ROSS CLARK: Labour's plan to take rail franchises back into public hands might be popular with younger voters - but far less so among those of us who remember British Rail.

NEW YORK (AP) — The decision by New York's highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era...

British Columbia's first wildfire evacuation order of this season lasted under 24 hours, but local officials say dry conditions mean the risk is still high.

A B.C. man has been found not guilty of assaulting two RCMP officers – with the court finding he was resisting an «unlawful entry and arrest» in his home before he was tasered, taken down and hauled away in handcuffs.

A jury has been selected for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women.

A Prince Edward Island chef and TV host is warning people about a fake video advertisement that features him offering hundreds of dollars worth of cookware for free -- in return for credit card details.

A Montreal-area family confirmed to CTV News that the body of their loved one who died while on vacation in Cuba is being repatriated to Canada after it was mistakenly sent to Russia.

Reinforcing married women’s right over ‘streedhan’, Supreme Court on Wednesday held that streedhan cannot become joint property of a couple, and a husband has no control over his wife’s assets, which he may use during times of distress but must return to her. Adjudicating a matrimonial dispute over streedhan, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said a woman has absolute rights over her streedhan — gifts given to a woman before, during, or after marriage.

The event brought together almost 200 diplomats, foreign ministry staffers and experts in international relations

Mr Muhammad Azril Mahmood is still in Intensive Care Unit but in a stable condition. «He's depressed and keeps blaming himself,» Mr Azril's father-in-law Mohamed Kassim Yusoff told Shin Min Daily News. «But there are counsellors helping him and we, too, try to comfort him.» Mr Kassim, who lost his granddaughter, 17-year-old Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, in the crash in Tampines on April 22, told the Chinese daily he was angry about the accident but «time heals». The driver allegedly responsible for the crash that claimed the lives of two victims, 42-year-old Muhammad Syafie Ismail, was charged on April 25. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt, reckless driving and failing to stop after an accident. According to charge sheets, Syafie allegedly failed to stop on a red light and crashed into two cars before hitting another.

SINGAPORE — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will expand its overnight dialysis capacity from 36 slots in two centres to 250 slots in five centres by 2027 to meet the evolving needs of its patients, as well as to keep pace with fast-rising demand from a rapidly ageing population. This was announced at NKF's 55th anniversary event, held at its headquarters in Kim Keat Road on April 25. With 41 dialysis centres, NKF is the biggest dialysis provider in Singapore, caring for around 5,500 of the roughly 9,000 people here who are on dialysis. Other patients are treated mostly at private dialysis centres. The fight against kidney failure continues as, each day, six new patients are diagnosed with kidney failure in Singapore. «The total number of kidney failure patients is rising: 10 years ago it was 5,500, today it is 8,800,» said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung at the event. The major culprits are diabetes and hypertension, which are precursors to kidney failure, he added.

Apart from that, IDF fighter jets delivered strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the area of Kfarchouba in southern Lebanon and in Markaba

The 14-year-old Irwin High schoolboy charged with the murder of his schoolmate was today granted bail in the St James Family Court. The accused his being represented by attorney Maurice McCurdy. McCurdy told The Gleaner that his client is...

Twelve motor cars have been added to the fleet of the Transport Authority, which will be used to improve the authority's capacity to monitor and regulate the public transportation sector. Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti opened a new political chapter today with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed today in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger and poverty. The freshly...

According to the article, the United States «is putting the finishing touches» on one of its largest Ukraine military aid packages to date, which may be announced on Friday

At least 16 NHS trusts said patients faced waits of two days or more, with over-65s bearing the brunt of the delays. A FOI request also revealed a 25-fold increase in 12-hr trolley waits.

Kaleb Cooper has given Jeremy Clarkson a rare bit of praise as he revealed he is a 'really good pig farmer'.

With train reliability at a dire low, passengers forced to pay extortionate fares and often overcrowded carriages, few could deny that the railways are broken.

Policing minister Chris Philp shocked the audience - who gasped and laughed as he repeatedly blundered in front of the camera.

The vaccine is custom-built for individuals using the specific genetic makeup of their tumour - telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent the deadly disease from coming back.

The Pentagon is putting together $6 billion worth of defense industry contracts for ammunition that might reach Kiev in a year or two Read Full Article at RT.com

The Houthis also confirmed that the movement will «continue its military operations, impeding the navigation of Israeli vessels in the Red Sea, the Arab Sea and the Indian Ocean»

A total of 430,104 offences were recorded in England and Wales over the year to December 2023, up 37% from 315,040 in the previous 12 months.

A new bill would give the Alberta government more power over municipalities including granting cabinet the power to remove councillors from office, and forcing councils to repeal bylaws it doesn’t like. 

Faraj Allah Jarjour, a Canadian man who died in Cuba in March, was buried in a Russian town north of Moscow after Cuban government workers mistakenly switched two bodies before repatriating them to the wrong countries. 

Omar Collymore, who is on trial for allegedly orchestrating the murder of his wife, and co-accused Michael 'Crayboss' Adams, the man whom he allegedly contracted to carry out the hit, both have a case to answer in the murder of...

A man who attempted to rob a taxi driver and passengers in Clarendon last night was disarmed by the cabbie and fatally shot during a struggle. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old labourer Bobby Bruce of Frazer Content in Spanish Town,...

The police have charged the 14-year-old Irwin High School student for the fatal stabbing of his 15-year-old schoolmate Raniel Plummer during an altercation. His court date is being finalised. The police report that Plummer and a schoolmate had...

Families of four fallen Australian airmen will remember their lost loved ones at a special memorial west of Brisbane today, after billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest found their wreck south of Papua New Guinea.