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Pressure grows on Germany’s Merz after bruising election defeats
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Monday after bruising regional election defeats to far-right and far-left parties, with the AfD even predicting he will be out of power within months. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany…
Family remembers Darius MacDougall one year after disappearance
On Sept. 21, 2025, six-year-old Darius MacDougall vanished from a public camping area near the Alberta-British Columbia border in the Crowsnest Pass. Almost at once, police, search and rescue crews and other first responders began a full-scale search of the…
Personal injury law firms report growing number of people seeking government compensation
September 22, 2026 — 12:17pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Boxing Day 2022 was turning into a great day for Russel Heggen. As he cruised along Arthurs Seat Road on his…
Billionaire’s playground offers $147K to unmask mystery poisoning suspect
A staggering $147,000 reward has been offered in an ultra-wealthy Lake Tahoe community to unmask a suspect accused of poisoning nearly 30 iconic trees. 28 pine trees have been poisoned at Burnt Cedar Beach in the Incline Village of Lake Tahoe over a series of…
EU nears deal to break impasse over French request to delist Usmanov
EU ambassadors are nearing a deal to break the deadlock over France’s request to delist Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list as part of a package that could see two French nationals released from prison in Azerbaijan. The Irish…
Massive 30-foot basking shark stuns onlookers in Nova Scotia
A rare visit from one of the ocean’s largest fish turned heads in Nova Scotia over the weekend, as a basking shark estimated to be about 30 feet long cruised among boats and drew dozens of onlookers to the waterfront in Halifax’s Bedford Basin. Video shared…
Trump’s White House ban sparks US TV network solidarity response; Anthony Albanese launches UN Security Council bid amid AI regulation pitch; Jim Chalmers releases integenerational report
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Amanda Rishworth insists Australia is well-positioned to address the issues raised by yesterday’s Intergenerational Report, despite challenges. “I do feel that there are challenges, but we are in a good position…
‘Very dangerous’ hurricane forming in the Pacific Ocean heading to SoCal
A strengthening hurricane in the Pacific Ocean is set to bring more humid and uncharacteristic weather straight toward Southern California. Just weeks after Hurricane Marie battered the state with coastal flooding and high tides, Tropical Storm Polo…
Russian drones slam southern Ukraine after Kyiv’s weekend barrage
Published on 21/09/2026 – 12:33 GMT+2 Russian drones blasted Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia a day after Kyiv’s forces fired more than 1,000 at Russia, officials said on Monday. The war’s relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any…
Bear cub rescued from Okanagan Lake faces uncertain future
A dramatic rescue unfolded in the middle of Okanagan Lake when a family boating near Vernon came across a young bear struggling to stay afloat. Christina Zamniuk and her family jumped into action after spotting the cub in the water on Saturday, Sept. 12. “He…