Iceland's Northern Lights: Beautiful sight, risky drives

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was at Pearson airport Saturday morning to welcome Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, who escaped her family and fled to Thailand, saying she feared she would be killed if she went back home.

Chief Charles Bordeleau describes the investigation into the crash, which killed three and injured 23 more, as a painstaking process.

Trump’s statements came a day after some 800,000 federal employees missed an expected paycheck and after he tamped down speculation that he might declare a national emergency to begin construction on his wall and break the impasse

The 2018 lawsuit argued that peddling bogus stories and conspiracy theories — including about the families of slain children at Sandy Hook — was essential to the business model of Infowars.

Firefighters pulled injured victims out from broken windows and evacuated the building as a fire raged and smoke billowed over Rue de Trevise in the 9th arrondissement of north-central Paris.

Friday’s missed paycheck for furloughed workers generated another 800,000 sad stories.

Nevada City’s “Goat Fund Me” campaign will bring herds of goats to city-owned land to help clear brush.

A woman asked for police for help after she ran out of gas in Leduc. She and two men travelling with her were all wanted on outstanding warrants.

The grove is located on Crown land in the San Juan River Valley near Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island in the unceded territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation band.

Jayme Closs, 13, has told authorities since her escape on Thursday that she was held captive at that same remote woodland cabin after her abduction in October from her family home in Barron.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled what she alleges is an abusive family, escaping to Bangkok, Thailand where she barricaded herself in an airport hotel room.

Thousands of yellow vest protesters marched Saturday through Paris and other French cities for a ninth straight weekend to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, and repeated tensions broke out with police.

Bulgaria's oldest city honoured as European culture capital

The driver of the OC Transpo bus was released unconditionally pending further investigation.

Cities and towns, along with provincial and territorial governments, have been experimenting with different materials and new technologies to tackle potholes.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled what she alleges is an abusive family, escaping to Bangkok, Thailand where she barricaded herself in an airport hotel room.

Ancient forest researchers also identified three trees that are more than 300 years old, and five that are more than 200 years old, out of the 10 trees examined. They call the finding a rarity and urge that the trees must be protected.

‘We have other problems that need fixing’

It’s the first time police have used new powers under the Ontario Cannabis Act.

Provincial police reported vehicles travelling at between 50 km/h and 60 km/h, causing rolling delays.

US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown

Ford has recommended that Jenni Byrne, who has served as his principal secretary, become a full-time member of the Ontario Energy Board.

Provincial police reported vehicles travelling at between 50 km/h and 60 km/h, causing rolling delays.

But concerns remain about sites near schools and inadequate funding to deal with rogue shops.

Nets normally removed in October, but some were missed.

Spikeball tournament a Think Pink Week main event

The promise of a January weekend includes sunshine, flurries and cold wind chills. Keep the cold in mind if you head out to the Mike Taylor tribute in Burlington’s Civic Square on Sunday, go ice skating by the waterfront or head to the Twenty Valley Winter Winefest. Here’s a list of things you can do over the weekend in the Hamilton area.

At least 23 people were injured in the incident. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m., during Friday rush hour.

First responders in ‘Good Samaritan’ case facing charges over death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi, 19

Intertwined Generations: You, Youth & Me on Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Dalibor Klaric is on trial for first-degree murder in beating death of Jiali Zhang, writes Susan Clairmont.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who is 18, was stopped last Saturday at a Bangkok airport by immigration police who denied her entry and seized her passport.

Facebook video shows officials taking baby from crying mom, as social services defends decision

“We’re acutely aware that our decisions affect everybody — they affect the financial well-being of everybody and many Canadians are carrying a high debt load,” Poloz says.

CARSTAR exceeded its annual charitable goal by raising more than $500,000 for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy.

Cities concerned about funding for bus service amid shutdown

The Royal LePage House Price Survey says the average house in Hamilton costs 3.9 per cent more than it did a year ago. The survey compared figures in the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2017.

U.S. President Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to pay for his long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall as pressure mounts to end the three-week impasse that has closed parts of the government and deprived hundreds of thousands of workers of their salaries.

'Green Book' writer apologizes for old tweet about Muslims

Most real reporters don’t act irresponsibly, writes Paul Berton

It’s the first time police have used new powers under the Ontario Cannabis Act

The official said the movement of equipment is part of what the military calls a “deliberate withdrawal” from Syria, where some 2,000 troops have been working with a coalition of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters to defeat the Islamic State group.

Normally removed in October, some nets were missed

Provincial police in Norfolk County say they are inundated with calls for service from people who see raccoons on their property during the day

RED DEER, Alta. - A victim who was touched sexually by a former Alberta politician says she will never forgive the man for destroying her childhood.

Neurosurgery was a toxic workplace at Hamilton General Hospital, according to both an external review and a $30-million lawsuit launched by two doctors who claim they were used as “scapegoats.”

Poland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for China, authorities said Friday.

Partnership of three local organizations expands for fourth year

Jake Thomas Patterson was arrested shortly after 13-year-old Jayme Closs sought help from a woman walking her dog in a rural, heavily wooded neighbourhood.