Fixing London – from King’s Cross to Southwark
The Fixer is a feature on Bloor bikes arranged by community feedback through the website Get London Fixed. Letters may be edited for space and clarity. ‘I didn’t see the car’ The big news…
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New Toronto parks and districts will make your eyes pop
Written by By Priya Prakash, CNN Toronto Each summer, the sun glistens off iconic landmarks like the CN Tower, the Granville Street Bridge and the Distillery District, along a pedestrian-only walkway called the “Walk…
NYC June 2019: List of events for the year’s hottest and most anticipated summer events
National Urban League Convention This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Omicron Conference of which the first gathering was held in Washington, D.C. Omicron is a program that explores the social, cultural, economic…
Pence sets sights on New Hampshire on eve of Trump-Russia report
Vice-president to travel to New Hampshire for GOP fundraiser in face of low poll numbers Republican vice-president Mike Pence intends to travel to New Hampshire on Saturday for a fundraising event in the face…
Global warming is every bit as serious and as threatening as pandemics are
I’ve just read the results of the Biennial of the Americas, COP26, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 20 to 27 September, 2019. It is no good to have global warming if we’re…
My Caucus’ Statement on Ukraine
The Obama administration was bedeviled with a foreign policy nightmare. New Russian President Vladimir Putin was amassing Russia’s troops along the borders of Poland and its Baltic neighbors. Worse, the Obama administration and the…
Another strain of the same flu virus is spreading across the U.S. and Canada
New cases of influenza in Toronto have been confirmed by the Public Health Agency of Canada to be all genetically matching the virus circulating in Chicago, the Canadian Press reports. Public Health Chief Medical…
Flu outbreak: Countries banning travel in South Asia, most of Asia
Written by Staff Writer at CNN Despite efforts to contain the outbreak, the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout south-east Asia. Bangladesh’s Advisory Circular 61.0, issued on July 20, 2018, outlines stricter measures to…
Pack of wolves shot with arrows and poisoned in Oregon – live updates
By David Fear The Oregonian | Slate | NYT | Tribune Media Services After an entire wild wolf pack was killed with arrows and poisoned in the hills of southwestern Oregon, local law enforcement…
Biden vaccine mandate repeal fails as Democrats shrug at block
Eight senators, including Joe Manchin, had backed the measure to expand health access but the other five balked The US Senate passed a Republican-led measure to repeal the Senate’s failed Biden vaccine mandate on…