief James Ramer plans to apologize to the city’s Black community, CBC News has learned, as the force prepares to pull back the curtain on data that will reveal the extent to which race has played a role in its use-of-force and strip searches. Two sources with knowledge of the situation said Ramer, […]
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[Updated] Armour flies out
News Sean Douglas 2 Hrs Ago Attorney General Reginald Armour – ATTORNEY GENERAL Reginald Armour, SC, flew out of Trinidad on Tuesday for an undisclosed location on unstated “official business” until Thursday, amid a flurry of questions over his participation in the Government’s US lawsuit against defendants in the Piarco Airport corruption scandal, including one […]
Feds spending $77M to help rebuild Lytton, B.C., with fire-resistant buildings
The federal government on Tuesday announced it will be spending $77 million to help rebuild Lytton, B.C., in a way that could better withstand future fires, nearly a year to the day after the village was destroyed by flames. More than three quarters of the new funding — $64 million — will go toward new, fire-resistant […]
Nationwide disruption caused by TSTT, Digicel interconnection issues
News Ria Chaitram 48 Minutes Ago File photo – Customers of the mobile networks Bmobile and Digicel on Tuesday experienced delays and connectivity problems because of interconnection issues between the networks. Newsday understands calls and messages were disrupted, in some instances within the same network, and across networks. On their social media platforms, both companies […]
Elbow River expected to peak sometime Tuesday, Bow River on Wednesday evening
Calgary officials are continuing to monitor the skies closely as the city’s major rivers are expected to receive peak flows Tuesday and Wednesday. The city’s latest modelling shows the peak for the Bow River coming on Wednesday evening. The Elbow River is expected to peak Tuesday, with an update on the timing expected later in the […]
Central cops arrest four men for robberies, recover gun
News Laurel V Williams 11 Minutes Ago File photo. Central Division Task Force (CDTF) police arrested four men shortly after they robbed two businesses in the Couva district on Monday afternoon. The suspects are between 20 and 23 and are from Chaguanas. A police statement on Tuesday said a supermarket owner in Couva was at […]
Mandatory reporting of cyberattacks expected in security bill coming today
Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today. The legislation is intended to flesh out Liberal government efforts to protect critical infrastructure following last month’s announcement that Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE will be banned from […]
AG Armour flies out, Young acts
News Ken Chee Hing Just Now Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC. – EMBATTLED Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, left the country on Tuesday and will return on Thursday, a release from the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs said on Tuesday morning. The release said in Armour’s absence, Energy Minister and Minister in […]
Leaking pipes, toxic fumes: Crumbling infrastructure pushing Halifax pathologists to brink
Inside Halifax’s pathology department, one physician works in a room with a pipe that drips into a bucket. In another room, staff wear expensive safety suits to protect themselves from toxic fumes because of ventilation problems. Located inside the Mackenzie Building on the Victoria General site, the head of pathology says their crumbling infrastructure is putting patient […]
Littlepage cops gold at Rainbow Cup Olympic triathlon
Tobago Joel Bailey Just Now Triathletes head to the water to participate in the swimming leg at the Rainbow Cup International Triathlon on Saturday. – David Reid THE OLYMPIC triathlon was the feature event, at the Rainbow Cup Tobago International Triathlon, held at the Courland Bay Heritage Park, Black Rock, last Saturday. Sixteen Trinidad and […]