NASHVILLE – It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbours. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning could Rick Laude grasp the sinister meaning behind his neighbour’s smiling remark that the city and the rest of the world would never forget him. Laude told The Associated…

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, US media report, averting a partial government shutdown. Mr Trump had initially refused to sign the bill, saying he wanted to give people bigger one-off payments. The delay meant that millions of Americans temporarily lost…

Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at what appears to be an abandoned building in the Roncesvalles neighbourhood. Crews were called to the area of Dundas Street West and Stirling Road just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday night. They were immediately met with thick smoke and flames shooting out of the…

A third case of the new COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom has been confirmed in Ottawa, provincial health officials reported on Sunday. The person recently travelled from the U.K., according to the Ministry of Health. Ottawa Public Health has informed the individual, who is now in self-isolation,…

LOS ANGELES — “Wonder Woman 1984” pulled in $36.1 million at worldwide theaters over the Christmas holiday weekend and boosted streaming viewership on HBO Max, Warner Bros. said on Sunday as it confirmed plans for a third film in the superhero franchise. An estimated $16.7 million of the box office…

NASHVILLE — Nashville police urged nearby residents to get away as an ominous recording blared from a recreational vehicle. Suddenly the warning stopped, and Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown” started playing. Then the bomb went off. Police officers provided harrowing details Sunday of responding to the Christmas morning explosion in…

NASHVILLE – The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to…

ROCKFORD, Ill. – A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A person of interest was taken into custody after the shooting at Don Carter Lanes, Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea said…

An Edmonton family is dealing with another difficult diagnosis. Since he was born, 16-month-old Jakob Guziak has been in isolation. The toddler has Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) also known as “bubble boy disease.” His immune system is so weak, a cold could kill him. “Through the windows we get to…

Tenant after tenant addressed the virtual meeting, describing how COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on their lives and finances over the last year. A Toronto mother said she struggled to keep up with bills after losing work in the restaurant industry. A Hamilton man behind on rent payments said he was…